Can I rack to secondary?

[joecav]

Hello this is my first post and I am working on my first batch right now. Its an American IPA from a True Brew kit. Ive had the beer in the primary for 7 days and the airlock stopped bubbling on day 4. I took a gravity reading today and the beer has reached 1.012. Is it safe to rack to the secondary today or do I need to wait a few more days?

 

[tjpfeister]

It was safe 3 days ago, have at 'er chief!

 

[pkeeler]

Wow, no posts yet explaining that you don't need to rack to a secondary. Give it time, even though that is not what you asked ;-)

Yes, you can rack as soon as bubbling stops or the krausen starts to drop.

 

[brewinjunk]

It may be ready, but it wouldn't hurt to wait another day, take another gravity reading to be sure that it is done. To reiterate upon pkeeler, the use of a secondary is probably not necessary, just another chance to mess up.

 

[lumpher]

wait another week. it'll taste better and be clearer if you wait