I feel stupid for asking this, but here goes.
1. I have reached FG in my Bock type of Lager. Just a few days shy of a month in Primary at 50-55 degrees and the last 4 days at room temperature to finish it off. I don't have the setup to lager it in a secondary carboy, so I will bottle them, let them sit at room temp for 3-4 weeks and then refrigerate them for a month or so. My concern is this. I don't have enough bottles right now to bottle tonight. What is the best thing I can do with the beer still in the primary bucket? Leave it room temperature where it is until I obtain (drink!) about 12 more bottles, or should I put it back to 50-55 degrees where I had it originally fermenting?
2. I have some plastic 1 liter bottles from an old Mr. Beer kit that I was thinking of using for the beer that wont fit in the bottles I have. I'd rather not use plastic, but in a pinch, is it ok?
I guess I am asking what my best course of action should be. I have tasted every sample I have taken from the primary when checking gravity, and let me say, even at room temp, green, and uncarbed, this last sample I took is DELICIOUS already and I would hate to do anything at this point to screw it up.
Thank you in advance for any advice or sugestions you can give.
recap:
extract brew called "yummy bock"
1.060 SG
1.015 FG
fermented at 50-55 for 3 weeks
fermented at 68 for 4 days.
1. I have reached FG in my Bock type of Lager. Just a few days shy of a month in Primary at 50-55 degrees and the last 4 days at room temperature to finish it off. I don't have the setup to lager it in a secondary carboy, so I will bottle them, let them sit at room temp for 3-4 weeks and then refrigerate them for a month or so. My concern is this. I don't have enough bottles right now to bottle tonight. What is the best thing I can do with the beer still in the primary bucket? Leave it room temperature where it is until I obtain (drink!) about 12 more bottles, or should I put it back to 50-55 degrees where I had it originally fermenting?
2. I have some plastic 1 liter bottles from an old Mr. Beer kit that I was thinking of using for the beer that wont fit in the bottles I have. I'd rather not use plastic, but in a pinch, is it ok?
I guess I am asking what my best course of action should be. I have tasted every sample I have taken from the primary when checking gravity, and let me say, even at room temp, green, and uncarbed, this last sample I took is DELICIOUS already and I would hate to do anything at this point to screw it up.
Thank you in advance for any advice or sugestions you can give.
recap:
extract brew called "yummy bock"
1.060 SG
1.015 FG
fermented at 50-55 for 3 weeks
fermented at 68 for 4 days.