Long primary vs. Secondaries

I don't want an out of control discussion, because in my searches, that's what these types always turn into. If you wouldn't mind, just put a post with one or the other, like this:



If you do your fermenting entirely in the primary, just post: Primary
If you rack to a secondary, just post: Secondary



Not trying to be insulting, just looking for an idea of what most people do without starting a debate.

Secondary; BTW the answers have to be at least ten characters long, so the responses have to be more than just Primary or Secondary

6 gallon glass primary only (75% time)

secondary for lagaring or dry-hopping

BrownBomber said:

Secondary; BTW the answers have to be at least ten characters long, so the responses have to be more than just Primary or Secondary

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Tis true. What he said!

Only primary, but keg condition while dry hopping or waiting for a slot in the keezer.

secondary for me!

Long primary, short secondary.

And who says you can't do a short post?

see? hey, no cheating

secondary...............................................

Have switched to Primary only except for lagering. This includes dry hopping in the primary also. Am in the process of comparing the results from a Primary only versus Primary/Secondary system which is what I used to do. So far I have had great results with the Primary only. Montanaandy

Secondary 90%

No chill to winpak primary, dry-hop in primary, cold-crash in primary, rack to keg.

long primary (4-6 weeks), and i always dry hop in the primary.

Secondary... always

I do a month, 28 days average, in a 6.5 gallon glass carboy.

Primary only for standard small beers.
Secondary for really big beers, or things I'm oaking/adding fruit to/using bugs to sour/etc, or for long-term lagers.

I try to go to Secondary with any beer I can. I have made one batch with out it....It turned out great but wasn't as clear as I liked..........

I also have another really pale beer that I don't have a open secondary to use and it's done so I'm gonna bottle........

It's a preference thing I think. I do it when I can.

+ 1 on anything big or dry hop & additives like oak etc.

50/50
big beers in secondary, everything else in primary only

Long primary 3-4 weeks.


Secondary for dry hopping, cold crash to clear, or need to free up primary fermenters so I can brew some more!

Primary

(unless it's a high gravity beer requiring long conditioning, a lager, a dry-hopped beer, or I'm drunk and have an autosiphon in my hand.)

Long Primary in 6 gallon BB

Primary primarily. After reading one of those long arguments I decided to try primary only. I have two IPAs in primary and one I just bottled. We'll see how they are different from my past brews.

jeffmeh said:

No chill to winpak primary, dry-hop in primary, cold-crash in primary, rack to keg.

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Almost +1 here. I No-Chill in the winpak and primary in it for about a month, then bottle.

Long primary, short secondary.

Long primary, but with caveats.

If dry hopping or adding other things (fruit, coffee, etc) then I'll do a short secondary.....
If lagering, I try to go from long primary (3-4 weeks) into a keg for lagering for 4+ weeks.
Occasionally if I need a fermentor then I'll move a beer over to a secondary if a keg isn't open.