Aging Beer

[Brew Cat]

Here are a few beers I stashed and found today
I guess their ready

anyone else stash beers

 

[Zambi]

Here are a few beers I stashed and found today
I guess their readyView attachment 35623anyone else stash beers

I wish....

I got it, I drink it

 

[Brew Cat]

I used to bottle a gallon of certain beers and keg the rest when I was on my porter kick
Now I'm doing mostly lagers wheats and German ales that get kegged a drank
I may start doing some small batch keepers

 

[Megary]

I brew a Barleywine every year and like to see how each “vintage” ages, but the oldest ones I have are only from 2021.

If you ever pop one of those open, I’d like to know where they stand. Hard to tell when a cellar-worthy homebrew might fall off the cliff, but there has to be a time when they hit peak drinkability. And how do you know when you’re in that window?

 

[Brew Cat]

Well as you can see the triple is from 2014 so we will find out on a cold night this winter
Remind me

 

[Craigerrr]

A couple of those have been stashed longer than I have been brewing

 

[Brew Cat]

A couple of those have been stashed longer than I have been brewing

Hey rook

 

[Brew Cat]

I found the triple but can't find the recipe

 

[Minbari]

Only one i age is my barrel aged stout. Gets 6 months before i start drinking it

 

[Brew Cat]

 

[Brew Cat]

Well it's still has a little carbonation so it's not infected or sour
Still fairly sweet but the spices have faded
And the molasses is prevalent
I added a little nutmeg and tasted and then ginger and tasted
the molasses went away but it tasted better with the nutmeg
I threw a clove in last but to much bite
I remember fresh it was to spicy and now there's no spice
Probably best at about a year
I wouldn't have aged these beers so long they just got shoved to the back
They are not dumpers but I would make changes

 

[Brew Cat]

Darn
I should have looked closer at the label
I think I'll take a nap now