Secondary Question ???

[big-o-2]

I have been keeping my batches in secondary for a week, 2 at the most. Can you keep a batch too long in the secondary? I keg most of the time anyways.

I want to get my secondaries filled up soon for a party comming up in Feb. I will buy some more kegs for the party. I just dont want to kill a good beer?

Thanks,

 

[homebrewer_99]

I've kept lagers in a carboy (secondary) for 3 months.

I think yours will be OK.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

unless you have O2 in there then no.

 

[rewster451]

I hope not. I've had my imperial in secondary for almost two months now.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I think he's talking about CO2 in the keg....not the carboy.

 

[usmcruz]

Ive kept beer in the secondary when i used carboy's for about 4 months, and tasted good.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

O2 not CO2. If his beer ain't oxidised, it will last for a long time in the carboy.

 

[homebrewer_99]

OTAH!!

 

[big-o-2]

Thanks for all the input, I was thinking it would be OK. I just did not want to push it if it was going to be an issue. I will start preparing to boil every 4 - 5 days to get thing where I need them to be. Sister is having a big party and she likes my Brown Ale and Pilsner I make. She was hoping for like 4 - 6 kegs, good reason for me to get some more kegs. I am assuming that in the keg it will last about 6 months plus? Just need to make sure I bleed off the O2 and replace with CO2 right?

Thanks,