kriso77
Well-Known Member
I purchased a home brew kit over the weekend that consisted of a plastic fermentation bucket and a glass carboy. The fermentation bucket also doubles as a bottling bucket since it has a spigot on the bottom.
My girlfriend and I brewed our first batch (Bavarian Wheat) yesterday, using a "beginner's beer kit". Overall, everything went well. I checked it today and the fermentation seems well under way. Even though it went well, I'm very new to home brewing so the questions are starting to rack up.
The instructions that came with the kit say to move the the wort from the primary fermentor to the carboy after 3 days. Is there anything I should be aware/cautious of in doing this? I was just going to gently move the primary to the kitchen and ciphon the wort into the carboy and let it sit for another 10 - 12 days. I am concerned about removing the air lock and letting oxygen hit the wort when I transfer it.
I am hearing some conflicting info. Some have told me to just let it sit for 2 weeks in the primaryfermentor/bottling bucket and forget about the carboy. I guess I'm confused as to when/if I should use the carboy as a secondary fermentor.
My girlfriend and I brewed our first batch (Bavarian Wheat) yesterday, using a "beginner's beer kit". Overall, everything went well. I checked it today and the fermentation seems well under way. Even though it went well, I'm very new to home brewing so the questions are starting to rack up.
The instructions that came with the kit say to move the the wort from the primary fermentor to the carboy after 3 days. Is there anything I should be aware/cautious of in doing this? I was just going to gently move the primary to the kitchen and ciphon the wort into the carboy and let it sit for another 10 - 12 days. I am concerned about removing the air lock and letting oxygen hit the wort when I transfer it.
I am hearing some conflicting info. Some have told me to just let it sit for 2 weeks in the primaryfermentor/bottling bucket and forget about the carboy. I guess I'm confused as to when/if I should use the carboy as a secondary fermentor.