Kegged APA/IPA...Prime condition?

[roguejim]

In general, how long after kegging before your APA/IPA is at its peak?

[gmac]

For me, 1 week good, 2 weeks great, 3 weeks gone.  No idea how one would be if it actually sat for a whole month.  In general, I’d say 3 weeks or so at lager temps (based on how the last glass is usually the best).

[morticaixavier]

@gmac

For me, 1 week good, 2 weeks great, 3 weeks gone.  No idea how one would be if it actually sat for a whole month.  In general, I’d say 3 weeks or so at lager temps (based on how the last glass is usually the best).

Ah one (lick)… Ah two (lick)… Ah three (CRUNCH)… It takes three licks to get to the center of a [keg of beer]      - The Owl from the old tootsie pop commercials

[denny]

I’d say maybe 2 weeks, give or take, at fridge temp.

[gmac]

@morticaixavier

@gmac

For me, 1 week good, 2 weeks great, 3 weeks gone.  No idea how one would be if it actually sat for a whole month.  In general, I’d say 3 weeks or so at lager temps (based on how the last glass is usually the best).

Ah one (lick)… Ah two (lick)… Ah three (CRUNCH)… It takes three licks to get to the center of a [keg of beer]      - The Owl from the old tootsie pop commercials

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[skyler]

2-3 weeks depending on yeast flocculation, use of fining agent, how careful I was when racked it into the keg, and other such stuff.

One super-hoppy red ale (think a super-hoppy APA with 2 oz of Carafa II) was a cloudy mess for 3 weeks and then only cleared fully for the last couple pints.

[roguejim]

@skyler

2-3 weeks depending on yeast flocculation, use of fining agent, how careful I was when racked it into the keg, and other such stuff.

One super-hoppy red ale (think a super-hoppy APA with 2 oz of Carafa II) was a cloudy mess for 3 weeks and then only cleared fully for the last couple pints.

I would think that clarity would be somewhat of a minor issue for ales when compared with peak flavor/aroma.

[majorvices]

@roguejim

@skyler

2-3 weeks depending on yeast flocculation, use of fining agent, how careful I was when racked it into the keg, and other such stuff.

One super-hoppy red ale (think a super-hoppy APA with 2 oz of Carafa II) was a cloudy mess for 3 weeks and then only cleared fully for the last couple pints.

I would think that clarity would be somewhat of a minor issue for ales when compared with peak flavor/aroma.

I don’t even fine my APA/IPAs as it seems to remove some of the hop aroma when I do. I the case of the Biofine Clear it has totally stripped all hop aroma and flavor leaving a very bitter and clear but boring IPA.

For IPAs, the fresher the better for my tastes, after about 4-7 days cold crash to drop yeast.