stageseven
Well-Known Member
I'm sure this has been asked before, but multiple searches gave so many unrelated results that I gave up looking through them all. I know the 1-2-3 week schedule is generally accepted as sufficient for most beers, but I was wondering more what specific advantages there are to leaving beer in the secondary longer. I've seen a couple threads where people say the more patient the better off you are, and that beer can sit in a secondary for a couple of months and be fine, but I was wondering more what's the best length of time depending on style. Obviously beers like hefes that don't need to sit in a secondary at all don't benefit at all, but is there more of a benefit to leaving say a strong ale in secondary for longer than 2 weeks? Does the ABV of the beer affect the ideal time in a secondary?
The majority of the reason I'm asking is that I have a dubbel in secondary right now, and it's been there for 14 days, so I could just go ahead and bottle but I also could stand to leave it longer. Of course, if it doesn't make a difference I'd just go ahead and bottle so it can start carbing up. Thanks!
The majority of the reason I'm asking is that I have a dubbel in secondary right now, and it's been there for 14 days, so I could just go ahead and bottle but I also could stand to leave it longer. Of course, if it doesn't make a difference I'd just go ahead and bottle so it can start carbing up. Thanks!