How long is to long in secondary

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Zappa42

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Hi guys,

I have a batch that did about 3 weeks in primary and has been in a secondary for close to a month now. I was only going to do 2 weeks in secondary but I didn't have time to bottle it.

Is 4 weeks to long in a secondary? It is a AHS Amber Ale.
 
When I traveled for work, I left a beer for 5 weeks in the primary! that is supposed to cause autolysis (dying yeast) and give it a waxy flavor, but it never did.

In the secondary you've racked the beer off of the majority of dead yeast cells and as long as you kept it out of the light and away from oxygen, one month will actually be very good for your beer. you should be ready to drink as soon as it primes in the bottled and will have a smoother aged taste.
 
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