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Brewing Discussions => All Grain Brewing => Topic started by: newToBrew on July 14, 2013, 12:48:52 PM

Title: 4 week turnaround ?
Post by: newToBrew on July 14, 2013, 12:48:52 PM
Have a buddys birthday bash - 17 August - whats my chances of having a blonde ale ready ?

Would be kegging so could force carb and figure its a blonde so not waiting on hop flavours or anything

Whaddya think ? Have I enough time if brew tomoro?
Title: Re: 4 week turnaround ?
Post by: DEMPSEY on July 14, 2013, 12:52:05 PM
Do a brew of around 1045/50 and you should make it on time,cutting it close so make sure you don't f*@k up anything along the way. :)
Title: Re: 4 week turnaround ?
Post by: halite on July 14, 2013, 06:26:23 PM
You should be fine, 2 weeks in primary, 1 week in Secondary (or cold conditioning in a corny), 1 week force carbing. Just watch the fermentation temperature as the weather looks like staying hot. I am using a swamp cooler to keep my Rye IPA at around 20c and it is working well so far.
Title: Re: 4 week turnaround ?
Post by: Rossa on July 14, 2013, 09:22:57 PM
Keep it might and you should be fine. Use some finings too!
Title: Re: 4 week turnaround ?
Post by: newToBrew on July 16, 2013, 06:33:23 PM
Doin an American wheat beer instead !
   http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/american-wit-beer-p-1580.html  (http://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/american-wit-beer-p-1580.html)

Quicker turnaround - drink it young

Supposed be cloudy !!

And its another new one for me!!!
Title: Re: 4 week turnaround ?
Post by: Partridge9 on July 16, 2013, 09:14:24 PM
Yea - a Hefe is perrrrfect in four weeks with a keg.