So I just started brewing this year. The I have made a one gal. batch from a kit I got for fathers day and I am loving this whole thing(I also have a gal. of wild yeast cider in the fermenter right now). The problem is that I work on tug boats and go to sea for months at a time, so my questions are:
Is there any danger in leaving a brew in my carboy that has already reached its F.G. for a extended period of time? I am only set up for a single stage presses, will the lees, or dead yeast or what ever, and sitting in my brew give it a funky taste? Will I still be able to bottle condition or will a long time sitting make my yeast unusable for carbonation? And what about leaving it in the bottles for longer than nesasary?Does that increase my risk of bottle bombs, or does that only depend on how much priming sugar used?
Any thanks for your help, this forum has been great!
Is there any danger in leaving a brew in my carboy that has already reached its F.G. for a extended period of time? I am only set up for a single stage presses, will the lees, or dead yeast or what ever, and sitting in my brew give it a funky taste? Will I still be able to bottle condition or will a long time sitting make my yeast unusable for carbonation? And what about leaving it in the bottles for longer than nesasary?Does that increase my risk of bottle bombs, or does that only depend on how much priming sugar used?
Any thanks for your help, this forum has been great!