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Mark Blomquist
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John DeCarlo
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Mar 25, 1993, 6:58:26 AM
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In article <C4FzM...@techbook.com>
mar...@techbook.com (Marcus Blomquist) writes:
>I have currently three batches of beer sitting in their fermenters. How
>long is too long? I really haven't had the time to bottle it. I have tried
>to seperate as much as the sediment from each one (by the use of a secondary
>fermenter). But, is that enough and what is the ceiling?
I think the longest I left an ale in the secondary was about 8 months.
Turned out just great.
As long as you still have water in the airlock and reasonable temperatures
and good sanitation, you should be OK.
Don't know what the upper limit is, though.
John DeCarlo, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA--My views are my own
Fidonet: 1:109/131 Internet: jdec...@mitre.org
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Mar 25, 1993, 6:58:26 AM
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In article <C4FzM...@techbook.com>
mar...@techbook.com (Marcus Blomquist) writes:
>I have currently three batches of beer sitting in their fermenters. How
>long is too long? I really haven't had the time to bottle it. I have tried
>to seperate as much as the sediment from each one (by the use of a secondary
>fermenter). But, is that enough and what is the ceiling?
I think the longest I left an ale in the secondary was about 8 months.
Turned out just great.
As long as you still have water in the airlock and reasonable temperatures
and good sanitation, you should be OK.
Don't know what the upper limit is, though.
John DeCarlo, MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA--My views are my own
Fidonet: 1:109/131 Internet: jdec...@mitre.org
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