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For your ales 1.070 or lower, that is. Include entire fermenting time, primary + secondary, etc.
Just curious to see how this breaks down around here.
Just curious to see how this breaks down around here.
I assume the question is how long from brewing to bottling or kegging.
It really depends upon the beer, and what life throws my way. Average gravity beers I usually give 3-4 weeks, bigger beers generally get 6, if not more. /QUOTE]
Id say thats about what I do. Never less than 2 weeks just because of work schedule and how many kegs i have open. I know most ales i do are finished gravity wise in a week or 10 days but I like to let them clean up for a week or 2. depends on the gravity and what it is. i did a 1.055 ipa that primaried for a week and sat on hops for a week, carbed in keg for 2 days and it was one of the better ipas i have made.
but, like passedpawn, i rarely if ever have problems with yeast not finishing, it is like clockwork 95 percent of the time. and i make 15 gallons a month so i must get something right lol.
What is with all the people who ferment for 3-4 weeks? If you have pitched enough yeast and have proper temperature, an ale around 1.070 will be at FG easily in 4-5 days at the most. Then another couple days for yeast to clean themselves up and you should be done. I let it go 2 weeks max with ales. Sure, you can leave it in there for a little while longer if you don't have time to rack and such, but I can assure you if it is still "fermenting" you have done something wrong(with very few yeast exceptions.)
I have done quite a few 1.060-1.080 beers and I check gravity everday after the first and they are all at FG within 4-5 days. Even my lagers are at FG withing 7-10 days. You only need a few days for the yeast to clean up after themselves. Kegging, you should be able to go grain to glass in about 3 weeks for most average ales. If you find you are needing more time for "conditioning" then you are really just waiting for off flavors to mellow. I have had 70+ IBU IPA's kegged and ready in under 3 weeks.
What is with all the people who ferment for 3-4 weeks? If you have pitched enough yeast and have proper temperature, an ale around 1.070 will be at FG easily in 4-5 days at the most. Then another couple days for yeast to clean themselves up and you should be done. I let it go 2 weeks max with ales. Sure, you can leave it in there for a little while longer if you don't have time to rack and such, but I can assure you if it is still "fermenting" you have done something wrong(with very few yeast exceptions.)
I have done quite a few 1.060-1.080 beers and I check gravity everday after the first and they are all at FG within 4-5 days. Even my lagers are at FG withing 7-10 days. You only need a few days for the yeast to clean up after themselves. Kegging, you should be able to go grain to glass in about 3 weeks for most average ales. If you find you are needing more time for "conditioning" then you are really just waiting for off flavors to mellow. I have had 70+ IBU IPA's kegged and ready in under 3 weeks.
What is with all the people who ferment for 3-4 weeks? If you have pitched enough yeast and have proper temperature, an ale around 1.070 will be at FG easily in 4-5 days at the most. Then another couple days for yeast to clean themselves up and you should be done. I let it go 2 weeks max with ales. Sure, you can leave it in there for a little while longer if you don't have time to rack and such, but I can assure you if it is still "fermenting" you have done something wrong(with very few yeast exceptions.)
I have done quite a few 1.060-1.080 beers and I check gravity everday after the first and they are all at FG within 4-5 days. Even my lagers are at FG withing 7-10 days. You only need a few days for the yeast to clean up after themselves. Kegging, you should be able to go grain to glass in about 3 weeks for most average ales. If you find you are needing more time for "conditioning" then you are really just waiting for off flavors to mellow. I have had 70+ IBU IPA's kegged and ready in under 3 weeks.
For your ales 1.070 or lower, that is. Include entire fermenting time, primary + secondary, etc.
Just curious to see how this breaks down around here.
I don't like green beer. I find that almost without exception, normal gravity beers lose the green tang at about 8 weeks.
Have you tried a longer primary to see if you get a better beer?
For ale, it's 4-3-2.
4 Weeks in primary. 3 weeks in a keg at basement temps. 2 weeks at 38f on gas.
I don't like green beer. I find that almost without exception, normal gravity beers lose the green tang at about 8 weeks.
If it is taking your beer 8 weeks to lose the green tang (uncertain what you mean by this) it appears that there may be a problem with your procedures. A 9 week turn around is unnecessary. Montanaandy