Robinson
Member
Brewed my first batch this afternoon. I have a question for all the experts. Since I brewed my first batch today (Thursday). I need to leave and go out of town next Saturday for 7 days. Can I rack to a secondary once fermentation has stopped) lets say next Thursday or Friday. Since I will be out of town for a week will it be ok till I get back on Feb 4 to bottle? Or is that bad to leave in fermentation mode for so long. The receipt only calls for 4-7 days in primary and says you may rack to secondary. After reading on this site (great by the way, very helpful members, thank you) it seems like it should not be a big deal, correct?????. My starting G today was 1.040 where it should be, and says in the next 3-7 days final G should be around 1.007. What if it reaches 1.007 by next Friday, should I just go ahead and bottle? Or can should I rack to make it better. Thank you in advance for the help.