Imperial IPA - How long in primary?

[stansoid]

Hey everyone,

I just pitched an imperial IPA (1.075 SG) with a repitch of yeast bay Vermont ale yeast.

The yeast is tearing through the beer with the same intensity it did with the lower gravity beer I harvested it from. I would expect it will ferment out completely within 7 to 10 days.

My question - once active fermentation is complete and the gravity is stable, how long should I leave this bigger beer on the yeast cake to "clean up" before I dry hop for a few days and keg it?

Normally I go about 3 weeks total time in the primary and keg it with my other beers. Does this higher gravity beer need longer?

 

[Yooper]

The "clean up" happens within about 24 hours of the beer reaching FG. You can leave the beer on the trub as long as you'd like- some folks like the flavor and character imparted by a longer contact time with the yeast, while others do not.

I generally go about 3 days or so after FG is reached, or active fermentation ends, and the beer starts to clear.