3711 still going, but now w/ dry hops...

[jmfitzgerald]

so quick question/poll.

i brewed up a quick extract rye saison 10 days ago using 3711. i've done a version of this beer almost every summer being i can get the yeast nice and warm (80ish degrees) to bring out some nice spicy aromas with the rye. the only difference this year is i used 2 cans of rye LME vs an all grain batch? usually this yeast chews through all sugars very fast and finishing out in the 1.006-1.008 range within 5-7days. so i went ahead and added dry hops on day 3 expecting a max of 7 days of fermenting time, but here i am on day 10 with dry hops sitting in at 7 days and still getting a bubble every 3-4 minutes, undisturbed. gravity is sitting at 1.005 and i leave for a short 5 day vacation tomorrow.

do i just call it good being it's under the recipe estimates. cold crash it today, transfer it to keg before i leave tomorrow? or let it be, and finish it up when i get back next tuesday? only worry is the dry hops will be in there, on the beer for 12 days total, any vegetal/grassy pick up with extended time?

so longer ferment time to finish w/extended dry hopping vs finish it up (as it tasted great this morning) and move to packaging before leaving?

 

[Terek]

call it good, 1005 is very low, not likely it will go any lower. Those bubbles could easily be just trapped gas in the trub. I deff. would not want dry hops sitting longer than 7 days. I typically go 3-4

 

[jerbrew]

Keg it. Then you can drink it when you're back.

 

[trav77]

I had the exact same situation in Feb. Dry hopped my rye saison with Citra and Nelson right before going on vacation. It sat 10-12 days IIRC. Still one of the best beers I've brewed. That being said, in your case if the FG is already at 1.005 and you're kegging/don't have to worry about bottle bombs, then I would just go ahead and keg it.

 

[jmfitzgerald]

thanks for the replies... i went ahead and started to cold crash it today, so tomorrow morning, i can keg it before leaving for vacation... and yes, it will be nice to come home to a finished beer!!!

thanks!