[ANDREW.GROGAN1]

I have a beer that hit 4 weeks in primary yesterday. Normally I would have kegged it but I ran out of time. I leave tomorrow for a 2 week work trip. Am I risking it leaving it in primary for 6 weeks?

[Iliff Ave]

No

[HoosierBrew]

No, be sure to package it when you get back and it should be fine.

[pete b]

If it's a happy beer I would freshen it up with some more hops in the keg. Other than that no worries.

[piersonm]

The only thing I would be concerned about is if you primary is in a plastic bucket.  You may get some oxidation.

[brewinhard]

6 wks is fine in primary.

[HoosierBrew]

6 wks is fine in primary.

Yep, even in buckets. Obviously keep enough water in the airlock, past that it's all good.

[dmtaylor]

Take it from the laziest brewer on Earth (that's me):

6 weeks is my absolute limit of how far I would take it in primary.  6 weeks + 1 day may start to give you off-flavors.  Don't go for 7 weeks.

The effects are also indeed MUCH worse in plastic than they would be in glass.  If you are fermenting it in plastic, get it out of there soon.

[ANDREW.GROGAN1]

It is in a 6 gallon better bottle carboy


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[reverseapachemaster]

I generally wouldn't keep a beer in primary for a month but if you've gone four weeks then two weeks isn't going to be much of a difference.

[ANDREW.GROGAN1]

The only thing I would be concerned about is if you primary is in a plastic bucket.  You may get some oxidation.

6 gallon plastic better bottle carboy


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