racking to a secondary? really?

[ShameBrews]

I just racked an IPA that had seemed to be stalled on fermentation in the primary to a secondary and it is going crazy. I probably could have stirred it but I would say that this is just if not more effective and should provide a little clarity too.

 

[bigbrewbowski]

I'm surprised no one else has noticed this:

When bottling the beer...

If I don't use a secondary, I notice there is a big difference in flavor from the 1st bottle to the last bottle. Usually the last bottles are hoppier than the first bottles.

Using a secondary gives me consistant flavor across all my bottles.

Anyone else notice this?

 

[shipfaced]

The Dude abides! Brewbowski

All that fuss is not needed.
Using a single stage fermenter. I brew for 5 or maybe 6 days, then it gets bottled. End up with 66 excellent bottles of clear, well carbonated, premium beer that I will start drinking two weeks later - yes it improves maybe 1 percent with more conditioning time. But even at a week old it's better than anything at the beer store!

 

[Rick500]

I only use a secondary if I'm dry hopping.

Here's an APA I brewed with no secondary, just a couple weeks in primary and then bottled. Clear as a bell:

 

[shipfaced]

That's what I'm talkin bout Rick! Must learn how to add pic properly. The beer below is exactly 20 days old .... 6 fermentation days and 2 weeks in the bottle. It's already very good.

 

[Sithdad]

Newcomer here. I have done 3 beers so far. 2 stouts and 1 Bavarian Wheat. The two stouts we just ok and the wheat was in the fermenter for 2 weeks until the FG was the same for 3 days. I then transferred it to a 2nd bucket using an auto-syphon from which I bottled immediately. Should I have placed either the fermenter or the bottling bucket into the refridgerator to chill the beer and help it clear before I bottled?

 

[Stef1966]

Sithdad it will clear out in the bottles anyways, so why waste extra time and energy?

 

[Sithdad]

Thanks, that's what I needed to know. I just opened my wheat beer after 1 week in the bottle. There is some haze but it's not too bad. I think it tastes pretty good and has a nice head to it.