If the CO2 off gassing is minimal, you should have no problem in bottling; I have tried to bottle while there is a lot of CO2 still being produced (early spund, essentially) and the tubing had trouble holding a siphon in that instance - slow racking out, but it still worked…for what it is worth.
Thanks. I will certainly watch for that. I am going to check gravity in a bit, and with any luck, it will be in bottles by lunch time. LOL
Tasting day. I had two extra bottles that did not fit in the 12 pack containers I used to store the bottles, so after about a week in the closet they went in the fridge to get cold. Countdown to tasting in 3 mins. LOL
A little early, no? I’d be surprised if they were properly carbonated after only a week.
I was always puzzled by this. If primary fermentation is complete within 3-5 days, why does it take 2 weeks to fully carbonate in bottles? The answer, as best I can tell, is that the secondary fermentation in the bottles is done within a few days, just like the primary fermentation, but that the quality of carbonation changes. You can tap a keg after a week and the beer is carbonated but the foam is coarse. After 2 weeks the foam is finer. The same thing happens with bottles. You might be able to chill them down after a week, but is still takes another week for the carbonation to develop.
Yiyre talking about the time it takes for the CO2 to go into solution in the beer.
I wasn’t sure, and I had two extra bottles sitting so I figured why not. The carb level was excellent, so whatever happened in the bottle worked out. The taste was good, but I am going to wait another week or two and see how things go. I have to work the next 6 or 7 days, so I won’t be able to taste it anyway LOL.