FutureBrewer21
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So I wanna say my red ale has been in the primary for 6 weeks now. Is this too long and should be scrapped?
So I wanna say my red ale has been in the primary for 6 weeks now. Is this too long and should be scrapped?
hmmm.. you may need to worry about yeast autolysis... why not taste it and bottle/keg it if it's still good?
I've had beers sit on their yeast bed for up to 4 weeks with no problems..
Cheers,
Awfers
dude i have mead that sits in primary for a month or two easy with a much higher alcohol content. You will know if autolysis takes place although i have never had it happen. The real question is why have you let your beer sit in primary for a month and a half. Is it done fermenting? what are your recipe and gravity readings?
John Palmer said:As a final note on this subject, I should mention that by brewing with healthy yeast in a well-prepared wort, many experienced brewers, myself included, have been able to leave a beer in the primary fermenter for several months without any evidence of autolysis.
My beer has been moved - always carefully, covered and sealed - carried and driven around on the front seat of my car (with a seatbelt, of course) in the past few weeks,
So I wanna say my red ale has been in the primary for 6 weeks now. Is this too long and should be scrapped?
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