How Long for 301 Redirect to Take Effect?

Bourbon , 301, time , sitemap.

[niki_man]

I have been told that ranking follows a 301 redirect, except that it takes time. How much time should it take? What's your experience?

My site to dive off the Google radar during Bourbon (end of May). I beleive duplicate content from a misconfiguration caused

I'm trying to use 301 to get rid of the duplicate content.