Bottle after primary?

[RustyBrew82]

Hi all,

I've got a brown ale in the primary for 2.5 weeks. I usually rack to secondary at this point buy want to try bottling after primary. Do you think it should be ok? It's been on a diacetyl rest for a couple days already.

After bottling, store at room temp?

 

[Wolfbayte]

Hi all,

I've got a brown ale in the primary for 2.5 weeks. I usually rack to secondary at this point buy want to try bottling after primary. Do you think it should be ok? It's been on a diacetyl rest for a couple days already.

After bottling, store at room temp?

Yes. Bottle in another week or so or when your hydrometer tells you to. Store at 70* for 3 weeks in bottles, then chill and enjoy.

 

[flars]

I'll usually bottle after three weeks inn the primary. FG has been reached and the hydrometer samples are crystal clear. Letting the beer clear in the primary means only a little yeast, and no trub, in each bottle for carbonation.

 

[RustyBrew82]

Cool, thanks! So I should wait another couple days? What about the diacetyl rest? It's been happening for about 2-3 days already. Will a couple more hurt it or should I bottle now?

 

[Yooper]

Cool, thanks! So I should wait another couple days? What about the diacetyl rest? It's been happening for about 2-3 days already. Will a couple more hurt it or should I bottle now?

It's an ale. The yeast 'clean up' phase last about 24 hours after the Fg is reached. If you take a sample, and it's clear (or well on it's way) it's ready to bottle. You can bottle now, or wait a few days- it really doesn't matter a bit.

 

[olotti]

I check my fg at 10 days and 14 and it's usually done by 10 but I just let the yeast clean up a little. If it's hit fg stability at 14 days I dry hop then cold crash for 3-5 days then bottle.

 

[RustyBrew82]

Can you dry hop with Fuggle?

 

[olotti]

Sure u can dry hop with anything but fuggle is used more for bittering from what I understand. Do u have any simcoe, amarillo, cascade or centennial? They'd be a better dry hop. Or even northern brewer or citra. Just some other options.