Ok im a rookie to all of this and i got some questions....So my fiance bought be a brewing kit for my birthday...what a sweet gift! and then my uncle gave me his older kegging equipment, since he was going to be upgrading...what great timing! Im going to be trying a True Brew Brown Ale Kit so fermentation takes a week, then do i keg it force carbonate it and then let it age for 3 weeks? Im all ear to any comments to help me out and to make some good beer and any tips to make this kit better
kegging and aging?
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SD-SLIM
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Welcome to brewing your own...here is what I would do, I would leave your beer in your primary for 3 weeks...Ale have a vigorous fermentation between 2-6 days but completely ferment out over a 14 day period, then after they finish the primary fermentation, they start a conditioning phase...conditioning is where the yeast eat larger sugars and any biproduct of the fermentation process...after 3 weeks, rack to a keg, set to 30 psi for an hour (to check for leaks) then purge and set to your psi based on temperature its served at.
Here is a great reference for you to read: http://www.howtobrew.com/sitemap.html I really recommend reading the fermentation process and off flavors (it's usually what new brewers have the most questions about)!
i always primary for a minimum of 3 weeks, unless it's a hefeweizen. those i do 2 weeks.
SD-SLIM
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Here is a carbonation chart: http://www.kegerators.com/articles/carbonation-table-pressure-chart.php
The way it works, is you figure out your style of beer (ale, wheat beer,stout or porter) then your fridge temp...go across and find your psi range, start in the middle and go up for more carbonation or down for less.
The way it works, is you figure out your style of beer (ale, wheat beer,stout or porter) then your fridge temp...go across and find your psi range, start in the middle and go up for more carbonation or down for less.
