mayday1019

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Hey All,

My first real brew is alive and kicking! It has been in the primary for 1 week now (tomorrow) but still has a big layer of krausen (sp?) at the top of the Ale, and gas is still being sent through the airlock. The directions call for one week in the primary. Should i wait until all (or at least most) of the krausen has fallen?

Thank you,

Bob

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IMHO, yes and a day more even.

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Wait for it. Brewing is weeks of tedium interspersed with moments of stark terror. Or maybe that was the Navy?

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And don't forget stretches of wanton drunkeness. Could still be the either.

ajf

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Another vote for waiting.

Fermentation times are too variable to specify accurately in instructions.

I always try to complete the primary within 7 days. I succeed about 20% of the time. 60% takes two weeks, and 15% takes three weeks.

Astute readers may realize that this still leaves 5% unaccounted for (always in cold weather). I could probably leave it another week, but I have always racked to secondary even if it wasn't ready.

This has always worked for me.

-a.

Brewsmith

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Sounds a lot like some musicians I know...

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