"Secondary" under pressure

Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:14 pm

I haven’t used a secondary since I started listening to the BN. This is the first time in a long time that I’ve brewed a big beer. I’ve got an American Barley Wine that has been in primary for three weeks. I need to transfer it, and was just planning on racking it to a corney and letting it spend the next six or so months hanging out in there with about five or so psi on it..
My question is this: is there any real problem with aging under pressure in a keg as opposed to a carboy?
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Re: "Secondary" under pressure

Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:22 pm

I think it's preferable. Why secondary if it's just endig up in that keg anyway?

Do you mean hooked up to a co2 tank set at 5psi or just pressurized to 5 and then disconnectted. The constant pressure isn't really essential. I usually package in a corny, hit it with enough pressure to seat the lid, then disconnect and age.
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