fermentation ?

[RandalG]

So my fermentation chamber is full with a watermelon wheat 2 weeks in and an Octoberfast thats 1 week. I wanted to do a pumpkin ale this weekend but I'm worried about off flavors if I take one of them or leave the pumpkin out as the coolest part of my house is 70-72. What do you guys think?

 

[kh54s10]

Go ahead and take the watermelon wheat beer out. It is done anyway. Go ahead and bottle it if it is at FG.

 

[HB_in_Subic]

I agree with kh54s10, take the Watermelon Wheat out and let it sit in the coolest part of your house. This will encourage the yeast to finish off any bi-products, etc. prior to bottling. The most critical time for Ale yeast is during the exothermic stage (1st 3-4 days) when they are producing heat.

I cycle batches all the time thru my fermentation chamber like this. This way I can have several fermenters in the aging process waiting to be bottled.

 

[Rockn_M]

Double check to make sure your watermelon wheat is close to FG, it should be. Then go ahead and bottle and make your pumpkin ale to start a nice pipeline.

 

[RandalG]

The thing is I haven't added the watermelon juice yet which restarts the fermentaion so I was bit concerned about that. It only takes a day or two for the yeast to eat the sugar in the juice but still.