I am working on my second batch. I have a Irish red ale with an OG of .040
How long do I let it set until I can bottle and drink it.. I put it in
secondary on the 20th of august.
Next question
How long SHOULD I let it rest in the bottles before drinking?

Cheers!
Nate

Nate & Laurie Benzing wrote:[color=blue]
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> I am working on my second batch. I have a Irish red ale with an OG of .040
> How long do I let it set until I can bottle and drink it.. I put it in
> secondary on the 20th of august.[/color]

I usually go a couple weeks.[color=blue]
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> How long SHOULD I let it rest in the bottles before drinking?[/color]

Give it a couple weeks to carbonate. You can try one sooner if you
like.

---------->Denny
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Nate & Laurie Benzing wrote:[color=blue]
> I am working on my second batch. I have a Irish red ale with an OG of .040
> How long do I let it set until I can bottle and drink it.. I put it in
> secondary on the 20th of august.
> Next question
> How long SHOULD I let it rest in the bottles before drinking?
>
> Cheers!
> Nate
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Well, it's been in secondary for more than a month then. I'm just a
newbie, but I'd suggest you siphon it into your bottling bucket to get
rid of any sediment, add your priming sugar solution, and then bottle.
It's tempting to try the beer too soon after bottling, but the
carbonation takes a couple of weeks for me. The flavor seems to keep
improving as the beer ages in the bottles too.

Karl S.
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