I brewed my first batch last Thursday and put it into the fermenting bucket. This is an Austin Homebrew Store Texas Blonde Ale extract kit (I bought this kit for the straightforwardness, and my uncles are BMC guys and thought they might enjoy this). The instructions call for 5-7 days in the fermenting bucket, and then another 5-7 days in a secondary fermenter in order to clear up.
My questions was, are these fermenting times long enough? Or should i leave them there for longer?
Note: As i was looking for the answer to this question, I did run into a bunch of threads suggesting no secondary fermenting at all. I guess my question then boils down to: Should i just leave it in the primary? And if so, how long before i can keg it.
Note 2: Realize that this is my first batch of beer that i cook up, and I'm very anxious to start drinking it. In other words, i don't have 6 months + of time to ferment
My questions was, are these fermenting times long enough? Or should i leave them there for longer?
Note: As i was looking for the answer to this question, I did run into a bunch of threads suggesting no secondary fermenting at all. I guess my question then boils down to: Should i just leave it in the primary? And if so, how long before i can keg it.
Note 2: Realize that this is my first batch of beer that i cook up, and I'm very anxious to start drinking it. In other words, i don't have 6 months + of time to ferment