abandoned brew

[jayess]

Hi,

I have a Wherry kit on the go but am having to go away with work next week. It was started on the 10th and I'll be back on the 24th - it will be OK left this long won't it? If not, is there anything I can do before I go on the 16th?

Thanks,

J

 

[Mark1964]

should be fine dont worry about it

 

[31bb3]

yes it will be ok as long as the lid is still on

 

[jamesrt2004]

2 weeks? that's perfect :thumb:

 

[PD]

yes two weeks is the perfect time to leave the brew to ferment out. Perhaps you might want to syphon it into a 2nd fv before you go, to get it off a lot of the debris but if not the beer will still benefit from the wait.

 

[Pearlfisher]

If you're barrelling , I would keg it on the 16th , fermentation should have mostly finished by then.

 

[jayess]

Thanks all - I'll leave it alone until I get back. :)

@Pearlfisher: It will be bottled.

Cheers,

J

 

[TRXnMe]

I've made the wherry kit twice now, the first time it got two weeks and two days in the FV, then a month in the barrel before tasting, it was 'rough' and had to be left for another few weeks before being a damned good pint.

The second kit got over three weeks in the FV (I had to go away for work) and was then left for 6 weeks before tasting and was absolutely superb, to me it seems wherry really benefits from patience at all stages. When I posted about the first attempt I got very similar feedbacck from other folk on here who had previously had similar experiences.

So, don't worry about it being in the FV for a while, or the bottle