RCCOLA
Well-Known Member
I keep seeing post after post recommending noobs to keep their beer in primary for 4+ weeks--"If you want to make good beer"
If you practice good sanitization, keep fermentation temps below 70F, and pitch an appropriate amount of yeast, 4 weeks is not necessary to make great beer.
Most 1.060 OG ales and below are ready to package after 10 days. If the yeast has settled, the FG has stabilized, the beer has dropped clear, and tastes good, then it's ready to be bottled or kegged.
Use your taste buds to direct your methods of making good beer and don't let it be dictated by some regurgitated timeline.
As for myself, I brew all grain, start from RO water, add ions for the characteristics I want in the beer, and adjust pH to around 5.4 at room temp,
ferment in a wine fridge and keep ales at ~ 64-65F.
My beer is usually ready to package at 10 days. If it isn't, then it sits until it is.
What I'm getting at is: Don't repeat what you hear without making your own decisions. Use your experience (and tastebuds) to decide when your own beer is finished--not what someone else says.
If you practice good sanitization, keep fermentation temps below 70F, and pitch an appropriate amount of yeast, 4 weeks is not necessary to make great beer.
Most 1.060 OG ales and below are ready to package after 10 days. If the yeast has settled, the FG has stabilized, the beer has dropped clear, and tastes good, then it's ready to be bottled or kegged.
Use your taste buds to direct your methods of making good beer and don't let it be dictated by some regurgitated timeline.
As for myself, I brew all grain, start from RO water, add ions for the characteristics I want in the beer, and adjust pH to around 5.4 at room temp,
ferment in a wine fridge and keep ales at ~ 64-65F.
My beer is usually ready to package at 10 days. If it isn't, then it sits until it is.
What I'm getting at is: Don't repeat what you hear without making your own decisions. Use your experience (and tastebuds) to decide when your own beer is finished--not what someone else says.