Wherry

[cooperscrazy]

Hi everyone, how long should I leave my wherry in the FV please?

 

[simon19791]

Ive left mine for 14 days, i have tweaked it slightly and had a little sniffder last night and i am very very impressed!

Saying that, i leave all my brews in for 14 days, regardless

 

[cooperscrazy]

Cheers simon. When I bottle, do I prime the same as lager?

 

[stout les]

about 14 days, but as with all fermentations there's nothing written in stone. i've had wherries ferment for over 3 weeks, the only sure way of telling when its done is by taking hydrometer readings

 

[simon19791]

if it was me, i would batch prime with about 80 - 90g of sugar, IMO an ale shouldnt be a carbonated as a larger, but personal preference.

 

[cooperscrazy]

Been in for 3 days. Just gonna remove krausen collar

 

[Redron]

I"d leave the Krausen where it is. The less you mess with your beer the better, though it is pretty hard to kill... I went through a stage of mixing the Krausen back in after the first 48hrs of vigorous fermentation, the theory being it was full of yeasty/malty goodness. These days I just leave it until fermentation has finished, as mentioned, usually at least 14 days. The important factor being every time you open the lid you are releasing that protective co2 covering....