Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:47 am
I'll chime in on this one. I am another one that does not rack to secondary. Only time I do is when I am brewing a Breet beer or a Lager. My rule of thumb is 3 weeks in the primary for all of my ales, then to the keg. I also feel that the yeast cleans up after itself. You have to give the yeast time to do it's job. I have been doing the 3 weeks in primary thing now for over 3 years, and it has worked out great for me. As far as autolysis is concerned, that's old information and a lot of new information on yeast has been thrown around. Basically, my rule of thumb is any beer that needs to be aged goes to secondary. All other "normal" beers, 90% of what I brew, 3 weeks in primary and off to the kegs.
On Deck-Simcoe Sevada
Primary- Simce Sevada
Secondary- North German Altbier
Kegged- Simcoe Sevada, Late Hop IPA
Bottled-nada
On Tap- Simcoe Sevada