Justintoxicated
Well-Known Member
I always see stuff like, wait 6 months for your beer to condition in bottles, or wait 6 weeks at least for best results.
But what about When you keg? I read somewhere than once you get the keg on Co2 I'ts pretty much done conditioning? If thats the case, then how do I know when it's time to keg? Do I condition in a secondary for an extended period of time instead?
For example, I just brewed a black imperial IPA, directions say to put it into a secondary and dry hop once fermentation is finished. then wait another week and then bottle and wait for 6 weeks for best results.
But I'm planning to keg it, and it's nearly done fermenting after only a week (it had a fierce fermentation where I lost about 1/4th gallon through the blow off tube and 3 1/2 gallon growler changes.
Should I leave it in the primary for an extra week then 2 weeks in the secondary and call it good? Or do I need to keg it and then wait, etc?
But what about When you keg? I read somewhere than once you get the keg on Co2 I'ts pretty much done conditioning? If thats the case, then how do I know when it's time to keg? Do I condition in a secondary for an extended period of time instead?
For example, I just brewed a black imperial IPA, directions say to put it into a secondary and dry hop once fermentation is finished. then wait another week and then bottle and wait for 6 weeks for best results.
But I'm planning to keg it, and it's nearly done fermenting after only a week (it had a fierce fermentation where I lost about 1/4th gallon through the blow off tube and 3 1/2 gallon growler changes.
Should I leave it in the primary for an extra week then 2 weeks in the secondary and call it good? Or do I need to keg it and then wait, etc?