FG achieved - to hell with the temperature!

[King Ruddager]

Correct or incorrect?

[ben 10]

Incorrect. [tongue]

[PhilbyT]

Hell's pretty hot[devil]

You'll get some funk at those temps[lol]

[Otto Von Blotto]

I prefer to go to the Arctic with the temperature for a week after FG is achieved. [lol]

 

But yeah, while the temperature isn't as important as it is in the first few days of fermentation, it's probably not the best idea in the world to just let it do whatever it wants just because FG is achieved. Although, I do do that myself once it's bottled.[innocent] [whistling

[Beeblebrox]

It really depends what you're after, but I've not gone wrong since I've been following PB2s advice, and to hell with the temperature is contrary to one side of the triangle.

What next, to hell with sterilizing or quality ingredients?

It's your money and your kit, but it seems a lot of trouble to go to to mix up your brew add the yeast, let it sit for a week or two, then let it overheat!

Just be prepared to let it sit in the bottle a bit longer so the conditioning can undo some of the damage from lack of temp control; you may still get a drinkable beer, but I'd give it at least 6 weeks before cracking one open.

[King Ruddager]

So what's the difference between it being in the FV or a bottle once FG has been reached?

[Beeblebrox]

Good question, I'd say volume, that and the amount of air; typically you have less air in the bottle per amount of area taken, and of course the bottle is always going to be much more airtight than you can get an FV, even with an airlock.

Sealing the brew in a bottle makes it airtight, so the co2 has nowhere to go, which is how your beer gets carbonated.

On the other hand, leaving your brew in the FV for a few days or an extra week, as many of us do allows the yeast to settle out, and "clean up" your brew.

Typically in the second week I cool it down a bit more, which helps the yeast settle better, which in turn makes it easier to transfer into the bottle without too much sediment, as the yeast gets denser and sinks as it cools.

I've bottled straight away when I've reached FG, and I've let it sit for a week, and by far the results are better with more time in the FV.

Extra conditioning also helps, and I have to say my best brews so far have had 2 weeks in the FV, followed by 3 months in the bottle.

You can't speed up the brewing process without having to trade off against loss in quality.

 

[King Ruddager]

Not looking to speed up the process, just posing curious questions.

[Beeblebrox]

The only stupid question is the one not asked, as you won't know the answer.

As you may note, I still ask my fair share of questions too, but am happy to share my knowledge and experience.