Question about secondary fermentation

I have been reading around and am confused a bit about the secondary fermentation. I know it is supposed to be about clarity and what not. So right now i have a amber ale sitting in my closet at 70 degrees and it has been fermenting since saturday. I noticed on another post that somebody said that i should see no bubbles or any signs of fermenting when i transfer to the secondary fermentation carboy. SO does this mean i should not transfer my wort to the secondary carboy when the air lock thing is still bubbling? I am sorry if this is a dumb question...this is my first batch

Correct, do not transfer while the airlock is bubbling. More accurately, do not transfer until you hit your target final gravity as airlock activity is not a reliable indicator of fermentation. Typically, I leave all my beers in primary for 10-14days minimum. Don't worry, it's not a dumb question. Welcome to the forum

c.n.budz said:

Correct, do not transfer while the airlock is bubbling. More accurately, do not transfer until you hit your target final gravity as airlock activity is not a reliable indicator of fermentation. Typically, I leave all my beers in primary for 10-14days minimum. Don't worry, it's not a dumb question. Welcome to the forum

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thanks...i have seen a lot of talk about gravity also...can u give me like a basic overview about final gravity

fat x nub said:

thanks...i have seen a lot of talk about gravity also...can u give me like a basic overview about final gravity

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Here's a couple of overviews.

http://www.hbd.org/uchima/tech/gravity.html

http://www.howtobrew.com/appendices/appendixA.html

If you haven't already, read www.howtobrew.com great book!

"secondary fermentation" is a hold-over term from wine making, where it is correct. Commercial breweries use the term bright tank. Homebrewers are slowly shifting to "clearing".

Revvy listed some very good links.

Here's one more that covers many brewing basics

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Beer_Brewing_Process#Brewing_for_Beginners

And, definitely read How To Brew if you haven't already

Revvy said:

Here's a couple of overviews.

http://www.hbd.org/uchima/tech/gravity.html

http://www.howtobrew.com/appendices/appendixA.html

If you haven't already, read www.howtobrew.com great book!

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thank you...this helped A LOT!!

c.n.budz said:

Revvy listed some very good links.

Here's one more that covers many brewing basics

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Beer_Brewing_Process#Brewing_for_Beginners

And, definitely read How To Brew if you haven't already

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thanks...this is helping a lot.