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[Luvabeer]

bottled my first brew last night! After a lot of advice from this forum. An super excited to crack one open!! How long would you guys say to leave it to mature? The bottles are still in my kitchen at the moment at room temperature.
I’ve cleaned an sanitised fb an rest of my equipment ready to start my next brew a Wilko thirsty devil red ale as anybody tried this one
Cheers

 

[Bigcol49]

Hi!
2 weeks to carbonate, another 2 weeks to condition and mature, and keep yer sticky paws off it!
No, there's nothing stopping you trying a cheeky bottle after the 2 weeks, just to check, of course

 

[Luvabeer]

Lol cheers Col

 

[Gunge]

I made the Thirsty Devil a little while back, but added about 100g medium crystal, 10g Fuggles pellets along with the Cascade supplied, and bunged in a pack of Gervin yeast on top of that provided. I was in there after a week and it was SHOCKING but it abruptly 'turned the corner' after one more week and is now a cracking drop... brilliantly clear, great head and lacing and tastes wonderful. Bit shocked how good it is actually, after donkey's years of AG.

 

[Luvabeer]

Am a novice gunge
So no real idea what crystal or giggles pellets are! But I do have some Gervin yeast so add that in addition to the kit yeast

 

[dad_of_jon]

if the kit yeast is 6 grams adding a 10 or 11g pack will reduce the chance of it 'sticking' - (not finishing the job off). If you sprinkle your yeast onto the wort (unfermented beer) that also reduces the amount available to make beer compared with re-hydrating your yeast first. As you're starting off i'd say it's simpler to add more yeast and sprinkle onto the wort.