Is it bad to have a beer sit in the secondary if its done fermenting

[chadm817]

I'm about to go on vacation for 10 days and I have a beer in the secondary that should be close to done fermenting.

Is it bad if I let it sit in the secondary for the 10 days?

 

[eastoak]

no it's not bad. you could have even left it in the original fermentor the whole time.

 

[orangemen5]

Not at all. I've aged stouts and barleywines in the secondary for 4-6 months. Even a pale or ipa will benefit from 7-10 days in a secondary.

 

[lumpher]

leave them in primary for a month, then secondary a month. primary 10 days then secondary for a couple weeks, primary for 2 weeks then secondary 2 weeks.... very little difference, as long as sanitation is good and vodka in the airlock. all depends on the style. ipa's/apa's benefit from freshness, darker beers benefit from aging. your answer: leave it in there and don't worry about it; it'll actually help it