Too long in primary?

floydmeddler · Post by **floydmeddler** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:58 pm

I'm heading back home for xmas and may have to leave my beer in primary as it hasn't finished fermenting yet. This means that it will have been in there for 19 days. Will this cause off flavours in my beer or will it be OK?

Cheers

6470zzy · Post by **6470zzy** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:36 pm

I have left beer in the primary many times for 4 weeks and have had no issues with off flavours, I believe you will be fine.

Happy Xmas to you.

floydmeddler · Post by **floydmeddler** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:11 pm

Thanks. Might leave it then.

Merry xmas to you as well.

dmonbeer · Post by **dmonbeer** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:20 pm

Basic Brewing Radio did an experiment recently on time left in primary fermenter. Hardly anyone could taste the difference & nobody thought any detected difference tasted bad.

floydmeddler · Post by **floydmeddler** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:10 pm

Gravity was 1014 so I transferred it into my better bottle. Should drop over the next 9 days.. hopefully.

Cheers for the help. Definitely food for thought.

mysterio · Post by **mysterio** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:13 pm

It will be fine. There is a flavour that develops when the beer is sitting on the yeast too long (months). I perceive it as a kind of 'creaminess'. Like phlegm that develops at your tonsils when you're swallowing. That's the only way I can describe it!

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