Secondary fermenter

[henson]

I generally let my beer fermenter in primary for one week and then transfer to secondary for a week. My beer has been in primary now for about ten days. Ate there any advantages or disadvantages to just leaving it in primary for two weeks and then kegging?

 

[BrewHobby1]

I let my average pale ale 1.050 sit in primary on the cake for three weeks, often.

Transferring to the secondary is useful if you plan to put fruit or hops in for the oils and taste.

Transferring to secondary to clarify just risks infection.

Another way to clarify or remove yeast from suspension is to cold crash, or put the fermentor in the fridge and give it a couple days to clear.

(laughing) the short answer is, two weeks in primary would be fine.

 

[inhousebrew]

Leave it on there for a minimum of two weeks if not three. The yeast left in there will go through a phase where they clean up some of the fermentation byproducts and make the beer cleaner tasting. If you remove it from the yeast you are eliminating this effect somewhat.

 

[henson]

Thank you for the replies. I'm going to skip the secondary thanks to your advise

 

[ifearnothing0]

I been wondering this myself , on my 4th batch and the general idea that I've gathered is that you should wait until your gravity settles down for Agnew days and then rack to the secondary

 

[Revvy]

This is the most discussed topic on here, it has been readily covered. I suggest you read THIS thread, it's become the "uber discussion" on this topic thread. Every discussion, question, answer, citation, etch is in that thread....

To Secondary or Not? John Palmer and Jamil Zainasheff Weigh In .

Many of us leave our beer in primary for a month minimum then bottle.....We find out beers to be clearer and better tasting.

I suggest you read that thread, and experiment for yourself, and make up your own mind.

There's thousands of threads on here already, where folks have ventured their opinions, and argued incessantly, but it ultimately comes down to what works for you..