polamalu43
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DISCLAIMER: This is an extremely NOOB-ish question.
I'm well aware that beer needs time to condition after going through fermentation. I'm also aware that this conditioning process can occur in either the secondary fermenter and the bottle.
My question is this: is there an advantage to conditioning your beer first in the secondary fermenter and then later in the bottle? Why not just leave it in the primary for two weeks and then go straight to bottling?
The only obvious advantage that I see is the extra available bottles that you will have if you use a secondary. In other words, if you have a beer that needs months of conditioning time, it might be good to leave it in the secondary for a month or two and then the bottle for a couple of months. Doing so would obviously free up the bottles for a month or two.
Beyond this, what is the advantage?
The reason that I ask is that I have at least eight cases worth of bottles. Bottle availability is probably not going to be a problem as I live with four other guys and we buy a ton of craft beer six packs.
I'm well aware that beer needs time to condition after going through fermentation. I'm also aware that this conditioning process can occur in either the secondary fermenter and the bottle.
My question is this: is there an advantage to conditioning your beer first in the secondary fermenter and then later in the bottle? Why not just leave it in the primary for two weeks and then go straight to bottling?
The only obvious advantage that I see is the extra available bottles that you will have if you use a secondary. In other words, if you have a beer that needs months of conditioning time, it might be good to leave it in the secondary for a month or two and then the bottle for a couple of months. Doing so would obviously free up the bottles for a month or two.
Beyond this, what is the advantage?
The reason that I ask is that I have at least eight cases worth of bottles. Bottle availability is probably not going to be a problem as I live with four other guys and we buy a ton of craft beer six packs.