BrewRI
Well-Known Member
Right now I'm fermenting my first batch and I was planning on leaving it there for around 2.5 weeks then bottling it for another week. I've looked around and some recipes talk about primary then secondary fermentation, but they're at the same temperature. I'm guessing you'd be transferring the brew from one bucket to another, but I have a few questions:
1) If you move it to another bucket, do you want to do it with a siphon so not to disturb the brew?
- If so wouldn't you lose some yeast in the process no matter what?
- Is there a physical difference between a primary and secondary?
2) If you don't transfer to another bucket (Or whatever you use) do you just change the temperature you store it at?
3) If you ferment the same temperature in the primary as in the secondary, what effects does transferring the beer to another bucket have on the final product?
1) If you move it to another bucket, do you want to do it with a siphon so not to disturb the brew?
- If so wouldn't you lose some yeast in the process no matter what?
- Is there a physical difference between a primary and secondary?
2) If you don't transfer to another bucket (Or whatever you use) do you just change the temperature you store it at?
3) If you ferment the same temperature in the primary as in the secondary, what effects does transferring the beer to another bucket have on the final product?