Is it necessary or beneficial to place a relatively straight forward beer such as the American blond ale I am fermenting now into a secondary? I plan on cold crashing it prior to kegging to improve clarity. Not the kind of beer i feel would benefit much from a secondary. Would I gain anything by placing it in a secondary for a couple weeks after its been in the primary for 10 days or is it best to just cold crash it in the primary after fermentation is complete and then keg?
Cold crash in primary. Why risk oxidation or contamination?
+1 to this advice.
Thanks, I agree the risks don’t seem to match potential benefits in this case with regard to the secondary
I’m not even sure what the potential benefits would be really. Especially if you can cold crash.