In most cases a week is plenty. After a week I usually refrigerate a bottle
or two so I can sample that batch, and so far there has only been one case
where a week wasn't enough, but that batch was in a secondary for a couple
of months.

"Basil Fawlty" <basil.fawlty@hushmail.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.04.16.24.39.49044@hushmail.com...[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> I have a Bock brew that has been bottled now for 7 days. Can I
> place a few of these bottles in my little beer fridge and get them good
> and cold?
>
> Or do I need to let them sit a full 2 - 3 weeks before
> refridgerating? I just don't want to halt anything that may still be
> going on inside the bottle.
>
> Also, can I refridgerate all the beer after a certain point as a way to
> extend the shelf life of the beer, or will that make any difference at
> all?
>
> Many thanks,
> Basil Fawlty[/color]