It's ready now, meaning I could force carbonate and drink it today if I wanted? Seems crazy it's so far ahead of schedule. It's starting to seem like the 'conditioning' phase is a matter of personal preference. Condition until the beer tastes/looks how I please.
Regarding the 'old school'...
I'm brewing my first batch of home brew, 'Hank's Hefeweizen' from Norther Brewer (extract). The instructions say 2 weeks primary, 2 weeks secondary, and 2 weeks bottle conditioning. I did not check my OG, but the kit states that it should be 1.052.
I am on day 10 of fermentation. I checked the...