Pelikan
Well-Known Member
I'll preface this one with the fact that I've done a search and FAQ perusing, and am just looking for some direct feedback.
I'm on my first brew, an Oatmeal Stout. I've been told for the purpose of conditioning to leave in the primary for 3 to 4 weeks (on the yeast cake). A source that seemed fairly credible was quoted in the FAQ as saying 3 weeks is probably a safe maximum for primary conditioning...any longer than that and off-flavors can form.
So I suppose my question is, will 3 weeks in the primary be enough conditioning time? I don't have a secondary for this time around, so that's not really an option. And with the stout, I'm obviously not concerned with clarity (the more opaque the better, in my opinion). For future reference, is 3 weeks then bottling a decent staple to go by for ales and stouts?
I'm on my first brew, an Oatmeal Stout. I've been told for the purpose of conditioning to leave in the primary for 3 to 4 weeks (on the yeast cake). A source that seemed fairly credible was quoted in the FAQ as saying 3 weeks is probably a safe maximum for primary conditioning...any longer than that and off-flavors can form.
So I suppose my question is, will 3 weeks in the primary be enough conditioning time? I don't have a secondary for this time around, so that's not really an option. And with the stout, I'm obviously not concerned with clarity (the more opaque the better, in my opinion). For future reference, is 3 weeks then bottling a decent staple to go by for ales and stouts?