double fermentation question

[nyyy1927]

I'll be a first time brewer tomorrow when my mr beer kit arrives. I've done some searches on this but haven't gottn a clear answer. From what i'm reading, after the initial fermentation you can move the beer to another container to allow it to clear. what is the benefit of this other than the how the beer looks.

thanks

 

[gtpro]

thats about it, its called "secondary fermentation" but theres no fermentation going on. Its just a refining/clearing step that supposedly helps the beer mature before bottling/kegging. But a lot of brewers, such as myself just do extended primary fermentation with great results.

 

[mojotele]

Give this a read. It provides a pretty good explanation as well as links to related topics.

 

[nyyy1927]

Thanks for the info. I read that article, good stuff. Now I'm off to check out the links from the article.