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Do Belgian beers age well?

Joe Ford

Do Belgian beers age well?

Strong dark Belgian Trappist and abbey ales, for example, tend to age well, despite their relative lack of residual sugar.”

How long can you age sour beer?

These beers fall under the “sour beer” category and age gracefully for 20+ years. You can expect the following changes in barrel-aged sour beers: Acidity slowly mellows with time. It can lead to a more complex and delicate beer as other flavors are given the opportunity to arise.

Does beer age in cans?

Beer in cans and bottles is condemned to a certain amount of oxidation from the moment its container is sealed; oxygen present in both the empty head space of the package and dissolved within the beer itself will actively stale the beer over time, resulting in unpleasant vegetal, papery, and stale/dead flavors.

Does ABV increase with aging?

No, it doesn’t. A wine’s alcohol percentage is determined during the fermentation process, when sugar is converted to alcohol. Once the fermentation process is over, the alcohol level remains constant. But the way that the alcohol is perceived can seem to change over time.

How long can stouts last?

180 days

How do I age my homebrew?

8 Tips for Aging & Cellaring Beers at Home

  1. Temperature. Arguably the most important aspect of a beer cellar is the temperature.
  2. Darkness. The second thing to keep in mind is light.
  3. The more alcohol, the better.
  4. Body by beer cellar.
  5. Mind your esters and phenols.
  6. More hops isn’t always best.
  7. Sours.
  8. Keep the yeast in the bottle.

Does Homebrew improve with age?

Many people are far too quick to drink their precious homebrew and most beers benefit a lot from aging. A few months for ales and simple lagers. Beers with a high ABV should be aged much longer. Aging remove a lot of the “hot” taste from high alcohol beers and mellows them.

Can homebrew beer make you sick?

Yes you could get sick from some bad brew, but typically you’ll stop drinking bad tasting stuff before you overload your body’s defenses, and you probably won’t encounter most waterborne ailments (in concentrations that will hurt you) unless you are starting with a very unsanitary water supply (cholera, etc).