What are the chances...

[HarryFlatters]

Awrite?

I'm going to brew up an AG BIAB Dunkelweissen kit tomorrow, looking forward to it.

What are the chances of it being ready for new year? A week to ferment and two and a bit weeks in the bottle.

Slim? No chance?

Place bets now :)

 

[steve denholm]

If you're like me and start drinking as soon as there are bubbles you'll be good :P

 

[terrym]

You can drink it as soon as its finished fermenting and then carbed in the warmest place you have. Whether it will be ready or not only you will know.

 

[HarryFlatters]

Here's hoping.

I'll give one a try on Hogmanay and hope for the best :)

 

[Zephyr259]

Wheat beers are best fresh (apparently, just brewed my first one) so turn around quickly, I wouldn't give it only a week in the FV unless you are taking FG readings to ensure it's finished. Think 10 days is some of my quickest. Good luck.

 

[dad_of_jon]

I'd say a dunkelweisen will take a bit longer than a weisen. On the basis that dark beers take longer to reach their best in general than light beers. I'd reckon on a week or 2 more at least, but I've never done a dunkelweiss (can't think why!) please report back your findings, I'll have to put it on my brewing schedule.

 

[Ghillie]

If you use US-05, you can reach FG in 4-6 days. I leave all my beers in the FV for a minimum of 2 weeks regardless when FG is reached, but I try for clear beer and good beer.

Grain to glass is absolutely achievable in 8 days when force carbing. Bottle conditioning, doable in 10 days. So I would say 10 days in FV and the rest of the time bottle conditioning for a "drinkable" beer with no podium finish

Temperatures are critical in meeting your deadline though.