BrewDey
Well-Known Member
I've had an Imperial IPA in the carboy (primary) for 2 weeks. Due to my small kettle, I wasn't able to use the full 10lbs. of LME, but my OG reading was 1.058-and I'm hoping that's understated since I had to top it off with water, and I didn't mix it up very well (the wort on the bottom was likely more concentrated than on the top).
So it's the biggest beer I've done and I was planning on just letting it sit in the carboy then straight to bottling (my only other carboy is full of apfelwein). I used Munton's Gold, and there is a TON of sediment at the bottom after a very violent and short fermentation. Bubbling has pretty much stopped in the airlock. My questions are:
-Is it OK to leave bigger beers on sediment for longer than you would a lower gravity brew? (I was planning on another 2 weeks at least)
-Once bottled, about how much longer will I need to let it condition (than the normal 2-3 weeks)?
Thanks!
So it's the biggest beer I've done and I was planning on just letting it sit in the carboy then straight to bottling (my only other carboy is full of apfelwein). I used Munton's Gold, and there is a TON of sediment at the bottom after a very violent and short fermentation. Bubbling has pretty much stopped in the airlock. My questions are:
-Is it OK to leave bigger beers on sediment for longer than you would a lower gravity brew? (I was planning on another 2 weeks at least)
-Once bottled, about how much longer will I need to let it condition (than the normal 2-3 weeks)?
Thanks!