To long in the primary?

[zach_palmer]

So I have a blond extract batch and a honey orange wheat partial mash both in the primary the blond for 2 weeks the wheat for one. Was going to bottle the blond today and the wheat next weekend but I work for the national park service in california and am on my way to new york to help with the hurricane recovery. Will my beer be ok in a month, when I get back home?

 

[biochemedic]

YES. In fact, they may be better off...it's a rare brew that is ready to bottle at 2 weeks, and even then it's going to be something where you were meticulous about yeast pitch rate and fermentation temp, and probably something like a hefe that is known for being ready early...

Leave both of them be, and bottle when you get back...they will be good and clear, and the yeast cleaned up after themselves. The only downside is not having beer ready when you return, but look at it this way...at Thanksgiving you will have 2 batches ready to pop the top off...

 

[MinnesnowtaBrew]

YES. In fact, they may be better off...it's a rare brew that is ready to bottle at 2 weeks, and even then it's going to be something where you were meticulous about yeast pitch rate and fermentation temp, and probably something like a hefe that is known for being ready early...

Leave both of them be, and bottle when you get back...they will be good and clear, and the yeast cleaned up after themselves. The only downside is not having beer ready when you return, but look at it this way...at Thanksgiving you will have 2 batches ready to pop the top off...

He is absolutely correct ^^^^
A month is actually perfect for most beers I find

 

[Mongrel]

He is absolutely correct ^^^^
A month is actually perfect for most beers I find

If your beer (<1.070) isn't ready to bottle at 2 weeks, your process could use some improvement. I'm not saying the OP's beer won't be fine after a month, but if it's not ready at 2 weeks, it's time to look into pitch rates, aeration, temp control, etc.

 

[Zamial]

TLDR

I have had beer sit in primary for over 6 months. Turned out great.

 

[zach_palmer]

Thanks for the advice. I was only bottling because my fg on the blond hadn't dropped since day 7 I added gelatin finings at day 11 and planed to bottle on the weekend which was day 14.

The wheat was only 5 days in so I hadn't started taking readings yet.