Now that they've been bottled for 12 days, I moved all eight quarts of West Coast Pale Ale from the cool dark basement closet into the mini-fridge. This should begin the final cold conditioning phase - the longer the beer stays there the better. I plan to open a bottle on Sunday to see how I did, but the rest will stay refrigerated for several weeks to let the hop and malt flavors come to the foreground. Sunday will also be bottling day for the 2nd batch - the Nut Brown Ale that folks claim tastes a little like Newcastle.
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