This is such a great forum, and I am sure many of you are sick of answering these NOOB questions over and over again. Anyway, I have tried to read as much as I could but I am still confused.
I have an IPA that started in my primary 2 weeks ago. It fermented fairly quickly as the temps were 75-78 degrees. It was done after about 3 days I think. My initial gravity was 1.060 and it finished at around 1.014 (this is from memory so my numbers may be a little off). I transferred it to a secondary after it was done fermenting after a week, only because I dumped the entire wort into the primary along with all the sediment (oops). It has been in a secordary for a week and I am wondering if I should just leave it in the secondary or should I go ahead and transfer it to my keg? It seems like it should age another week or so before it will be ready to drink, but can I go ahead and transfer it into a keg and get it cooling and carbonating?
Is there any reason not to put it into a keg and into the kegerator shortly after fermenting ceases?
Riles
I have an IPA that started in my primary 2 weeks ago. It fermented fairly quickly as the temps were 75-78 degrees. It was done after about 3 days I think. My initial gravity was 1.060 and it finished at around 1.014 (this is from memory so my numbers may be a little off). I transferred it to a secondary after it was done fermenting after a week, only because I dumped the entire wort into the primary along with all the sediment (oops). It has been in a secordary for a week and I am wondering if I should just leave it in the secondary or should I go ahead and transfer it to my keg? It seems like it should age another week or so before it will be ready to drink, but can I go ahead and transfer it into a keg and get it cooling and carbonating?
Is there any reason not to put it into a keg and into the kegerator shortly after fermenting ceases?
Riles
