I'm brewing a extract clone of a Belgian Tripel from my LHBS. At 9%, it's the biggest beer I've brewed so far. I followed the instructions, hit my OG, and pitched a Wyeast Activator pack (seasonal belgian yeast) and it has been bubbling like crazy for a few days now. So far, so good...
Here's where the process deviates from what I'm used to... It says to leave in the primary for 7 days and then rack to the secondary for 4-5 weeks. (I would assume I'd want to leave such a big beer in the primary for a longer period of time. Any reason to get it out of the primary so fast?)
It then says to pitch a Propigator pack (same Belgian yeast, no starter) 3 days prior to bottleing. Then prime and bottle as usual. Thought that was strange as well. Any comments?
Here's where the process deviates from what I'm used to... It says to leave in the primary for 7 days and then rack to the secondary for 4-5 weeks. (I would assume I'd want to leave such a big beer in the primary for a longer period of time. Any reason to get it out of the primary so fast?)
It then says to pitch a Propigator pack (same Belgian yeast, no starter) 3 days prior to bottleing. Then prime and bottle as usual. Thought that was strange as well. Any comments?