Ozark, fork em if they can't take a joke...

Hey, give me some of your expert advice on making this german oktoberfest of yours the best it can be.
I'm going to try and brew it up this sunday. i'm going to let it ferment in the garage which has been staying fairly cool. how long would you recommend i leave it in the fermenter before bottling?
I got a secondary fermenter and I'm thinking of moving this oktoberfest over to it as soon as it's done in the primary and then starting another batch.