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Date: 25 Oct 2006 23:32:27
From: Scott Streiker
Subject: After the Primary?
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Newbie here..
Malt extract kit with grains now fermenting in primary.
How long does the brew rest after racking to 2ndry?
Then, Right before bottling...I plan to re-rack to bottling bucket
containing the dissolved corn sugar.
Comments?
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Date: 26 Oct 2006 01:42:26
From: stephen
Subject: Re: After the Primary?
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Scott Streiker wrote:
> Newbie here..
> Malt extract kit with grains now fermenting in primary.
> How long does the brew rest after racking to 2ndry?
> Then, Right before bottling...I plan to re-rack to bottling bucket
> containing the dissolved corn sugar.
>
> Comments?
>
>
Let it clear in 2ndary. So however long that takes (probably at least
one week).
The rest sounds fine. Just keep everything sanitary and you will be good
to go.
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Date: 26 Oct 2006 01:26:55
From: jason
Subject: Re: After the Primary?
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Scott Streiker wrote:
> Newbie here..
> Malt extract kit with grains now fermenting in primary.
> How long does the brew rest after racking to 2ndry?
> Then, Right before bottling...I plan to re-rack to bottling bucket
> containing the dissolved corn sugar.
>
> Comments?
>
>
www.howtobrew.com
I basically let it sit for at least at week in the secondary before
bottling though.
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Date: 26 Oct 2006 14:23:42
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: After the Primary?
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On Wed, 25 2006 23:32:27 GMT, <streiker@sbcglobal.net > wrote:
> Newbie here..
> Malt extract kit with grains now fermenting in primary.
> How long does the brew rest after racking to 2ndry?
At least until the fermentation is complete. After that it's up to you.
Generally what happens next is aging/clearing of the beer in the secondary.
How much of that you want is a preference thing. Most beginners are eager
to get the beer into bottles and start drinking, so don't do much aging.
That's not necessarily a bad thing though.
> Then, Right before bottling...I plan to re-rack to bottling bucket
> containing the dissolved corn sugar.
Yep.
John.
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Date: 26 Oct 2006 12:45:29
From: John Bleichert
Subject: Re: After the Primary?
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Scott Streiker <streiker@sbcglobal.net > wrote:
> Newbie here..
> Malt extract kit with grains now fermenting in primary.
> How long does the brew rest after racking to 2ndry?
> Then, Right before bottling...I plan to re-rack to bottling bucket
> containing the dissolved corn sugar.
>
> Comments?
>
Depending on the ale, I secondary for 1-4 weeks. The bigger the beer
(higher OG) the longer the secondary. Aging is good for ales, within
limits. Give it 1-2 weeks in secondary to clear and age a bit and
you'll be fine.
If you have a suitable freezer available, crash-cooling your secondary
right before bottling at 34F for a couple days helps in clarifying the
beer as well.
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John Bleichert syborg@earthlink.net
The heat from below can burn your eyes out!!
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