Gelatin Fining in Primary before Secondary

[KurfBrew]

This has been asked and sort of answered in a bunch of different places so bear with me, but I wanted opinions as to whether or not this approach should work.

I've got an IPA that's been fermenting for a few days and just found out I'm going to be out of town for the full month of November basically. I forgot to add whirfloc in the boil and it has a considerable wheat content so it I'm planning on using gelatin finings to clear it up. My plan is to crash and fine it this weekend, transfer it to a secondary purged with co2 before I skip town, then do my dry hopping in about a month when I get back so that the aroma will still be awesome when I'm actually serving it.

Any reason this wouldn't work?

 

[C-Rider]

Just let it sit till you come home. No damage and it will help to clear your beer. Dry hop when you return. I do it that way all the time. Never used gelatin or a secondary even for my Oktoberfest.

 

[KurfBrew]

Just let it sit till you come home. No damage and it will help to clear your beer. Dry hop when you return. I do it that way all the time. Never used gelatin or a secondary even for my Oktoberfest.

Wouldn't autolysis be a concern leaving it on the yeast cake for 4+ weeks after fermentation?

 

[unviewtiful]

Wouldn't autolysis be a concern leaving it on the yeast cake for 4+ weeks after fermentation?

No, 4 weeks is nothing. I've done a couple months in primary with no detrimental effects and I've even seen some claims that up to 6 months on the yeast cake is fine.

 

[C-Rider]

Wouldn't autolysis be a concern leaving it on the yeast cake for 4+ weeks after fermentation?

Not a problem in modern HOME BREWING. Old wife's tale. Only danger it to big brewerys where hundreds of pounds are sitting on the yeast cake.