LuizArgh
Active Member
ok, so I made my first all-grain batch of barley wine last saturday. Problem is, I completely forgot that I would be going on a travel 6 days later. =p
So these are the facts... I have divided this batch in 3 yeasts (S-04, S-05 and T-58) and by today I still have some action in all of them - with my airlocks bubbling every 1 and a half minute or so. 9 hours from now I'll be on a plane far away from here, so I *really* am not sure of what to do, as I will be back only january 4. I can:
1) prime and bottle everything now;
2) trasfer everything to secondary fermentors and leave'em;
3) just leave it on the primaries. Inthis case, beer would be at least 3 and a half weeks on the primary.
Now, I've seen a thread here about people leaving wort on the primary for a month or even more... should I go for that and just leave it? what do you suggest?
(ps: i call this my "sort-of-barley wine"...I had a really awfull efficiency and my OG was only 1072 - for a planned 1100. I'm getting used to making "sort of" beers. I the last few months I also brewed my "sort-of-robust porter" and my "sort-of-strong ale". Maybe i should register "sort-of" as a brand and start making money out of it? lol)
So these are the facts... I have divided this batch in 3 yeasts (S-04, S-05 and T-58) and by today I still have some action in all of them - with my airlocks bubbling every 1 and a half minute or so. 9 hours from now I'll be on a plane far away from here, so I *really* am not sure of what to do, as I will be back only january 4. I can:
1) prime and bottle everything now;
2) trasfer everything to secondary fermentors and leave'em;
3) just leave it on the primaries. Inthis case, beer would be at least 3 and a half weeks on the primary.
Now, I've seen a thread here about people leaving wort on the primary for a month or even more... should I go for that and just leave it? what do you suggest?
(ps: i call this my "sort-of-barley wine"...I had a really awfull efficiency and my OG was only 1072 - for a planned 1100. I'm getting used to making "sort of" beers. I the last few months I also brewed my "sort-of-robust porter" and my "sort-of-strong ale". Maybe i should register "sort-of" as a brand and start making money out of it? lol)