Sorry to necro an old thread (which in itself was a necro of an old thread), but I've got a list of experiments and such that I've wanted to try out for a while. A "Full Speed" brew - "How fast can I get from grain to glass (without being terrible)" - is for some reason the first one on my list. I'm hoping for 4-5 days which to me doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility at all... but then I read this thread and I didn't see too many times like that.
I figured an ordinary bitter, a blonde ale, or anything simple fermented with a slight overpitch of Nottingham would be my plan. I figure that'll be done fermenting in about 3 days, and I can either give it a 4th day and do some kind of quick carb on day 4, or do a force carb for 24 hrs from day 4 to day 5.
Any thoughts? I have full temperature control, electric mash control, full electric setup later this year... if that makes any difference.
If I can nail the fermentation side of it then Part #2 of the experiment would be how fast can I make brewday, so that I can brew something on a Tuesday night to have ready for a Saturday poker night if needed, for example.