Scuba

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Brewed an APA on 11/3. Racked to secondary on 11/11. For some inexplicable reason I thought today was my bottling day instead of next Tuesday like I had planned and I bottled today. So, what can I expect...besides "you're an idiot"?

GearBeer

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Well, about the worst thing you can expect is bottle bombs. However, since you had already racked it to secondary I wouldn't worry about that too much.

I definitely wouldn't say "you're an idiot." In fact, a lot of people, including me, don't regularly use secondaries.

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bdnoona

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Yeah, due to impatience I bottled after 9 days in the primary on my first batch and it still came out great. RDWHAHB.

Mirage

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You should use a hydrometer every time. It will let you know when your beer is done.

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On Tap: Heavenly Scourge Black IPA and Beecave Heffe
Primary: Empty
Secondary: Empty
Next: Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale and Pliny the Elder Clone

dontman

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This really is not true. Well, the first sentence is true of course but the second sentence is untrue. The SG stabilizes at FG well before the yeast is done doing its work. The hydrometer will only tell you when primary fermentation is complete. The beer still has secondary fermentation and clarifying to go through before it is done.

My beers stay in fermenters for at least two to three weeks after primary fermentation is complete.

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Kilgore_Trout

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If fermentation was done (I'm assuming it was mostly done, because you went to a secondary) then you're fine. If not you might have problems.

Relax and wait it out, you should be OK. Just let it age in the bottles a bit longer than usual.

Mirage

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I was referring to fermentation since he was worrying about bottle bombs.

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On Tap: Heavenly Scourge Black IPA and Beecave Heffe
Primary: Empty
Secondary: Empty
Next: Thunderstruck Pumpkin Ale and Pliny the Elder Clone

Kauai_Kahuna

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I have to say that I define fermentation as not just all the sugars converted, but the entire yeast cycle is completed, which normally is two to three days after FG is reached.
But, hey thats just me. I do not want to change the temperature, rack or anything else until the yeast are done, did done, "get er done", etc.
After that, I go to secondary for conditioning, spicing, bright tanking, whatever.

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In Primary: Belgium Chimay clones.
In Secondary: Braggot, pale ale, end of the world white.
Conditioning: Mead, Cider, braggot, Belgium Wheat.
On Tap: Clones, Chimay Blue, Red, Porter, malted cider.
Bottles: Far, far, too many to list.

FreakinA

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My roomate bottled in 3(hes a genius) and it carbed in like 2 more. Everyone loved it suprisingly. Thats about when I took the all brewing reigns from him.

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Cold Hearted Ale
Secondary:(dryhop)
Guy Fawkes Pale Ale
Bottled:
Gunslinger Pale
Elephantine Pale Ale
On Tap
60 Minute IPA

elkdog

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There's still yeast in the bottles, so it will condition, but probably a bit slower. Time fixes most things.

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