Never anymore.
I used to before I had temp control for fermentation for clarity.
Now that I can chill in the fermenter, no more secondary for me, and I lager in the keg before serving.
I started using a secondary after a few batches, now I've tentatively gone back to only using it for big beers.
I am a complete noob. Only on my second batch. What is a "Big Beer"?
I stopped after reading something like this in the directions "keep in primary for 2 weeks then transfer to secondary for 6 weeks then bottle. If you're not using a secondary keep in primary for another week before bottling." Do I really want to wait longer for my beer? The reason I'm brewing is that I'm out and I need it now.
I only secondary for lagers and bulk storage.
Check the gravity on 2 successive days. If the two readings are the same, the beer is at final gravity and you can bottle.
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