Secondary fermenting question

[LogicalBrew]

Hi all

Just transferred my first attempt at homebrew from Primary FV to a pressure keg for secondary fermentation (wherry kit with Gervin ale yeast instead of the one supplied with the kit) .

I'm happy that the primary ferment was complete (ABV about 4.5% after 7 days but left in primary for 14 days anyway).

My question is - how clear should the beer be at this point because it was still quite cloudy?

LB

 

[CreweBrewer]

Just transferred? Not all that clear at this stage. A couple of weeks at room temp and a couple more in the cold and it should clear nicely. It may take a little longer if you've barrelled it.

Dave

 

[clibit]

Keep the keg at room temperature, around 20C, to carbonate. If you can then put it somewhere cool that would help it to clear more quickly.

 

[LogicalBrew]

Thanks guys - I'm having to brew in the garage, so I have put the pressure keg in the same area that I used for the FV and turned the target temperature range down a little so that it is being kept at 18-19ºC. I was planning to leave that for 2 weeks and then just move the keg to somewhere else in the garage, where the British weather should take care of chilling it down nicely :smile:

Thanks again for the reassurance - I was just worried that it was supposed to already be clear at this stage.

LB

 

[MikeK117]

It'll get better with time. Drinkable after 4 weeks, should be awesome after 6+ weeks :