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JONNYROTTEN

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everyone seems to have a different opnion on how long to leave in primary.some say 3 weeks others say 1 week assuming gavity has leveled off.some say after 2 weeks yeast breaks down and gives the beer an off flavor.Is time in primary specific to each beer?
 
Nope....Well yes AND no.

It all makes beer no matter what method you choose. It all comes down to individual experience. The many schools of thought reflect this...ANd we all have our own experiential reasons, as well as book citations to back us up.

I pretty much sum everything up, all the arguments here, with all the links, to allow you to make up your won mind, what you want to try first.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/multiple-questions-about-secondary-fermentation-140978/#post1601829

The only thing that really matters is letting the beer reach it's final gravity, the rest is up to what you believe. .

Many of us believe our beer is better after a month in primary...I have judging scores on my beers that back me up in my reasons, plus the citations of Palmer, which are in the other links.Others have different experiences.

There's an old saying in brewing, "ask 10 brewers a question, and you will get 12 different answers."

You'll have to do your reading, and try it different ways, and come to your own process conclusions on your own.

Have fun exploring and coming to your own conlusions. :D
 
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