When to transfer to secondary fermenter

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Kepler57
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When to transfer to secondary fermenter

Post by Kepler57 »

I have my Trippel Ale in my primary fermenter (6.5 gallon bucket) and i was wondering when to rack to secondary. My starting OG was 1.068 and it has been fermenting for 3.5 days. I dont want to wait to long and then have fermentation stop completely.

~Mike
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Rack away!

Post by Phobos »

Well you can rack it into a secondary fermentor anytime now. My personal preference is to wait anywhere from 4-7 days until the major action is over and then rack. Whatever makes you happy. Just curious, what kind of yeast did you use for your tripel? I love Belgian ales. Fred :mrgreen:
Kepler57
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Belgian Trippel

Post by Kepler57 »

Heres the recipe for the triple i brewed. I will let ya know how it turns out a few months from now.


Trippel Ale

8lb Alexanders Pale LME
1lb Light DME
1lb Aeromatic Malt 21.6L
0.5lb Carapils Malt 7.7L
1.5lb Clear Belgian Candi Sugar
2gm Paradise Seeds
1.0oz Northern Brewer Hops(60 min. boil)
0.5oz Splat Hops (10 min boil)
Wyeast Belgian Abbey Ale yeast (1214)


~ Mike
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