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| GranillaNutz |
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  Registered Member #105 Joined: Mon May 04 2009, 04:24PMCity & State: NOLA Posts: 37 Thanked 10 times in 10 posts | my brother swears upon using a secondary. i have for my first 2 batches, but i think it just may be overkill. my first batch i ended up with 6 gallons of wort, i fermented the extra gallon in a growler and left it in there for the entire fermentation/clarity period. the other five gallons was racked to a secondary after the first week for clarity. when the time came for bottling, i couldn't really tell too much of a difference in clarity between the two. the growler actually came out better tasting. i've heard that leaving it on the yeast cake for too long could result in unwanted flavors. on the other hand, i've heard that if it remains perfectly still, the yeast cake would be so compact, that no off flavors would be relevent. i have also heard that racking to the secondary could enhance the chances of getting unwanted bacteria in the brew. i've heard a lot of mixed reviews on this topic, i just wanted to see where yall stood on this.. i'm fairly new at this, but i don't mind experimenting... thnx [ Edited Thu May 07 2009, 12:30PM ] | ||
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| Generik |
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  Registered Member #34 Joined: Wed Jul 23 2008, 12:12PMCity & State: Indianapolis Posts: 263 Thanked 12 times in 11 posts | I rack to secondary for every brew except my hefeweizen recipe. I mainly do this as a way to seperate the beer from the huge amount of trub that develops in the primary fermenter so that I get as little of it in the final product as possible. As to off flavors. I have personally had it happen to two batches. I brewed 2 batches in 2 days a couple years back and got them into the primary. Then I got lazy and they stayed in the primary for about 7 weeks. I ashamedly have to admit that I still have about 1/2 of each of those batches in a side room in my basement and have no intent to ever finishing them. They both have an odd flavor. The one batch was a recipe that I have brewed many times and that was the only time it came out poorly. In the end I feel everyone has to develop their own style and technique. We all get started in this hobby by reading some books and websites and maybe with some friends help. When you put it all together, you just have to find what works for you and don't let anyone tell you that you are doing it wrong. (unless your beer comes out bad every time.. then they may be right)  | ||
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Founder and President   Registered Member #1 Joined: Mon Mar 10 2008, 08:14AMCity & State: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 5857 Thanked 424 times in 397 posts | Nice to see some homebrewing action! | ||
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