B bgough Well-Known Member Joined Feb 11, 2009 Messages 304 Reaction score 2 Location San Luis Obispo, CA Apr 30, 2010 #1 So, I fermented in primary w/ 1056 and I am about to transfer to secondary and add the critters. Am I supposed to aerate after I transfer?
So, I fermented in primary w/ 1056 and I am about to transfer to secondary and add the critters. Am I supposed to aerate after I transfer?
C carnevoodoo Well-Known Member Joined May 17, 2007 Messages 4,258 Reaction score 25 Location San Diego, CA Apr 30, 2010 #2 well, no. Some people use a wooden dowel instead of an airlock to give the bugs a chance to breathe, but aeration is not really a good thing. Just add the bugs.
well, no. Some people use a wooden dowel instead of an airlock to give the bugs a chance to breathe, but aeration is not really a good thing. Just add the bugs.
OP OP B bgough Well-Known Member Joined Feb 11, 2009 Messages 304 Reaction score 2 Location San Luis Obispo, CA Apr 30, 2010 #3 bugs away!!!
C chibrewer Well-Known Member Joined Aug 10, 2009 Messages 59 Reaction score 0 Location Chicago Apr 30, 2010 #4 I made a sour a couple of batches ago, but mine was an unintended infection Down the drain it went.