Mikeybrew
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I recently brewed a Baltic Porter which should finish out at about 7.9% ABV. After two weeks in the primary, I transferred it to a secondary fermenter. I have read in a few different places that the secondary fermenter time for higher alcohol beers should be around two months. I was wondering why such a long period of time? Does the beer mellow somewhat over that time period? For all my other beers (around 5% ABV), I usually give them about 2 to 3 weeks in the secondary just for clarification. This is a very dark beer and besides some yeast dropping out of suspension during this period, what else happens in the secondary over those two months? I am guessing it has something to do with the high alcohol content?