How long primary

Author Topic: german pilsner how long in primary Read times. Greetings, last saturday i brewed a pot of Grants Classic Pilsner per instructions given to me by my local brew store. The word "lager" comes from the German verb "to store". My two cents would be to let it clear a bit before racking, then give it at least four weeks before kegging it. At that point you want to drop the temp to near freezing and keep it there for at least a month.

That's the "to store" part. If you have placed a lot of hops in your beer , remember that their effect reduces over time so once a well hopped beer has reached optimal drinking time, you may as well drink them! Extra for experts: How to increase the alcohol level in homebrew - amylase can help with attenuation.

Unknown November 13, at PM. Powered by Blogger. Popular Posts. I was doing the shopping and I came across a line row of baker's yeast and I wondered if you could use that to make homebrew. Making an alcoholic brew out of fruit juice is a classic cliche of many a prison movie or television show - but it's based in re How can I increase the alcohol content of my beer abv?

Did you ever see the movie Men in Black? It featured the wonderful actor Vinc Is there a risk of leaving beer in the primary fermenter too long? JrGtr Devotee Apr 13, Massachusetts. JackHorzempa likes this. Lukass Meyvn 1, Dec 16, Ohio. The best stout I ever made I let sit in primary for 4 almost 5 weeks cuz I was on vacation. Racked it right from there to the bottling bucket and it was delish! You'll be fine, in my experience, it gives the yeast time to clean up.

Show Ignored Content. Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? We recently brewed a dark cream ale 3 gallon and got a little lazy on the bottling process, just got married and was preparing for the wedding and was out of town a while.

I had to leave the beer in the primary fermenter for about two and half months and just bottled it yesterday. I guess my question is, should we be concerned that the beer was contaminated after leaving it so long?

Thanks for the help! Beer is the cause and solution of all life problems. Bob Brewmaster Posts: Consensus means nothing to me. At this point there's no reason to treat it as anything but OK. You have done the work and spent the money, so just wait a couple of weeks and taste the results. Often, the results of other than ideal conditions produce amazing beer. Beer is my bucket list, Bob Fallon, NV. It's not going to grow anything that will hurt you anyway.