Lazy8s
Member
I was going to make a Hefeweisen for my first brew but the store messed up and JUST sent my temp controller for my chest freezer so it won't be here until Thursday probably. I go out of town the 19th-28th so now I'm not sure what to do since a good 10-14 days in the primary means it will be done when I go out of town. I was really hoping to be drinking my first brew New Years eve. Here are the options the way I see them:
leave it in the primary for 3 weeks or so
wait to put it in the primary until the 16th or so and it will be done when I get back maybe
overpitch and get it to finish primary in 7days or less then keg it or rack to secondary
start it tonight and use ice in a cooler to keep it cool? Maybe? (i'm in Florida and it will be 80+ outside and 75 in the apt but I don't want too much banana)
pick a brew that primaries faster
Any suggestions?
leave it in the primary for 3 weeks or so
wait to put it in the primary until the 16th or so and it will be done when I get back maybe
overpitch and get it to finish primary in 7days or less then keg it or rack to secondary
start it tonight and use ice in a cooler to keep it cool? Maybe? (i'm in Florida and it will be 80+ outside and 75 in the apt but I don't want too much banana)
pick a brew that primaries faster
Any suggestions?