When is it okay to move a batch to the secondary fermentor. I have a batch that I boiled last Sunday night; a Kolsch. I used Wyeast 2565 and it took almost 24 hours to start seeing activity in the airlock. As of Friday evening, it is now down to about 5 buubles in the airlock over a 2 minute span. I checked earlier, and it still has a head(krausen) on it. Should I wait for the head to subside before moving to the secondary? I want to make sure I don't interupt any fermentation, but I don't want it to sit too long in the primary.
Primary Fermentation
Jun 28, 2003
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Hi Don,
Don't woory about the timing, let the beer dictate it! Your batch has been in primary for less than a week, and 2 weeks (even up to 3 weeks) won't be a prblem. I generally wait until the majority of fermentation is complete before going to secondary. Don't rush it...if your primary still has a large head on it, give it some more time. Think in terms of going to secondary next weekend, maybe.
--------->Denny
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