Hey everyone,
I started to brew my first batch of beer (IPA) yesterday (05/19/08) and I have a question about the siphoning process.
Browsing these forums and reading the literature that came with my home brew kit, it is apparent that sanitation is one of the most important aspects of home brewing. I am beginning to read up on the next step of the brewing process and I will need to siphon the contents of the plastic primary fermenter to my glass secondary fermenter.
Anyways, it appears that my home brew kit is asking me to siphon in a similar way you would siphon gas from a car. It seems that with all the bacteria in your mouth, it would be pretty easy for some bacteria to get into the secondary fermenter?
Am I totally wrong about this, or does anyone have any tips to avoid infecting my beer?
Thanks,
Knowlse11
I started to brew my first batch of beer (IPA) yesterday (05/19/08) and I have a question about the siphoning process.
Browsing these forums and reading the literature that came with my home brew kit, it is apparent that sanitation is one of the most important aspects of home brewing. I am beginning to read up on the next step of the brewing process and I will need to siphon the contents of the plastic primary fermenter to my glass secondary fermenter.
Anyways, it appears that my home brew kit is asking me to siphon in a similar way you would siphon gas from a car. It seems that with all the bacteria in your mouth, it would be pretty easy for some bacteria to get into the secondary fermenter?
Am I totally wrong about this, or does anyone have any tips to avoid infecting my beer?
Thanks,
Knowlse11