Recently did a imperial pale ale! Fermentation went well and has been in for about 2 1/2 weeks. Based on previous posts and feed back from other posts, I was going to leave this in fermenter for about 3 maybe even 4 weeks. Is that a fair assumption or should I bottle this weekend! Final ABV should be about 8 8.5% and my OG readings were spot on!
Imperial Pale Ale fermenting question
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dgr
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I vote for bottle now. This is assuming your FG is steady. I'm interested to see other replies.
I'd vote for leaving it in the fermenter for a further 4 to 6 weeks for a total of 6 to 8 weeks. It will give the yeast plenty of time to finish the fermenting, do their cleanup, and let the beer begin to mature into the smooth drinking beer. Never rush a big beer.
maffewl
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Letting it sit isn't going to hurt it... bottling too early can... your decision.
