Terry08
Well-Known Member
I like the idea of less sediment when I bottle and as for me it was ferment then bottle. I have interpreted a secondary fermenter as a drum that the ferment is transfered to 1. Free the main fermenter and 2. to allow the beer to clear.
If this is correct how long could one leave the beer in this secondary fermenter?. Usually at this point if I were to bottle they would be clear in a week drinkable in 3.
I bought a suitable container and have already steralized it and transfered a batch that is at a specific gravity for bottleing. I can see this as a process prior to transfering to a keg but my kegs are glass and hold 720ml.
I have tried to maintain hygiene but the beer would have been exposed to greater air contact than when I bottle straight out of the fermenter.
If this is correct how long could one leave the beer in this secondary fermenter?. Usually at this point if I were to bottle they would be clear in a week drinkable in 3.
I bought a suitable container and have already steralized it and transfered a batch that is at a specific gravity for bottleing. I can see this as a process prior to transfering to a keg but my kegs are glass and hold 720ml.
I have tried to maintain hygiene but the beer would have been exposed to greater air contact than when I bottle straight out of the fermenter.