racking to secondary too early?

[Braufather]

Ive always just used the one FV but as I’m going on holiday a week on Friday and want to brew this Friday it would mean the brew sitting on the trub for 3 to 4 weeks so not ideal.

Instead I was thinking of racking it of the trub into a second FV before I go but am concerned about taking it off the test cake too early. It’s a hoppy semi hazy American pale.

So can I rack it to a secondary after 6 days? Will enough yeast go over with it to clean up the fermentation?

 

[foxy]

Ive always just used the one FV but as I’m going on holiday a week on Friday and want to brew this Friday it would mean the brew sitting on the trub for 3 to 4 weeks so not ideal.

Instead I was thinking of racking it of the trub into a second FV before I go but am concerned about taking it off the test cake too early. It’s a hoppy semi hazy American pale.

So can I rack it to a secondary after 6 days? Will enough yeast go over with it to clean up the fermentation?

Easily

 

[Stevieboy]

There'll be a ton of yeast left....

 

[Braufather]

Cheers. I’ll do that then.

 

[MrRook]

3-4 weeks in primary is not a problem. If it were me I'd just leave it.

 

[Braufather]

3-4 weeks in primary is not a problem. If it were me I'd just leave it.

i used to do that regularly too but a few times live experienced a sort of veggy taste as a result. It might be because take most of the trub into the FV from the kettle.

 

[Agentgonzo]

I've had beer sit on the yeast/trub for 4 weeks before. Beer tasted delicious. But your process may be different, and racking to a secondary certainly won't hurt it

 

[Brewshed]

I always rack from the FV into a second container (I use a polypin on its base with an airlock in) after 3-4 days when fermentation has died down but not stopped. A lot of yeast drops out in thr first few hours and I leave it in that container for about a week until I bottle from it. This is a process known as dropping which used to be recommended before cold crashing became popular.

 

[cockerhoop]

I very rarely move my beer to a secondary fermenter. I’ve often left mine on 3 weeks with no issues.
Personally I’d leave it alone and enjoy your holiday, but either way would be fine.

 

[The Baron]

Very Very rarely do I rack to secondary as I believe it is not essential and just gives more chance of oxidisation especially with hoppier/Neipa beers.
I would leave it myself, when you say you got a vegetative taste have you taken the hops out or do you just throw them in the boil which means some can be transferred and 3to4 weeks is a long time if hoppage is in there

 

[user 40634]

If racking to a secondary FV when should I add finings to help clear the beer?

Thanks in advance

 

[Brewshed]

I rack to a secondary routinely. I then add primings and finings at bottling. That way you know you have enough yeast still in suspension fir it to carbonate.

 

[Braufather]

I would leave it myself, when you say you got a vegetative taste have you taken the hops out or do you just throw them in the boil

These days I just chuck them in and a lot of the trub goes into the FV. As I aim to keg within two weeks it’s not been an issue.

Going to brew day before I go so it will be 3 weeks before kegging so yes I think I will need to dust off my spider as well as leaving most of the dregs in the kettle!

 

[The Baron]

I do not know if it is causing a issue I suppose it depends on the hops some are supposed to be more vegetative than others. I have dry hopped for 1 week and never had a issue but if you normally do 2 weeks and its been ok and it works for you then carry on but as you said 3 weeks may be too much so spider it is or hop bags so that they can be removed minimising the hop debris transfer

 

[user 40634]

I rack to a secondary routinely. I then add primings and finings at bottling. That way you know you have enough yeast still in suspension fir it to carbonate.

Thanks I’ll try that