Anubis

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What's the longest you have ever had beer in your primary?

I'm not talking about whether or not you should or for advice.
I just realized that I have broken into my 6th week, O.G. was 1.077.
At this point I'm just being lazy and won't take the time to bottle it. I have got it outside in the cold for clearing, maybe I'll bottle tomorrow.

So it got me thinkin'.....

What's your record? O.G.? Was it noticeably better?

Suthrncomfrt1884

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I left a beer in primary for around 8 weeks once...give or take a few days. It was around 1.090 I think. I wanted to let it sit a little longer with the higher gravity. Turned out great...but I haven't brewed it again, so I don't know how it would do with a shorter time.

I'm starting to think autolysis is a myth unless you leave it for more than a few months.

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Montanaandy

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3 months on an oatmeal stout. Dry as a bone but really good. Montanaandy

duskb

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I just pushed one out of primary after 4 weeks. I needed the yeast for another project and the beer had stopped fermenting. 1.067 OG and out at 1.024.

So, at least 4 weeks.

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RickWG

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5 months. I brewed a wheat and forgot about it. Opened my brew cabinet and "oh my, what's that?" Kegged it up and it tasted great.

bknifefight

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You people forgetting about your beer baffle me! haha I've left beer in the primary on the yeast for over 3 months.

paraordnance

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7 weeks for my Vienna lager, lagered on cake Amazing beer

Fletch78

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I left a stout in primary on White Labs Irish Ale yeast for 6 months in my crawlspace. It was fantastic.

It was in a glass carboy, so I don't know if the results would be the same in a bucket where O2 can permeate over time.

Haputanlas

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3 1/2 months for me.

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Primary: Hoppy Wheat, Porter
Kegged: Reaper's English Mild (OO), BBK Jr., Lagunitas IPA, Fireman's #4
Bottled: None
Notable Empties: Oaked Black IIPA, BBK I, Red IIPA, Burning Bush, Apophis "The Destroyer", Vanilla Porter
On-Deck: The Titan BW, Ale of Olympus

petep1980

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I tend to do incredibly short primaries. Probably average 7 days for ales, and 6 for lagers.

I am finding though that no matter what I do, my beer is delicious no earlier than 6 weeks after brewing. Lagers longer.

I am going to toy with 2 week primaries for ales. Lagers I like to get into the lagering phase ASAP, so those will still be coming off the yeast immediately after d-rest.