NOLA_NICK
Active Member
I usually move to secondary because I need the primary free for another beer
Once in the secondary another smaller yeast cake will form when you let it sit 7-14 days (I secondary for 14 days). The smaller the yeast cake the less likely you are going to accidently stir dormant yeast/particulates back into the beer which will end up in the final product; unless you filter there will always be yeast (and hops) in the beer.
David
The hate for secondaries always makes me chuckle a bit.
I've brewed and let the beer sit in the primary for six weeks and then moved to a secondary. Even after sitting in secondary for a few months there was some sediment on the bottom when I transferred into a keg. This says to me that even after a long primary there was still a little work to be wrapped up by the yeast.
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