| A mistake that people who are new to home brew | | | | little as two weeks and others that are |
| beer is that that they drink it too quickly. When you | | | | recommended to age for four months. |
| are too impatient and don't let your brew age long | | | | After you have bottled your beers, preferably in |
| enough you are often disappointed in the results. | | | | brown or amber colored glass bottles to protect the |
| Depending on the recipe you used, most home brew | | | | beer from Ultra Violet radiation, you will need a safe, |
| beers require, after fermentation, you let the beer | | | | undisturbed place to store them while they age. Your |
| age for a period of at least two and as much as six | | | | new home brew beer should be kept in a cool, dark |
| weeks. Please note that these are the minimum | | | | place where they won't get moved around and the |
| recommended times. If you let your home brew beer | | | | temperature never goes above the limit |
| alone for longer periods you will get better results. | | | | recommended for the recipe you used. Different |
| While it looks like nothing is going on during this period | | | | yeasts require different temperatures. This is usually |
| nothing could be further from the truth. During the | | | | 72 to 74 degrees and is never higher than 76 |
| aging process the yeast continues to ferment with | | | | degrees. |
| the sugars that remain in the beer after the bottling | | | | Once your new brew has aged and you are ready |
| process. This naturally adds to the carbonation of | | | | for the first sample be sure you record the length of |
| your brew. This is what gives your beer bubbles. The | | | | time you let the batch age before sampling. In fact, |
| other thing that's going on is the yeast will begin to | | | | good record keeping about what happens with each |
| settle out of the brew itself. This helps the taste to | | | | batch you brew is a very good idea. As you try |
| be smoother and further enhances the flavors of the | | | | different things and get different results, you will be |
| recipe you chose in the first place. | | | | building a written record of what works best for you |
| This aging process will vary widely depending on the | | | | and your home brewery. These records will help |
| recipe brewed. The reason for this is that the flavor | | | | prevent you from repeating mistakes and are also a |
| ingredients in each recipe are different and require | | | | great resource for additional ideas on what to try on |
| different amounts of time to mature. You can easily | | | | your next brewing adventure. |
| find some beers recipes that are ready to drink in as | | | | |
