📅 Timeline Planner

Plan Backwards From Your Target Date

 

(Christmas, party date, etc.)

📖 Read & Prepare -5 to -6 weeks
Date:  

Review recipe, read through all instructions, check equipment

🛒 Shopping Day -5 weeks
Date:  

Buy ingredients, any missing equipment

🍺 BREW DAY -5 weeks
Date:  

Mash, boil, cool, pitch yeast (~4-5 hours)

🧪 Start Tincture -3 to -4 weeks
Date:  

Begin steeping spices in vodka (needs 7+ days)

👀 Check Fermentation -4 weeks
Date:  

Visible activity should slow down, beer clarifying

📊 Gravity Check -3 weeks
Date:  

Take FG reading to confirm fermentation complete

🍾 BOTTLING DAY -3 weeks
Date:  

Add tincture to taste, prime with sugar, bottle

⏳ Conditioning -3 to -1 weeks
Weeks:  

Store bottles at room temp, carbonation develops

🧊 Refrigerate -2 to -3 days
Date:  

Chill bottles before serving (optional but recommended)

🎄 ENJOY! Target Date
Date:  

Your holiday ale is ready to share!

📐 Quick Calculation

Target drink date _______________
Minus 3 weeks conditioning = Bottling date
Minus 2 weeks fermentation = Brew date
Total time needed: ~5 weeks minimum
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