Moving to seconday

[S6guy]

Almost ready to move my last batch to the secondary. My question is....I was planning to siphon it, and leave the majority of sediment in the car boy. That's the best way or do I want to have that in there for conditioning?

 

[grv]

You'd want to leave it behind. A lot of folks here don't do a secondary if the beer finishes within a reasonable amount of time. Say, three weeks or less. Little risk of off flavors from the trub, and less risk of contamination because you're not exposing to to air and more equipment as you move it. If you're adding fruit or wood chips, secondary is a good idea then too.

 

[S6guy]

O.k thanks. I'm going to take the risk so I can brew my next batch. Do you think it would be o.k to keg it and let it condition in the keg?

 

[duboman]

Sure, you can basically use the keg as the secondary/clearing vessel with no problem, just be sure to verify the beer is at final gravity and stable first. If it's not done you need to wait either way to ensure the beer finishes.

 

[user 21663]

O.k thanks. I'm going to take the risk so I can brew my next batch. Do you think it would be o.k to keg it and let it condition in the keg?

If it's done, yes. I do most of my beers in primary only then right over to keg. Depending on the style, I will add gelatin to the keg (lighter lagers, etc) or not (stouts, doppelbocks, etc).

 

[S6guy]

It's Irish Death....no gelatin needed.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

You might get a cupfull of yeat on that first pour, but if you are drinking Irish Death in quantity, then the B12 might be a good thing. (except for the laxitating effect of srinking a cup of beer yeast).