Am I safe to bottle?

[Roadrunner]

I am on a day 7 with coopers australian lager in the fv. Due to fermentation in a slightly higher temperature (23-24*C) it finished visible fermentation in some 3 days (by that I mean the krausen has fallen and I could only see a very tiny bubbles working their way up the FV) I removed the krausen collar and let it continue ) The colour of the wort was a lovely gold but so dense (cloudy?) you couldn't see more than a 5mm into it. On day five I checked the gravity and it was 1.013 (it is the same gravity now that I checked it on days 6 and 7)The colour has changed to dark amber (you could call it brown even)and a lot clearer than it was on day 3-4. I can see through it (looking from the side of the FV I can see the chunks of clamped up yeast falling down in the centre of the FV )Its clearing from the top down so atm the clear 'layer' is about 2inch and the rest goes cloudier the lower you look.On the surface I can see remnants of the foam that is disappearing slowly with and occasional 'island' of yeast that is breaking apart (albeit very slowly) and falling in flakes to the bottom of the fermenter. Most of the surface is clear now with just a little foam in places and those 'islands of yeast' . Question is: is it normal for a finished beer? I am a little worried that the fermenter lost its pressure (before when I prised the lid gently I could feel some suction from the inside , but now is completely loose, and I am worried that the air can get in and spoil the beer before all the gunk dissipates, or is it normal for some of the gunk remain on top and I am ok to bottle?. Or should I wait a bit longer to let everything fall to the bottom and the surface to be completely free of foam etc? Sorry for daft questions but having nothing but my other batch to compare it to (the other one was fermented in a diffferent type of fermenter so I cant tell exactly how it behaved before bottling and just followed instructions on the kit) I am looking for some reassurance from you learned brewers. Anyone please?Would be greatful for any tips and advise.
(just for the record OG (temperature adj) was 1.040 and my final gravity over the last three days is 1.013)
Thank you
RR

 

[Hopping_Mad]

I'll give you the same advice as I give everyone else, bung the ingredients in then don't do anything but check the temperature for 10 days at least. Forget kit instructions - they're generally over optimistic when it comes to finished fermentation.

It's tempting to take that lid off and peek when IRS one of your first kits , bit they all look different!

Just start taking gravity readings 7 - 10 days in. If it's near the target gravity and it's the same three days on the trot, then move to secondary/conditioning!

Stop peeking!!! :nono: You are increasing your chances of infection. The CO2 forms a protective layer as it's heavier than air.

Also, your primary vessel is not supposed to be under 'pressure' - fit an air lock or loosen the side of you lid slightly to release the excess gas.

 

[Roadrunner]

Thank you very much for your reply.
I have the Coopers FV so no peeking at all (can see everything without lifting the lid)Only time the lid was off was on a day 4 when I removed the krausen collar (took 5secs max)There is still quite a lot of activity in it though( not bubling but flakes of yeast floating in the vessel and eventually droping down as the crap thats on the surface is dissolving.Bit worried about the concept of fermenting without the airlock though (leaving it too long in this type of a FV:shock:. Like you advise I will leave it alone for at least another couple of days (possibly even longer, at the rate the gunk on the top dissipates I am looking at probably another 3-4 days)The other coopers aus. lager I already bottled was fermented in white FV so I couldn't see anything and just followed the kits instructions an bottled on day 7.Thank you for your reassurance that I am ok leaving it few days extra :
RR