Hey guys, I am new to brewing and the forums, and I know there are a ton of threads similar to this one (I have read many of them), but I am looking for a more concrete answer.
I recently brewed this beer, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f71/easy-chimay-blue-clone-73965/ and when I asked a question about racking it to a secondary (borrowed from a friend), and the overwhelming response was simply not to, and just leave it in the primary for 3 weeks.
I am going to buy either a glass carboy for a secondary or another primary bucket to brew more often. I see a lot of debate on the cleaner beer, risk and hassle factor, and that it doesn't do much at all to secondary. I was wondering if anyone could give me a list of specific beers that should be racked to a secondary, or what the exact benefits are. For example, I heard that racking in a secondary will allow the beer to age faster. How much faster than bottling? 1 week, 2?
One last thing, I also see a lot of people reference the 1-2-3, 1 week primary, 2 week secondary, 3 week bottling, but then I see other time schedules as well. If I were to just bottle condition, how long will it be until drinkable? I brewed an oatmeal stout, 2 weeks in the primary, and it has been over 3 weeks (just over) in the bottles, and the beer still tastes extremely green.
Thanks for the help
I recently brewed this beer, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f71/easy-chimay-blue-clone-73965/ and when I asked a question about racking it to a secondary (borrowed from a friend), and the overwhelming response was simply not to, and just leave it in the primary for 3 weeks.
I am going to buy either a glass carboy for a secondary or another primary bucket to brew more often. I see a lot of debate on the cleaner beer, risk and hassle factor, and that it doesn't do much at all to secondary. I was wondering if anyone could give me a list of specific beers that should be racked to a secondary, or what the exact benefits are. For example, I heard that racking in a secondary will allow the beer to age faster. How much faster than bottling? 1 week, 2?
One last thing, I also see a lot of people reference the 1-2-3, 1 week primary, 2 week secondary, 3 week bottling, but then I see other time schedules as well. If I were to just bottle condition, how long will it be until drinkable? I brewed an oatmeal stout, 2 weeks in the primary, and it has been over 3 weeks (just over) in the bottles, and the beer still tastes extremely green.
Thanks for the help