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Do you Secondary ferment?

  • Yes, always. Every time, every beer

  • most of the time

  • I determine this on an individual basis, depending on style of beer, etc.

  • Never, I see no need for secondary on any beer.


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One Coopers plastic primary, 3 glass secondaries. Secondaries used to reduce the bottleneck at the primary. Get another primary soon and I'll only secondary the big beers and lagers. Once it hits the keg right now, it gets consumed.
 
Only if I'm making some kind of addition do I use a secondary, whether it be hops, fruit, whatever.
 
Thanks for all the responses!

So it seems most determine this on a case by case basis, but for the most part no secondary is needed on many brews. My plan is to try many of the short term lower gravity ales with no secondary, all high gravity beers in seconday, and all lagers will recieve secondary treatment while lagering (possibly using a corny).


I think I'll leave the wheat in primary till Christmas, then keg.
 
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