henrychinaski
Well-Known Member
o.k. i didn't plan well, and now i have beer in primary that's not going to be finished by tomorrow evening when i leave town for two weeks.
i'm trying to decide my best course of action.
options:
1. just forget about it and worry about it when i get back. a lot of people say that you shouldn't leave beer on the trub/yeast cake for long after primary fermentation is finished due to off flavors the beer can absorb if the yeast starts autolyzing. then again some say they never do a secondary, leaving the beer on the cake until they keg or bottle. i always rack into secondary after primary subsides.
2. have a friend, who doesn't brew, come over and rack it. risky, i know, but he is pretty smart, and i'll have time to show him what to do.
3. ?
i probably should just go with option one, since i had really good hot and cold break and left the vast majority of the trub in the kettle.
any advice?
i'm trying to decide my best course of action.
options:
1. just forget about it and worry about it when i get back. a lot of people say that you shouldn't leave beer on the trub/yeast cake for long after primary fermentation is finished due to off flavors the beer can absorb if the yeast starts autolyzing. then again some say they never do a secondary, leaving the beer on the cake until they keg or bottle. i always rack into secondary after primary subsides.
2. have a friend, who doesn't brew, come over and rack it. risky, i know, but he is pretty smart, and i'll have time to show him what to do.
3. ?
i probably should just go with option one, since i had really good hot and cold break and left the vast majority of the trub in the kettle.
any advice?