I did an extract clone 4 weeks ago of Delirium Tremens with an OG of 1.085 from "Beer Captured" using Wyeast 1214 Abby. The instructions say to transfer after a week to a secondary (I did it around 11 days) and bottle when fermentation is complete, target gravity is reached (6 weeks). Prime the beer in the second stage with another dose of the same strain of fresh yeast 3 days before bottling.
So here's my question, I'm assuming they mean 6 weeks in the secondary. What if my target gravity is already reached before the 6 weeks is up? I haven't taken a gravity reading yet. What if my gravity reading is far from the target reading and stays that way? Should I immediately prime the beer with the second dose of yeast? Should I wait it out, like the instructions say. Do I bother taking a gravity reading now to see where it's at, or wait it out? Also, I didn't do a starter for this brew.
So here's my question, I'm assuming they mean 6 weeks in the secondary. What if my target gravity is already reached before the 6 weeks is up? I haven't taken a gravity reading yet. What if my gravity reading is far from the target reading and stays that way? Should I immediately prime the beer with the second dose of yeast? Should I wait it out, like the instructions say. Do I bother taking a gravity reading now to see where it's at, or wait it out? Also, I didn't do a starter for this brew.