Brewers Spring in a Barrel

john174water

My `Brewers Spring` Draft has now had 14 days in the secondary fermentation tub, the instructions are for it to be bottled after adding the priming sugar and for the bottles to be placed in a warm place (20-24c) for another 14 days before placing in a cool place. Is this necessary if I am going to place it in a pressure barrel, will the normal 2 days be sufficient? 

HBO_Staff

The idea of the warmer place is so that the priming sugars used will dissolve properly and get secondary fermentation going (in either the barrel or bottles). Because the Brewers Spring has had a couple fo weeks in a second vessel, this allows more sediment to drop out of the liquid and will lessen the amount of yeast suspended in the brew, which means it may take longer to secondary ferment and carbonate. The idea of a longer time in the warmth may be to help the secondary fermentation get going properly, so leaving longer than a couple of days is probably a good idea, then move it somewhere a few degrees cooler to help it clear and condition

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