Video Transcript

Hi. I'm Mark Emiley on behalf of Expert Village. In this segment we are going to be talking about aging our beer and then finally, drinking our beer. Now, you finally have all your beer bottled and capped. Now comes the hardest part; you have to wait. What you are going to want to do is you're going to put it into a dark area of your house at about room temperature (60-70 degrees or so) and it's going to sit there for about two to four weeks. And during this time, the yeast that is still in solution is going to eat up all that priming sugar that we just put into it. And that's going to release carbon dioxide and pressurize the bottle and give you carbonation. So, in two weeks, you can try to have one bottle and see if it's got enough carbonation, you're good to go. If three weeks, you're probably going to get a little bit more and about four weeks, usually most beers will be plenty carbonated so that you can drink them by then. Alright, so several weeks have passed and it is time to taste your beer. So, what you'll notice is that there's a nice fine layer of yeast slurry on the bottom. The good news is, is this is full of Vitamin B and it is actually very, very good for you. However, as you pour your beer, you're going to try to avoid pouring that. So, you're going to pour until you get the last one ounce in there and then stop pouring. What I like to do is swirl it around and take a sip of it, because I like the vitamins. So, you are going to take your bottle, have a nice clean glass ready. Open up your bottle and pour on in. You're going to enjoy the nice colors that you've created. And the great carbonation the yeast will have provided. And finally, you'll be able to savor the fruits of your labor.Before we leave, I want to leave you with three tips of advice. First: always clean everything that you use immediately afterwards. If you wait for a while, you always run the chance of some gunk forming a nice hard cake and it becomes a lot harder later. Second: clean! Ok, take the time to clean and sanitize everything that is going to be touching the beer. This is the biggest chance of making your beer not as good as it could be. So if you pay attention to the that, you are in good shape. And finally: if it doesn't come out right the first time-try it again. Try a different recipe and do some more research. Read the new "Complete Joy of Home Brewing." And get a very good idea of the perspective and the fundamentals. But overall, we'll use Charlie's words and say "relax, don't worry and enjoy your home brew."