First batch done and fairly successful from what I can tell. I used a plate chiller and noticed all of the cold break in the fermentor. Should I transfer to fresh carboy sans the cold break and continue or just leave it? I added the Nottingham ale yeast by just sprinkling it, after reading the forums people seem to go both ways, with and without waking them up, should I be worried about this not starting? I have also read some posts about dry hopping, is it better in secondary or keg? If in the keg should I do a secondary at all or just go from primary to keg with my dry pellet hops? I will out of town for about three weeks so I need to do one or the other and let it sit and do its thing, what is a better option? Last question, since I can't watch it every day is it better to leave blowoff tube in the entire time and for go the airlock since I can't check the water level?
-concerned first timer
-concerned first timer