Hi all,
With about 10 extract (plus grains) under my belt I have a question.
I have moved and am rebuilding my pipeline. I have brewed two 5 gal batches and am about to start more.
Assuming I can suck it up and drink commercial beer; how should I split my time. What I mean is if I am willing to wait as long as it takes how long should I leave a Nut Brown Ale (Northern Brewers kit) and a Smashing Pumkins Ale (brewed for Thanksgiving day party) in the primary vice conditioning in the bottle.
I was thinking 4 weeks in the primary and then as long as I can stand it in the bottle for the Nut Brown Ale. Then 4 weeks primary then about 50 days in the bottle for the Smashing Pumkins Ale.
But in general if you have the courage with mid gravity beers do you gain much leaving them in the primary after weeks and then gain the conditioning time in the bottle. Or is time in the primary more important than time conditioning in the bottle.
Fermentation temps have been 68 to 70 degrees F.
With about 10 extract (plus grains) under my belt I have a question.
I have moved and am rebuilding my pipeline. I have brewed two 5 gal batches and am about to start more.
Assuming I can suck it up and drink commercial beer; how should I split my time. What I mean is if I am willing to wait as long as it takes how long should I leave a Nut Brown Ale (Northern Brewers kit) and a Smashing Pumkins Ale (brewed for Thanksgiving day party) in the primary vice conditioning in the bottle.
I was thinking 4 weeks in the primary and then as long as I can stand it in the bottle for the Nut Brown Ale. Then 4 weeks primary then about 50 days in the bottle for the Smashing Pumkins Ale.
But in general if you have the courage with mid gravity beers do you gain much leaving them in the primary after weeks and then gain the conditioning time in the bottle. Or is time in the primary more important than time conditioning in the bottle.
Fermentation temps have been 68 to 70 degrees F.