Help with Cerveza kit

[Visionist]

So yesterday I started a muntons cerveza kit, I didn't add anything additional aside from the required 1kg of brewing sugar. Fermentation has started already. Looking at the instructions I'm wondering if they are really what I should be doing?
The kit says "Fermentation complete in 4-6 days, bottle for 14 days or until clear"

Should I be doing a secondary? Is 14 days really enough for it to be drinkable? Also I know its not a true cerveza given the yeast supplied.

Thanks

 

[Yooper]

Let it sit at at a temperature (65-68F or 18-20C) for 10 days or so before bottling. Then bottle it and let it sit at 70F or 21C for up to three weeks to carbonate and then chill.

 

[RM-MN]

So yesterday I started a muntons cerveza kit, I didn't add anything additional aside from the required 1kg of brewing sugar. Fermentation has started already. Looking at the instructions I'm wondering if they are really what I should be doing?
The kit says "Fermentation complete in 4-6 days, bottle for 14 days or until clear"

Should I be doing a secondary? Is 14 days really enough for it to be drinkable? Also I know its not a true cerveza given the yeast supplied.

Thanks

If you bottle a beer as soon as fermentation is completed you will get a huge amount of sediment in every bottle. By day 10 a lot of that sediment will have settled out in the fermenter and with a bit of care you can leave it there instead of adding it to your bottles.

Do you want a beer that is "drinkable" or do you want decent beer? I prefer to give my beers longer to mature and drop out more of the suspended yeast. 3 weeks is often suggest as minimum. For darker beers I give them more time. The darker the beer (and the higher the alcohol) the longer I leave them before I start drinking.

 

[ReaperOnefour]

I always ferment for 14 days, then bottle, & let them sit for 2-3 weeks in a dark cool place. Then i'll throw them in the fridge for about a week before drinking them. They always come out not crystal clear, but pretty clear. Secondary is unnecessary. Hope this helps.

 

[Cptblamo]

The recipe is basically having you secondary in the bottles. It may cause inconsistencies between each bottle but shouldn't be an issue. 4-6 days is a short amount of time. When the fermentation ends, wait at least 3 days to let the flavor clean up and the yeast to drop out. If you have the ability to cold crash, do that before bottling. Then wait a week, cut some limes and enjoy.