Transport immediately after bottling?

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  1. robbmajor

    robbmajor Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 West Virginia

    Last week I brewed Northern Brewer's Caribou Slobber extract kit. I'm planning on bottling it the Saturday after Thanksgiving (3 weeks in primary, skipping secondary). I'm in Charleston, WV and I'll have family in from Richmond, VA for Thanksgiving.

    I was thinking I could send a few bottles back to Richmond with my dad and brother (via car). Is this a bad idea? Any problem with newly-bottled beers traveling in a car for 4 hours, then sitting a few weeks to condition before drinking?
     
    #1 robbmajor, Nov 9, 2015
  2. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    Should be fine if they're packed securely
     
    #2 CurtFromHershey, Nov 9, 2015
  3. bgjohnston

    bgjohnston Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2009 Connecticut

    Keeping them room temperature would be helpful. The agitation from bumping along in the car will, if anything, help keep the yeast in suspension while they are finishing their work bottle conditioning, so it should work out fine.
     
    #3 bgjohnston, Nov 9, 2015
  4. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    I'll also add that if there is any chance that your bottling/carbonation procedure could lead to over-carbonated bottles, you may want to advise your dad and brother to keep the bottles in a place where exploding bottles won't do any damage. Hopefully you are experienced enough that this should not happen, but mostly all of us has been there at some point in our homebrewing hobby.
     
    #4 PapaGoose03, Nov 9, 2015
  5. robbmajor

    robbmajor Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 West Virginia

    Thanks so much for the feedback! My dad and brother will be excited they get to take home some home brew.
     
    #5 robbmajor, Nov 9, 2015
  6. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    FYI, I wouldn't expect this to be any good at the dinner table. Not that you didn't do a good job of brewing it, but it sounds a bit young to really enjoy at about a month old. Go by taste, and if I'm wrong, you should definitely crack a few open around the turkey. Taste one before you head up and see if you should buy a few bombers instead. Worst case scenario, you'll have some good beers by time you are all sitting around the Christmas Tree / menorah / (family festive emblem).
     
    #6 inchrisin, Nov 9, 2015
  7. robbmajor

    robbmajor Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 West Virginia

    Thanks, inchrisin. I was planninng on having my family take some sealed bottles home with them to drink 2-3 weeks after Thanksgiving. Definitely too young for enjoying with the turkey. Poor planning on my part, ha! But hey, Christmas beers!
     
    #7 robbmajor, Nov 9, 2015
  8. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    We've all been there. :slight_smile:
     
    #8 inchrisin, Nov 9, 2015
  9. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    I'm there right now. I won't be brewing my Thanksgiving beer until after Thanksgiving...
     
    #9 CurtFromHershey, Nov 9, 2015
  10. scottakelly

    scottakelly Maven (1,487) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    Bottle bombs and poor handling would be my concerns. This time of year I don't think temperature would be.
     
    #10 scottakelly, Nov 9, 2015
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