When talking about how long the wort has been in the primary ... do you start right when you throw it into the Carboy/bucket or when the yeast starts working and fermenting? I'm on 9 days of time in carboy but 6 since fermenting started.
Generally people count the days from when the yeast is first pitched. However, ALL references to a number of days in the primary are just guidelines. Good guidelines but not anything to get all worked up over.
The time to move it over is after you are certain that the inital fermentation is completed. The guideline of 7 days usually covers it.
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Jason 'Kornkob' Robinson
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Yep, don't worry to much about it. Let it sit in the primary for a few more days. I just shorten the secondary time if I am in a rush to get it into bottles.
I'm in absolutely no rush to get it into bottles. It's my first batch and I'd rather not mess it up I planned on leaving it in until Wednesday night then transfering into the Secondary for two weeks. If I do that, I'll have had it in the Primary for 10 days ... is that alright?
Don't worry about taking a gravity until you are ready to rack it. Get a reading right at the beginning, but rack it regardless of the reading. multiple readings are a good idea, but if your fermenter doesn't have a spigot, don't risk contaminating the brew.
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I planned on leaving it in until Wednesday night then transfering into the Secondary for two weeks. If I do that, I'll have had it in the Primary for 10 days ... is that alright?
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