Luthien Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 G'day all, I've just Bottled my Canadian Blonde, it says it need to sit for 12 weeks because of the yeast it uses. Do I need to wait this long? Normally it's only 2 week, if i do have to wait I won't be able to crack one open till Jan 2011 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Master Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Luthien, As Mr. Muddy would say: "Be Patient Grasshopper" Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 I drink the Canadian Blonde young. Usually crack one at 3 weeks, drink most of them at 5-6 weeks and all gone by 8 weeks. I find it quite refreshing in summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 I am drinking a Canadian Blonde at the moment...well not at this very moment but currently...I have been sampling it along the way and decided I wouldn't brew it again but I left it for a couple of months and now it is very nice....so I probably will brew it again but not worry about even sampling it for 3 months...I concur, "Be patient Grasshopper!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 I've just Bottled my Canadian Blonde' date=' it says it need to sit for 12 weeks because of the yeast it uses. [/quote'] G'day Luthien - I may be wrong but I thought the instructions only recommend leaving the European Lager for 12 weeks before sampling. If this is the case you'd be good to go from about 4 weeks (or 2 weeks if you're desperate). I've never made the Canadian Blonde to recipe so I can't really talk from direct experience. As with most beers you will be rewarded by patience - but the thing is you will only know this by sampling early and noticing how they improve with time [rightful] As Mr. Muddy would say ...and then I'd probably go off into a rant about airlocks [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishy Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 I usually drink my canadian blonde very youg (Start at 2 weeks) I've also found a 10 min boil of 20g of saaz[love] makes it unreal. Its not that i don't want to leave it its just that i havent got a stockpile......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Yes, the 12 week recommendation applies to European Lager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthien Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Thanks for all your feedback, I might give it a try around Christmas XD Also I've added 500ml of pure maple syrup into as well, so I'll let you know how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfw Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 I'm about to buy a European lager kit (they are on offer at a local shop only \xa39) hopefully to drink at Christmas, which means it wont get 12 weeks in the bottle, only 8 or 9. Will this be a total disappointment or should I get one of the other lagers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Personally I'd be making something else. In my experience the European Lager is a great beer but it really need at least 12 weeks in the bottle - usually more. Of course others may disagree but they just may not have as discerning tastes as myself [biggrin] If it is for Christmas I'd be going for a Pale Ale myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.