Heineken canned beer aging
Heineken canned beer aged in King Son Convertible IFP Aging Chiller, by King Son Constancy IFP Chilling Technology between 0℃/32°F and above -2℃/28°F, initial freezing point (IFP)of beer
Heineken canned beer aged conditions
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Aged Product: Heineken Pilsener canned beer
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Heineken is a registered trademark of Heineken N.V.
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Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Czech city of Pilsen, where it was first produced in 1842.The world’s first blond lager, the original Pilsner Urquell is still produced there today.
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Aged temperature & time: -0.8℃±0.3 ℃/30.56°F±0.54°F above Initial freezing point of beer for 6 days
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aged temperature fluctuation ± 0.3℃/±0.54°F
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Beer initial freezing point (IFP): -2℃/28°F
The beer bubble characteristic difference comparison between aged and non-aged Heineken canned beer: the aged beer has smaller bubbles and the bubble rises fast.
The beer bubble characteristic difference comparison from top view between aged and non-aged Heineken canned beer
The beer characteristic difference comparison between aged and non-aged Heineken canned beer
The comparison preparation:
The beer bubble characteristic difference comparison from top view between aged and non-aged Heineken canned beer
The beer characteristic difference comparison between aged and non-aged Heineken canned beer
The comparison preparation:
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Stores aged and non-aged Heineken canned beer in refrigerator for 24 hours to achieve uniform the same evaluation temperature
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Pours aged and non-aged Heineken canned beer to the same type glass for taste testing comparison
The beer characteristic difference comparison between aged and non-aged Heineken canned beer
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Evaluation under the same temperature environment in refrigerator
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Heineken canned beer’s aged conditions (-0.8℃±0.3 ℃/30.56°F±0.54°F above-2℃/28°, Initial freezing point of beer,6 days) in King Son Convertible IFP Aging Chiller
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Non-aged Heineken canned beer’s storage conditions
(8℃-11℃±3 ℃/46.40°F -51.80°F± 5.4°F,6 days) in refrigerator |
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Aroma
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Fruity
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Strong hop aroma
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Foam volume
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More
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Normal, not change
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The speed of bubble rising
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Faster
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Normal, not change
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Bubble size
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Smaller
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Normal, not change
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Mouthfeel: Oral bubble
feeling |
Bubble feels mild
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Bubble feels stimuli & strong
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Mouthfeel: Oral wall feeling
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Bubbles are soft to the skin of the mouth
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Bubbles will adhere to the oral mucosa
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Beer and food pairing (peanut, RichCut potato chips, shrimp flavored chips)
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Very tasty with food, especially "shrimp flavored chips"
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The taste of the beer is separated from the taste of the food, and the bitterness of the beer is more pronounced
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Beer back to normal room temperature without air bubbles
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The bitterness is not obvious, with the smell of white wine flavor
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Bitter taste is very obvious
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Blind test for people who don't drink beer often
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No alcohol flavor, with peach aroma
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The beer flavor is very heavy and bitter
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Conclusions
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Whether the beer is aged or not is different in flavor and taste
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Blind test results: the women, who don’t drink beer often, prefer the taste of aged beer (with low bitterness, fruity flavour of champagne)
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There is a phenomenon that the aged beer produced more bubbles than non-aged beer, the bubbles are dense and mild. It may be the effect of “second fermentation in bottle” like champagne in the process of aging.
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Heineken Beer is aged in canned package status, without food safety concerns.
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Whether the aging time can be less than 6 days, that need to experiment further.
