Alsace
Active Member
Hi All,
I brewed an ordinary bitter yesterday (actually finished today at 2 am!) and it is bubbling away in the ale pails. I know this is one of the faster maturing beers out there and in fact I chose to brew it because my recent brews are more high gravity/roasty and they need more time -- and I need something to drink in the meantime! I want to take it grain to glass pretty quick but I don't want to end up with butter beer, etc. I know a lot of people on HBT advocate a 3-4 primary for most beers, but I'm hoping I can get away with less than that.
Assuming I've hit my final gravity in 4-5 days, will the yeast have cleaned everything up one week from now? 10 days? 2 weeks? What do you all do for your ordinary bitters? I'm thinking I'll go closer to 10-14 days, but i'd love to hear some other opinons.
I brewed it all grain (OG 1.040) and I have it fermenting in two separate buckets -- one with WLP002 and one with Safale 04. I got really good hot and cold breaks and whirlpooled, so I'm thinking the beer should brighten up pretty quick.
Thanks!
I brewed an ordinary bitter yesterday (actually finished today at 2 am!) and it is bubbling away in the ale pails. I know this is one of the faster maturing beers out there and in fact I chose to brew it because my recent brews are more high gravity/roasty and they need more time -- and I need something to drink in the meantime! I want to take it grain to glass pretty quick but I don't want to end up with butter beer, etc. I know a lot of people on HBT advocate a 3-4 primary for most beers, but I'm hoping I can get away with less than that.
Assuming I've hit my final gravity in 4-5 days, will the yeast have cleaned everything up one week from now? 10 days? 2 weeks? What do you all do for your ordinary bitters? I'm thinking I'll go closer to 10-14 days, but i'd love to hear some other opinons.
I brewed it all grain (OG 1.040) and I have it fermenting in two separate buckets -- one with WLP002 and one with Safale 04. I got really good hot and cold breaks and whirlpooled, so I'm thinking the beer should brighten up pretty quick.
Thanks!