Pale ale

[henson]

I have a pale ale that's been in the primary for eight weeks because I Havnt had time to keg or secondary. Is that too long and will the flavor be adversely effected

 

[Pratzie]

Should be ok although i'd get it off soon if u can help it.

What kind of yeast did u use?

 

[henson]

American ale

 

[kh54s10]

I say that you will not detect any differences due to the long primary.
I try for 3 weeks and life or laziness often get in the way and I get 6 weeks or so a lot.
If your beer had a lot of hoppiness to it that might have faded a bit.

 

[beertroll]

If your beer had a lot of hoppiness to it that might have faded a bit.

This. Dry hopping will help in this regard. If you weren't planning to dry hop, then I would say skip the secondary and go straight to the bottle or keg. 8 weeks in the primary is plenty of time for clearing with a chico.