Leaving town, no tome to bottle, what to do?

[Sparrow]

OK, due to poor time management on my part, I don't have time to bottle the 2 LBKs of Rye IPA that I cold crashed the other day.

I'm leaving for Roatan Honduras today, and don't know whether to leave the LBKs in the fridge (33 degrees), for 8 or 9 days, or pull them back out.

If I pull them out my options are my garage, which SHOULD hang around 60 during the day, and 50 at night, or bring them back in the house where my closet should stay around 65 most of the time I'm gone.

BTW, this batch did already sit in the LBKs for 21 days prior to cold crashing.

Thanks

[Gymrat]

I would get both batches off of the yeast cakes. I really don't like mine on the yeast cake more than 2 weeks but that's me. So get a couple of slimlines to use as secondaries then if your closet stays 65 keep them in there. That will give them time to condition.

[Sparrow]

Thanks Roger. Probably don't have time to get the slimlines. What if I sanitize my 5gal bottling bucket? Wouldn't be much head room, and the lid would be on pretty tight though.

[FrozenInTime]

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Anyways, hope u have a good trip, I would not mind a trip there myself. It's a country I've always wanted to see.

[Sparrow]

Thanks FIT. No carboys, working on sanitizing a bucket as i type. Also I don't keg, yet......

Thanks again

[RickBeer]

I would leave them in the frig as is, but that's just based on my understanding that 4 weeks in an LBK is not an issue based on others saying they had no adverse effects.

I have Moosedrool cold crashing right now. It was fermenting for a week before I left town for a week and lowered the house to 55. Came home, raised temp, gave it another 10 days and then cold crashed it. Plan on bottling Sunday or Monday. That's possibly 28 days on the yeast cake.

[John Sand]

I'm with Rick. A month or even more shouldn't hurt.

[Inkleg]

I'd leave it in the fridge till you get back. A lot of the "on the yeast cake" horror stories come from people with poor process and temperature control.

[FrozenInTime]

Yup, I agree with rick. I was just answering your question about transferring it. I've left mine in the fridge for 2 weeks after 21 days fermenting with no ill effects. Ignore my previous answer once again.

[Sparrow]

Thanks all, you've saved me a much needed extra few minutes in the mad dash to get everything ready for leaving today!

[RickBeer]

Don't forget to leave the key in the spot we discussed. I'll stop by, bottle, and then wash your LBKs so they are ready for when you get back. I'll bring my own caps and capper and bottles, so as to not use your supplies when I bring your brew home.