33 replies to this topic

[BrewerGeorge]

What is the absolute earliest you've drank beer? Assuming shaken forced carb.The American wit I brewed on Saturday is winding down primary, and I'm thinking of racking to a keg in a few more days...

[Humperdink]

What is the absolute earliest you've drank beer? Assuming shaken forced carb.The American wit I brewed on Saturday is winding down primary, and I'm thinking of racking to a keg in a few more days...

6:30 AM. Oh wait.a week and a half if memory serves right. it was still a young beer though to be sure.

Edited by chriscose, 11 May 2010 - 04:25 PM.

[ncbeerbrewer]

Drank a Hefe in two weeks, One Week ferment, One Week Carb. It was good, if the style fits I say go for it.

[harryfrog]

10 days from grains to glass. Can't be certain if the farts we all had were from the pork my dad cooked or the yeast in the beer. but either way we finished a bunch of beer and pork.times like that I wish I had sanitary filtration...

[Big Nake]

About 3 weeks or so. A blonde ale that went 7 days primary, 2 weeks secondary and into the keg. It wasn't designed that way, it just happened that way. I would think that 2 weeks would be possible with no problem (possibly a bit young). George, so you're only 4 days in right now? Hmm, should be interesting.* pops popcorn *

[Deerslyr]

When I saw the Thread Title, I was thinking "7:00 a.m., but that was opening day for fishing and I'd already been up since 3:30". But, I went 2 weeks in the fermenter for a Cream Ale and a week in the keg with some shaking to get it ready for a party. I've not put a wheat in the keg since I started kegging, but I did put them in the bottle after about 10 days. Still took about 2 weeks for the bottles to be ready.

[siouxbrewer]

Seven days is fine for a wit. Give it a lot of carb and they are quite refreshing when fresh.

[Humperdink]

When I saw the Thread Title, I was thinking "7:00 a.m., but that was opening day for fishing and I'd already been up since 3:30".

thata boy! Hoist!

[jammer]

The earliest beer? I must have been about 13 I guess.. oh wait. I guess about 3 weeks or so would have been the soonest.

[jayb151]

I would think that kegging it would be no problem. I personally have gone grain to glass in 3 weeks. That's one week primary, and two weeks in bottles. I made the beer for a party and boy did it go fast! I would think that if you threw the beer into a keg, hit it with some Co2, leave it warm, it would finish out and also carb itself if you add some priming. If you need it for some reason, I might skip the priming sugar and just use Co2. I would still leave it out for a few days though. Give it a chance to finish completly.

[realbeerguy]

The earliest beer? I must have been about 13 I guess.. oh wait. I guess about 3 weeks or so would have been the soonest.

13 too. It was Balentine Ale XXX. Hey! BYO has the recipe in this month's issue.Turn around ferment to drink....7 days for an English Mild.

[BarelyBrews]

Around 7 years old i think.I try to wait until its 5 o'clock(atleast somewhere).Bottled(14days=not ready),keg 2 days=ok for a couple of glasses.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Probably 2-3 weeks for a hefe. Now that I bottle and naturally carb my weizens the earliest is generally 4 weeks.

[strangebrewer]

Turned around an APA in 10 days. I overpitched for a healthy ferment but still kept it cool. As soon as it it the FG I wanted I put it in a keg and cold crashed/force carbed it. 2 days before serving I transferred to a serving keg under pressure. The first 1/3-1/2 of the keg were cloudy but the last bit was clear.

[BrewerGeorge]

It's down to 2 bubbles a minute now, so it will be any day. Still looks very yeasty, though, so maybe Friday. Looks too yeasty to sample, to be honest. It's still got that brownish look from krausen proteins and yeast still falling down.

[Stout_fan]

I think I was 6 or 7. Natty Bo.Hated it, made that yucky face.And there was that one CRABS brewday I had one at 9 AM IIRC.The earliest was a dry hopped IPA, one week, right after I yanked the hop bags, carbed and chilled the beer.I think that answers all permutations of your question.

[MtnBrewer]

6:30 AM. Oh wait.

You went there too. You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.

[SchwanzBrewer]

You went there too. You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.

i think i have a new signature quote. Cheers,Rich

[BrewerGeorge]

Sampled it during lunch. It's basically done fermenting, but it's HUGELY yeasty. So much so that it was difficult to drink. Needs a few more days to settle, obviously.The big news, though, is that it is not infected. That's important for a guy who's dumped his last 30 gallons...

[Humperdink]

Sampled it during lunch. It's basically done fermenting, but it's HUGELY yeasty. So much so that it was difficult to drink. Needs a few more days to settle, obviously.The big news, though, is that it is not infected. That's important for a guy who's dumped his last 30 gallons...

WOOT! Back on the train george!