A daft question?

[phildo79]

Probably is but why do some brews take weeks on end to come good, when others are perfectly drinkable after less than two weeks? I have a pale ale that I kegged on July 17th and it is still green AF. However, I kegged a NEIPA yesterday, that I only brewed 7 days previous, and it is very drinkable. There is a slight greenness to it but nothing compared to the pale ale. Other than a smoked imp stout that I brewed a few months ago, this pale ale is taking the longest to come good out of any beer I have ever made.

The pale ale was my first bash at fermenting under pressure. Does that have anything to do with it? It is taking so long, I am beginning to wonder if I have messed something up.

 

[An Ankoù]

Can't help you there except to say that it's not a random event since those beers which take a long time to condition repeatedly take ages to condition with successive brews made with the same yeast. It tends to take longer with stronger brews, I find.

 

[phildo79]

Can't help you there except to say that it's not a random event since those beers which take a long time to condition repeatedly take ages to condition with successive brews made with the same yeast. It tends to take longer with stronger brews, I find.

Can't say I have ever done that. I have always used fresh yeast. Although I am planning to harvest and reuse yeast now that I have a Snubnose, so I will keep an eye out for that. Cheers!

 

[An Ankoù]

Can't say I have ever done that. I have always used fresh yeast. Although I am planning to harvest and reuse yeast now that I have a Snubnose, so I will keep an eye out for that. Cheers!

That's not white I meant. I meant repeated brews with fresh batches of the same kind of yeast.

 

[phildo79]

Right, can't say that is the case with me. I bought a 500g yeast brick of S-04 and used it solely for almost 2 years. Not sure if this particular issue ever cropped up but if it did, it was a rare occurrence. I now have a 500g yeast brick of US-05 that I am working my way through. This pale ale is definitely the first time it has happened with this yeast batch.

What is puzzling me is that I will do two fairly similar brews and one of them takes a considerable time longer to come good.