primed batch reactivated before bottling

[louisbrewg]

Hello friends

I primed a batch which has been sitting in secondary for a few months but got distracted by normal non brewing activity and now the Airlock is showing activity. Do you
think I can bottle it in the morning... Roughly 20 hours after priming or do I need to wait til it stops and prime again?

 

[jahdub]

There is no reason to wait more than 30-60 minutes after adding priming sugar to bottle. You can just add more priming sugar, it is probably already fermented. If you're worried it hasn't finished, you can wait a day or two and prime again.

 

[louisbrewg]

Thanks. I got distracted and left it too long. Its been active for two days now. Any ideas what the result might be? I hope I haven't done too much damage

 

[jahdub]

Late reply, but I doubt it'll even change at all. The amount of priming sugar has a negligible impact. You'll get a fraction of an ABV increase and that's it. The only thing you've really lost is your time. Beer should still be just fine.