First Batch This Weekend and Have Some Questions

hefehawk said:

I'm going to brew my first beer this weekend, which is a Bavarian style hefeweizen.

Here are my questions:

1) I will be transferring my wort to a better bottle and don't have a funnel or strainer, do I just use my autosiphon? Will that give me enough aeration? In not, how can I add aeration and can I just shake the wort up inside the better bottle?

2) When transferring my wort, do I need to strain out the used hops and other undesirables? or will the autosiphon do that for me? Also, do I need to put the autosiphon in the middle, top or bottom of the wort when siphoning from the kettle?

3) I'm going to use a blowoff tube for the first week of fermenting. Do I need to clean and sanitize my tubing after siphoning the wort into the fermenter for my blowoff tube? My tubing will be cleaned and sanitized prior to transferring the wort from the kettle.

Thanks in advance and love this forum.

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hefehawk said:

i'm going to brew my first beer this weekend, which is a bavarian style hefeweizen.

Here are my questions:

1) i will be transferring my wort to a better bottle and don't have a funnel or strainer, do i just use my autosiphon? Will that give me enough aeration? In not, how can i add aeration and can i just shake the wort up inside the better bottle?

If you siphon, let it splash into the bb, then shake it up real good.

2) when transferring my wort, do i need to strain out the used hops and other undesirables? Or will the autosiphon do that for me? Also, do i need to put the autosiphon in the middle, top or bottom of the wort when siphoning from the kettle?

Whirlpool it by stirring the kettle, that will bring most of the crud to the center, then siphon from the edge.

3) i'm going to use a blowoff tube for the first week of fermenting. Do i need to clean and sanitize my tubing after siphoning the wort into the fermenter for my blowoff tube? My tubing will be cleaned and sanitized prior to transferring the wort from the kettle.

Everything should be cleaned and sanitized before coming into contact with your beer/wort after the boil. I sanitize the fermenter and blow off tube while it is boiling so it is ready to go

thanks in advance and love this forum.

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