should i move to bottle to condition

[btoobrew]

On my first batch og 1.053 taken too hot had to repitch for same reason im one week in very little krausen have had a reading of 1.020 last 3 days should i move to bottle to condition it has plenty of turb on bottom

 

[gandalfiii]

If your gravity is steady then you can bottle, but most people here(including myself) will tell you to leave it in the fermenter for another week or two before bottling.

 

[Mojzis]

Leave it for another week or two.. I would stabilize the temps too..

 

[SMc0724]

Agreed. A lot of people here do not believe in secondary fermenting, but I do.

As home brewers, as opposed to commercial breweries, we have little need for a quick ROI. Plus, some commercial breweries pull some special techniques to shorten aging. Let it rest.

 

[btoobrew]

Thanks

 

[btoobrew]

Temps have been at 70 for the most part just pitched at around 80 took my og at that temp

 

[Yooper]

I like to wait until the beer is pretty clear before bottling because it means a lot less gunk in the bottle. Sometimes that happens at day 7 and sometimes not until day 25. The actual number of days doesn't matter- you just want the Fg to be stable for at least three days, and the beer to clear up.