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[Eastw77]

Hi, I have had a kit brewing in the carboy for about 2 1/2 weeks, It has been left as my life got a bit hectic for a while and I didn't get a chance to bottle it. Al activity has ceased for a while and I am worried it is doomed! If I bottle it now and all the yeast is dead I will get no secondary fermentation. Any advice on what I can do or is it going down th e sink??

 

[Pommy]

Its fine, most beers should be left in the primary for at least two to four weeks depending on the OG and other factors. Take a gravity reading, then another in two more days, if they are the same then bottle and wait three weeks before sampling... if you can wait that long

 

[studmonk3y]

Yea don't worry about it, your beer is fine. Most people don't secondary anymore for the majority of beers. Read the stickies in the beginners section. I'll start your off here https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/vs-pro-con-analysis-109318/#post1204663
Also don't forget to take a couple of hydrometer readings before bottling.

 

[scrambledegg81]

x3. Yeasties are hearty little bastards, and there's several members here that do fermentations that can top anywhere from a few months to several years. The yeasts basically go into a dormant stage if there's nothing to eat, so no worries about them kicking the bucket at this point. 2 1/2 weeks is actually a bit low on the average ferment-o-meter!

And if you're ever in Upper Hutt, say hi to my uncle Mark.

 

[Pommy]

Oh yeah I didnt realise the OP is also in NZ. I will also say hello to your uncle Mark if I end up moving down to Lower Hutt next year

 

[scrambledegg81]

Damn...how many kiwis do we have on here?!

 

[Eastw77]

Thanks alot fellas! Looks like she'll be right mate!!

 

[PolishLogic]

As others have said, 2 1/2 weeks is nothing to worry about.

I'm currently drinking a beer that sat in my secondary for 4 months (due to being both busy and lazy), and after 4 weeks in the bottle it was just as carbed up as anything else I've brewed.

 

[Pommy]

Hey Eastw77 if you are in or around Auckland get yourslef into see Mike at Brewers Coop, hes one of the most knowledgable blokes we have down here and is a bit of a pioneer of the BIAB technique for kiwis