I've been working on this Scotish heavy ale for a while now.
It's been in the fermenter for almost 2 months.
Initially I had it chilled down to almost 60 degrees till the krausen subsided and sank. Then after I moved, we were so busy I left it sitting in a spare bathroom alone not paying it any attention and yesterday checked the temp and it's sitting at 70 degrees and I tossed in one frozen jug of water.
It's pretty much been at a constant 70 for almost a month of that time.
I've kept the airlock full of vodka.
Does anyone think I hurt it by letting the temps ride up to 70 after the krausen sank? I got lazy but figured the more I left it sit the better it would get.
I'm thinking of either putting it in the secondary or just letting it sit.. then again bottling it seemed like something I should do.
wait?
bottle?
secondary?
I'm in no hurry if waiting is the best option.
Estimated alcohol % should be around 10-11% according to the recipe I used.
It's been in the fermenter for almost 2 months.
Initially I had it chilled down to almost 60 degrees till the krausen subsided and sank. Then after I moved, we were so busy I left it sitting in a spare bathroom alone not paying it any attention and yesterday checked the temp and it's sitting at 70 degrees and I tossed in one frozen jug of water.
It's pretty much been at a constant 70 for almost a month of that time.
I've kept the airlock full of vodka.
Does anyone think I hurt it by letting the temps ride up to 70 after the krausen sank? I got lazy but figured the more I left it sit the better it would get.
I'm thinking of either putting it in the secondary or just letting it sit.. then again bottling it seemed like something I should do.
wait?
bottle?
secondary?
I'm in no hurry if waiting is the best option.
Estimated alcohol % should be around 10-11% according to the recipe I used.