Dilemma - bottle early or late?

[Cryovenom]

So I've got a big BBQ coming up on the 1st of August and have been brewing up a storm to make sure I've got a number of awesome brews all bottled, carbonated and ready to go. This past Sunday (July 3rd) I brewed an APA, and on Monday (July 4th) an Irish Stout which are both bubbling away in the carboys now.

Ideally, I would normally have them in the carboys for 2 weeks, bottle them, leave them to carbonate for another 2 weeks, then party! But... unfortunately I'm going to be out of town for 10 days later in the month, which presents a dilemma.

Which would be better:

Option 1: Bottle them before I leave next Wednesday (July 13th). This means that the APA has been fermenting in the carboy for 10 days and the stout for 9. Then they stay in bottles for 19 days until the BBQ.

OR

Option 2: Bottle them when I get back on the 24th. This means that the APA and Stout have been fermenting for 21 and 22 days respectively, but only get 8 days in the bottle to carb up before the BBQ.


In Option 1 the fermentation might not be finished, but in Option 2 they might not carbonate enough in time for the party (and is there any detriment to leaving them in the carboy for so long?). I'm using 750mL swing-top bottles so if they over-carbonate a bit I'm not terribly worried about them popping.

What do you guys think?

Edit: Forgot some relevant info
The APA is fermenting using Wyeast 1056 American Ale Yeast, the Stout with Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale Yeast. Fermentation Temp is 19-20C. I'm only doing a single-stage fermentation, not racking to secondary.

 

[PGEduardo]

Bump up the temperature now so they finish up quickly and bottle before you leave. After your initial vigorous fermentation subsides you can probably go slowly to 70F over a day or two.

I would guess that they both have reached FG by 9 days regardless. Aging in the bottles is probably better than your carboy.

 

[atom]

if you bottle late, they probably will not be carbonated. most low og apas and stouts should be done in 10 days. i'd check the gravity a few days before you want to bottle to make sure...then bottle away if done.

i guess kegs are not an option?

 

[eadavis80]

Ugh - flat beer blows, but it's not dangerous as bottling before fermentation is done can be. I would not bottle unless you're 100% the FG is stable and I think that's going to be very iffy with only 9 and 10 days of fermentation respectively.

 

[catdaddy66]

9 and 10 days is enough time to see fermentation completed so option 1 is a good one. I like to leave my beers in the primary for 2-3 wks minimum though so I sm leaning toward option 2. Minimal carbonation is not a big issue with me!

Both are viable plans so whatever you do will be ok. Have fun at the barbeque...!

 

[Cryovenom]

Both are pretty high OG.
The APA has an OG of 1.056 and an FG of 1.014
The Stout has an OG of 1.071 and an FG of 1.021

I'll turn the fermentation temp up to 21-22C and check the gravity next Mon/Tues. If they've reached their FGs I'll bottle, else I'll wait until I get back.

@atom - Unfortunately I don't have a kegging setup... yet!