About how beer, wine, or spirits are aged to reach their finished state or about how to age one yourself after purchase.
About how beer, wine, or spirits are aged to reach their finished state or about how to age one yourself after purchase.
Questions tagged [aging]
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What is happening during aging?
IPAs go bad, barley wines improve, and stouts mellow over time. I'm curious though: what's actually happening? What compounds are building up or breaking down? What chemical processes actually happen to constitute "aging" in beer?
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Does aging in oak barrels add the same compounds to beer as it does to wine?
If I remember correctly, aging wine in barrels is known to promote aeration and add phenols from the wood into the mix.
Does the wood react any differently to produce any flavors unique to beer? Is the aeration beneficial for flavor?
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Does Fuller's Golden Pride age well?
Has any of you guys ever aged Fuller's Golden Pride? Does it age well? How was your experience with it?
To be honest I don't remember the beer so that well, and whether it has a good level of melanoidins and residual sugar worth to age. This beer is…
Edson Marquezani Filho
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Should I leave a beer age before drinking it?
I think the title is self explanatory, but I would like to add: does it make any difference letting it aging in a can or in a bottle?
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