Should i bottle?

[Twist]

My 1st Geordie lager kit looks like it has finished fermenting but i threw away the instructions lol
I started to bottle but it is very cloudy. :?
Should i wait until it clears or bottle and let it clear in the bottles?

 

[phettebs]

I usually let it clean in the bottles/keg or in the secondary. Doesn't hurt to leave it in the primary longer unless you need it for another beer and only have one!

 

[Twist]

No I only have the one but nothing ready to brew -
have a couple of wow's on the go in my dj's

 

[robsan77]

how many days has it been and whats the hyrometer reading?

 

[Twist]

its been 7 days and its around 1010

 

[robsan77]

bottle if you like :thumb:

 

[Yorkslad]

I panicked with my stout 2 weeks ago, i thought it was infected so i bottled it straight away at 1.010.
The stout tastes very good, and i found out it wasn't infected it was just spray malt that hadn't dissolved properly :lol:

 

[Twist]

well i did sample a little and it tasted ok
just looks like a water sample at the moment lol

 

[phettebs]

Seven days seems a little fast for a lager. Did you ferment it warmer than lager temps? If it's ready, then go for it.

 

[theboytony]

I think the geordie kits kits use a normal beer yeast instead of lager yeast so they ferment at higher temps

 

[phettebs]

that makes sense. If it's ready then bottle away!

 

[Twist]

well theres nothing happening - it looks finished
and the sg is around 1010 - might leave a few more days and throw some finnings in

 

[Moley]

1.010 says it has probably finished, certainly if that reading hasn't changed for a couple of days.

Finings are an option, but a week in the warm after bottling and then a couple of weeks in a cool place and your beer should clear without them.