A shorthand form for "secondary fermentation" or "secondary fermentor." Having the beer "in secondary" implies the beer has been racked to a different fermentation vessel and is undergoing "secondary-fermentation."
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What's the difference between primary & secondary fermentation?
Over here PJ asked "How do you differentiate primary to secondary if you keep it in the same bucket?"
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Should dry hopping be done in secondary, when to transfer, and for how long?
After surveying questions related to dry hopping and secondary here on the Exchange, I don't yet have solid answers to the following questions.
Should beer be transferred to secondary for the ...
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Sanitizing oak chips
Going to try using dry oak chips in my secondary fermenter. How do you recommend sanitizing the chips before adding them?
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Jugs for secondary?
I happened upon a bunch of 4L glass wine jugs today while dumpster-diving for beer bottles.
The jugs I found have screw-top lids, and I thought they could be useful as secondary fermenters. If I ...
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What is the best way to flavor beer with Oak?
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I've purchased some lovely dark roasted oak chips that I plan on soaking in bourbon and using to flavor an Irish Red.
Friends of mine who have seasoned their beer on oak chips claim that ...
