GrantLee63
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How long can one keep beer in a secondary fermenter before having to worry about adding additional yeast at bottling time? Typically, I will keep mine in the primary for 4 days, rack to the secondary, and then bottle 10 days later - 2 weeks from start to bottle.
With that being said, I made an AG Chocolate Vanilla Porter (from the Maltose Falcons website) last Saturday and according to the recipe, it needs to stay in the secondary for two to three weeks - denpending on how much chocolate / vanilla flavor you want - before bottling.
I'm just curious on how long there is viable yeast in suspension so that I can be assured of having the beer properly carbonated.
Thanks in advance for your help!
- GL63
With that being said, I made an AG Chocolate Vanilla Porter (from the Maltose Falcons website) last Saturday and according to the recipe, it needs to stay in the secondary for two to three weeks - denpending on how much chocolate / vanilla flavor you want - before bottling.
I'm just curious on how long there is viable yeast in suspension so that I can be assured of having the beer properly carbonated.
Thanks in advance for your help!
- GL63