bottle conditioning.

[Dgrant81385]

I'm just curious what methods other people who bottle use to condition there beer?

Myself I use tote box's with fish tank heaters and water to keep them warm works a treat?

what other methods have people tried?

[Troutman47]

I've got some beer crates and put them in the airing cupboard where I have one of those barrel heaters.
It stays in there for a week then out it comes to the spare bedroom where I have the radiator switched off.
Usually start drinking it then to be honest!

[Charles1968]

You don't need to do anything - they'll condition well at any indoor temperature. Slow and cool is better than warm. Definitely in the dark (or brown bottles) and obviously kept upright. If you've used a lager yeast you can bottle condition down to near freezing temp without issue, but it takes longer. Some ale yeasts keep motoring on down to 12 Celsius (US05, Nottingham, Gervin ale) and those will bottle condition in a shed or garage.

[Dgrant81385]

Does the warm conditioning speed it up?

Or does temperature for conditioning bottles/ carbing make no difference?

[Charles1968]

It speeds it up, but it isn't essential. I wouldn't warm the bottles much over room temperature as some yeasts create homebrewish off-flavours when they're warm.

[Dgrant81385]

Ok. Good info currently running 2 fish tank heaters over a 2 week .
But I store all my beer in attic where room temp ranges from 10.oC- 15.oC is it still possible to bottle condition at these temps?

And whats a good time

[Dgrant81385]

Ok. Good info currently running 2 fish tank heaters over a 2 week .
But I store all my beer in attic where room temp ranges from 10.oC- 15.oC is it still possible to bottle condition at these temps?

And whats a good time

[Charles1968]

If you have a yeast like Danstar Nottingham they will condition fine at those temps in about a fortnight. If you've got a fusspot yeast that drops out below 15 Celsius then I'd keep them downstairs for two weeks before moving to the attic.

It takes a couple of weeks for beer to carbonate but I tend to bottle condition mine for 4-6 weeks before drinking as the beer improves a lot if you give it time. The stronger the beer, the longer it needs.

[LeeH]

I've got a 6' fridge in the shed, I just keep that at 12deg after they are been in the fermenting fridge at 20 deg for 2 weeks.

[stuey]

We condition at 17 degrees for 2 weeks. Any warmer and the risk of off flavours increases dramtically. Previously conditioning was for one week at 22. Invariably a 1 week 14 degree rest was required to metabolise off flavours out of the beer thus cooler for longer has not lost us any time.

[Dgrant81385]

The wife wont allow beer outside of the attic unless im drinking it.

So I have to keep it in the attic, this is why I have it in a bath with a fish tank heater in the attic just to keep them warm.