Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:38 am
Sorry no one's replied to your post yet, so I'll chime in.
No, I've never done it or seen any need/benefit to doing so. I stopped doing secondaries years ago. Sugar priming a keg is completely feasible, but since you're going to need CO2 to serve it, I personally don't see the point.
I let my primary finish up & then let it set a bit longer. Maybe let the temp rise a bit for the yeast to clean up. I like to use gelatin finings, so I'll prep the gelatin, put in the bottom of the keg & rack the beer from the fermenter through the serving post to make sure it mixes well. I keep the lid on when I'm racking into the keg & leave the valve open for the air to escape. Then it gets put into the cold under pressure where it won't be disturbed for 4-7 days. Pour off the gelatin & done.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but that's my tried & true practice.
Lee
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