I brewed a 5 gallon Maibock lager, and had initial very active fermentation with blow-off that subsided on the second day. After 9 days in primary at 50F, the airlock activity had almost stopped. I brought the lager up to 65F for a 2-day diacetyl rest. After nearly a day into the rest I...
Not dry-hopping this one. I figure after boiling with 3 oz Summit at 18.5% AA it should be an unmistakable IPA. Guess I'll RDWHAHB and start packing my bags.
So many opinions on this. I've got a 5-gal IPA that has been in primary for 9 days and stable FG, and I'm going to be out of town for the next two or three weeks. Can't bottle it yet (not enough time or bottles). Should I leave it in primary, or rack it to secondary for the long haul?