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re: secondary fermentation question
Posted on 11/20/12 at 8:25 am to McKinneyttu97
Posted on 11/20/12 at 8:25 am to McKinneyttu97
I racked the first two beers I made, for different reasons. The first was a brown ale I made before discovering the blow-off tube, and we had a bit of an issue with hops and krausen on the ceiling, so I racked it to help clean it up. The second batch was a wheat beer that I racked onto blueberries and left on them for 2 or 3 weeks. Did not rack my latest batch, a stout
I'd only rack a stout if you want to add flavor. I don't think there is any reason to try to clear it up.
oak, bourbon, vanilla, coffee, chocolate or cocoa nibs, raspberry, cherry, etc.
no, just the beer and try to leave as much of the trub in the primary as possible
fun, ain't it!
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I have a oatmeal stout fermenting now. Making tons of bubbles. I have a secondary fermentator and would like to try some 2nd with it. Add a flavor or just leave it alone?
I'd only rack a stout if you want to add flavor. I don't think there is any reason to try to clear it up.
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is what can I do to add some flavor to it?
oak, bourbon, vanilla, coffee, chocolate or cocoa nibs, raspberry, cherry, etc.
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and do you add yeast on a 2nd ferm or just transfer the clean brew?
no, just the beer and try to leave as much of the trub in the primary as possible
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Sorry for my ingonrance and poor wording. Rsally new at this beer brewing thing.
fun, ain't it!
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Posted on 11/20/12 at 8:32 am to LoneStarTiger
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I have a oatmeal stout fermenting now. Making tons of bubbles. I have a secondary fermentator and would like to try some 2nd with it. Add a flavor or just leave it alone?
I'd only rack a stout if you want to add flavor. I don't think there is any reason to try to clear it up.
There is some advantage to getting the beer off the dead yeast.
I think it would be interesting to take a 10-gallon batch, split it into two 5-gallon primaries and then rack one and not the other just to see how they differ in the end.
Posted on 11/20/12 at 8:40 am to LoneStarTiger
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we had a bit of an issue with hops and krausen on the ceiling
Welcome to the club. My old apartment had some nice stains on the ceiling from an Arrogant Bastard clone I pitched on a yeast cake before I knew what I was really doing.
As to the OP, you'll get a mix of answers on secondaries. I'm from the school where they're only necessary if you're aging for longer than a couple months or if you want to add fruit or something like that. Otherwise I leave them in the primary for anywhere from a week to two months and go straight to the keg. I've tried secondarying regular beers and I didn't see the benefit, but that's just me.
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