I have a wheat beer that has been in the secondary for 2 weeks now, after having spent 10 days in the primary, for a total of 3 weeks fermentation. It had completely stopped bubbling at the end of 10 days. I then moved it to the secondary to help in clarifying as it had a very large pile of silt in the primary. Upon removing the box that I use to cover it to keep it in the dark, I noticed that the bubbler is showing signs of activity. Then, after just having gently moved it to the countertop, it's bubbling again, one burp about every 1.5 minutes. I must say that today has been very warm - 86 degrees, but we've been running the AC during the daytime hours. Nights are in the upper 60s and this carboy sits on a tile floor which helps in keeping things cool.
So, my question is, what is the harm in bottling now with this slight bubbling going on? I am using 3/4 cup of priming corn sugar, dissolved in a couple of cups of water as my priming method. I want to avoid opening a bottle and it turning to foam in a few weeks. I've bottled thousands of bottles, but I've never had this occur, but then again, this is the first time I'm back to brewing in Miami, FL as opposed to my cold house in Ohio. So, my environment has changed since I last brewed.
Thanks for your help...we're standing by with cold beers in hand awaiting advice on whether it's safe to proceed with the wheat. Otherwise, we'll go ahead and start with the pale ale which is totally dead in the bubbler. Something is going in a bottle tonight - we were hoping to get both done. Thanks.
So, my question is, what is the harm in bottling now with this slight bubbling going on? I am using 3/4 cup of priming corn sugar, dissolved in a couple of cups of water as my priming method. I want to avoid opening a bottle and it turning to foam in a few weeks. I've bottled thousands of bottles, but I've never had this occur, but then again, this is the first time I'm back to brewing in Miami, FL as opposed to my cold house in Ohio. So, my environment has changed since I last brewed.
Thanks for your help...we're standing by with cold beers in hand awaiting advice on whether it's safe to proceed with the wheat. Otherwise, we'll go ahead and start with the pale ale which is totally dead in the bubbler. Something is going in a bottle tonight - we were hoping to get both done. Thanks.