Is it ok to leave beer in the fermenter extra long before bottling?

[Hang Glider]

How long did you let this ferment for? Mine has been in the primary (i still need a secondary) for about 8 days now... I think I can bottle, SG reads 1.010 from my OG 1.040.

last night, my SG read 1.011...so i dont know if i should wait and check again tomorrow....

8 days, and 22 more days - let it sit a month. You "CAN" bottle, but you will not be getting your best result. Bottle after one month, then let it sit in the bottle another 3 weeks. Your patience will be rewarded - really!

read around here more - you will get confirmation on this from others, other threads,...

good luck! and congrats on the zombie (reviving a dead thread!)

 

[mr_bell]

Wow I haven't checked in for a while. I have been highly unmotivated lately and was on vacation for a week in July. At least I had an excuse for not bottling that week. I have a brown ale that's been in my primary for nearly 8 weeks now. We'll see how it turns out but it looks and smells fine. Prior to this, the longest I've ever let a beer sit in my primary was 6 weeks. Turned out fine.

(The truth is that I have come to despise bottling, but can't spring for a keg and spare fridge right now, which I honestly would have preferred to a vacation but SWMBO saw things differently.)

 

[starrfish]

Wow I haven't checked in for a while. I have been highly unmotivated lately and was on vacation for a week in July. At least I had an excuse for not bottling that week. I have a brown ale that's been in my primary for nearly 8 weeks now. We'll see how it turns out but it looks and smells fine. Prior to this, the longest I've ever let a beer sit in my primary was 6 weeks. Turned out fine.

(The truth is that I have come to despise bottling, but can't spring for a keg and spare fridge right now, which I honestly would have preferred to a vacation but SWMBO saw things differently.)

bottle and enjoy just give some extra time to carb, let those yeasties wake up!


will be an awesome clean beer! they did their job fully!

 

[Justibone]

(The truth is that I have come to despise bottling, but can't spring for a keg and spare fridge right now, which I honestly would have preferred to a vacation but SWMBO saw things differently.)

Keeping SWMBO happy is the best investment. Women see vacations differently than men do, I can't explain quite how it is, but I know it has to do with excitement, anticipation, escape and a bit of hanky-panky. It's like with shoes -- they just love a vacation.

If you and SWMBO don't see eye-to-eye on brewing, then tell her every week -- as often as you can really -- all of the reasons why you love, respect, admire and desire her... you and she will both be happier.

Then she'll let you get the keg.