The average household refrigerator is usually set at about 32-40 F 0-4 C but letting your beer sit in your fridge for long periods of time at this temperature isnt always the right temperature for your beers. Bamforth says for other types of beer the gentler the flavor the colder the ideal serving temperature.
If your mash temperature is too low you have the ability to quickly raise it by adding boiled hot water to the mash tun.
Best temp for beer. Most people set their beer fridge to 35F 15C. Although this temperature will be ok if you are drinking American Lagers or Low Alcohol beers it will be too cold for every other type of beer. The easiest way to fix this is to simple leave your beer out of the fridge and let it warm up slightly before drinking.
Go cold anywhere in the 33- to 40-degree range is suitable for macro lagers. This is around your average refrigerator temperature with 33 degrees near freezing on the low end. India Pale Ale IPA is Best at 8 to 10 degrees Celcius According to the Beer Cartel 2018 Craft Beer Survey the most popular beer style among craft beer enthusiasts is Indian Pale Ale IPA.
The brewing procedure for IPA and pale ales is very similar and the recommended serving temperature isnt too different. Ice cold temperatures can actually ruin the flavour of a good beer. The average household refrigerator is usually set at about 32-40 F 0-4 C but letting your beer sit in your fridge for long periods of time at this temperature isnt always the right temperature for your beers.
Beers with higher alcohol content should be served closer to room temperature. Anything below 5 should be cold. Anything above 9 should probably be warm.
Between those two options settle for somewhere between 40-50F and you should be okay. The highest appropriate storage temperature is about 55 degrees of the temperature of a classic wine or beer cellar underground. You can store your beer as cold as about 30 degrees to prolong its life though this isnt optimal for drinking.
Quality beers shouldnt be served colder than 44 degrees Fahrenheit. Here are some general temperature guidelines for different beers. Serve most premium lagers between 42 and 48 degrees Fahrenheit 6 to 9 degrees Celsius and quality ales between 44 and 52 degrees Fahrenheit 7 to 11 degrees Celsius.
Serve authentic Stouts as warm as 55. Beer is a low-alcoholic beverage and the best drinking temperature is 7C-10C 446F-50F. Otherwise you are not able to taste its aroma if the temperature is too low.
For example Belgian ales must reach 10C 50F to release the aroma. But some beer such as pale ale needs to be refrigerated at around 5C 41F. Slightly heavier beers such as dark lagers and ales should typically be served around 42-46F which allows for the perfect blend of a lighter mouthfeel and the slightly more substantial body of the beer.
Heavy beer styles including stouts barleywines and strong ales among others can even be served at temperatures of 48F and higher. Whatever the form of your wheat beer the best temperature range to serve one at is between 4 and 7 degrees C. Our Head Brewer Erica McOustra says Beers such as highly hopped IPAs where the suggested range is cooler can change and develop over the course of enjoying a pint such that more aromatics pop out as it warms up.
As with anything there is an optimal fermenting temperature. That is 60-75 degrees F 15-24 C. Different styles of beer do call for different temperatures but for the most part this is the general fermenting temperature.
Lagers for example require a much colder environment to ferment. The range for beer drinking is basically between 40F and 60F. To keep it simple heres a basic spectrum of appropriate temperatures for some of your favorite beers.
Bear in mind personal. This isnt the case in fact hardly any beer is appropriately served at room temperature. However many British beers especially those that fall into the real ale or cask ale category as prescribed by CAMRA are served at cellar temperatures at 12 to 14 C 54 to 57 F this is certainly cooler than room temperature.
Leave the mash temp too low below 140 F for too long then you run the risk of ending up with a watery beer that does not taste good. If your mash temperature is too low you have the ability to quickly raise it by adding boiled hot water to the mash tun. Add the hot water in.
Most generic yeasts that come with your beer tin concentrates will usually specify fermenting between 20-25C although this will give you your best results these yeasts generally can handle fermenting warmer up to 28-30C with a lot less noticeable esters than if you were using. Bamforth says for other types of beer the gentler the flavor the colder the ideal serving temperature. Err on the colder side at least refrigerator temperature as long as there is no ice.
IPAs are ideally served between 8 - 10 degrees celsius. Is Warm Beer Bad. Typically full-bodied beers with complex flavours are best enjoyed at a warm temperature.
As a general rule the warmer the beer the more flavours are exposed.