To Bottle or not to Bottle????

[Bigapinnc]

Ok, I have a blonde that has been in the carboy fermenting for about 8 days. My starting gravity was 1.053 and after 8 days the gravity is 1.010. Should i let it ferment out some more or should i go ahead and bottle it?

 

[ciphin78]

I don't know... I'd leave it at least 2 weeks just to let things clean up a bit.

 

[Brewnoob1]

It's probably done fermenting. Depends on how clear you want the beer to be. Leaving it for another week or so will let it clean up after themselves.

 

[Toga]

Give it another week or two. The additional time will give the yeast time to clean up after themselves giving you a better tasting brew over all. I typically do not bottle a batch until it has been in primary for a month. Since I started waiting a month I noticed a significant improvement in the quality of my beer. If I really need to get something bottled I wait no less than 18 days before bottling.

 

[unionrdr]

I generally wait till it reaches a stable FG. However long that may take. Then give it 3-5 days to clean up & settle out more. Sometimes,even 7 days or more if it's not flocculating well. Then rack to bottling bucket & bulk prime to style.

 

[RM-MN]

Ok, I have a blonde that has been in the carboy fermenting for about 8 days. My starting gravity was 1.053 and after 8 days the gravity is 1.010. Should i let it ferment out some more or should i go ahead and bottle it?

You should let it ferment out as far as it will before you commit to bottling. While that sounds like a decent FG, I have had one that went to 1.002 before the yeast quit. Had I bottled it too soon I would have had overcarbonation at least and a possibility for a bottle bomb or so. None of my beers see a bottle until 3 weeks have passed anymore. The ones I did early in the hobby taught me well.

 

[Gunrunner]

If you are in no hurry, then I would let it go for 4+ weeks in primary and no seconday. I would let the yeast do its thing and they will clean up everything.