roggae

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is it ok to shake up your carboy in the secondary? i have an apricot pale ale sitting on apricot puree, is it ok to swirlt this bad boy up once in a while?

thanks

flyhigh

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It should be fine because it should be filled with CO2 from fermenting so you don't have to worry about Oxygen. But I am sure there is smarter people out there then me that know a reason not to.

Evan!

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Well, yeah, it's okay to...but part of the reason for secondary is clarification. Swirling it up does the opposite. SO, it's up to you...

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roggae

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actually the idea of the secondary was to get the apricot puree to saturate the beer. is a tertiary fermentation in order? thanks for the help folks!

Fire_travels

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kinda on the same note is it ok to shake the primary carbouy it you FG. is to high and there is little activity?

david_42

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Since you added the fruit after racking from the primary, you actually are in a secondary fermentation. Swirling isn't really necessary, but it won't hurt. Let it sit for a week before racking to the clearing tank and then give it two weeks before bottling.

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roggae

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excellent....thank you