robd
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when is it the best time to rack into secondary
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ChshreCat
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I wait three weeks before going to secondary, assuming the ferment finishes out in a week or less.
you can go to secondary when fermentation has completely finished. before that and you could end up stalling fermentation...and if you don't deal with a stuck fermentation properly and bottle anyways, you get bottle bombs.
or just give it 3 weeks in the primary and bottle/keg (at least for most beers)
or just give it 3 weeks in the primary and bottle/keg (at least for most beers)
pericles
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Plenty of people believe you don't need a secondary. If I'm not brewing something that calls for an addition at secondarying, I don't use one. The reason is that your bottles/keg basically ARE a secondary. Skipping the secondarying also has the advantage of decreasing the probability of infections.
ifishsum
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The best time is when it's reached it's FG and has been stable for a few days. I like to wait 2 weeks myself, but I still check to be sure that FG has been reached before I move the beer.
True, a secondary isn't necessary for most styles but I prefer to use one because it frees up my primary vessels, and I also dry hop more than half of my beers. I also get a really clear end product.
True, a secondary isn't necessary for most styles but I prefer to use one because it frees up my primary vessels, and I also dry hop more than half of my beers. I also get a really clear end product.
WorryWort
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Never is the best time!!!
(that probably wasn't helpful, was it?)
(that probably wasn't helpful, was it?)
Old Rule: 1-2-3 for primary-secondary-bottle.
My Rule 3-0-2. I don't do secondaries anymore unless lagering for extended periods, during which I would like to remove that big trub. BTW, I don't always wait the 2 weeks for bottle. I am very impatient with my creations.
My Rule 3-0-2. I don't do secondaries anymore unless lagering for extended periods, during which I would like to remove that big trub. BTW, I don't always wait the 2 weeks for bottle. I am very impatient with my creations.
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