Chet Ripley
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Made a pale ale last Saturday. I got called away while getting ready to rack to the carboy. Came back 20 minutes later and started the transfer only to remember at the end that while I had cleaned and rinsed the carboy, I never sanitized it. At that point there was nothing I could do other than pitch the yeast and hope for the best. Had fermentation activity the next morning. By Tuesday the activity was mostly over and the krausen had dropped. The first gravity check was last night and it was on target at 1.012. Normally I'd wait 2 days and check again and if stable bottle it. At this point I haven't seen anything that looks like an infection and the sample tasted good. My question is, how long does it take for an infection to make itself known? Is it safe to stick with my normal schedule for bottling or should I wait longer?