Jay52
Active Member
Guys:
Have my first AG on secondary today after 14 days in the primary. It's a really nice SNPA clone that started at 1.056 and ended at 1.012 (5.7% ABV), though I was disappointed that I'm down to ~4 gallons of total volume upon racking. Bummer.
Because I have little room where I live (and to obey the SWMBO), my brews are done at my parents house, though I decided to transport this one home to do the secondary dry-hopping followed by bottling. I kept it pretty air tight when transporting, so hopefully it didn't oxidize.
Air temps at home, where I'll be in secondary, range from 68 to 76 degrees. I used a water bath at my parents where they monitored around 66 degrees for the primary fermentation. I'd like to avoid a water bath here at the house, so do you guys think a three-day dryhop (Cascade hops) in secondary at ambient temps will cause any problems? I can't seem to think of any, but perhaps I'm missing something?
How would you tackle it?
Have my first AG on secondary today after 14 days in the primary. It's a really nice SNPA clone that started at 1.056 and ended at 1.012 (5.7% ABV), though I was disappointed that I'm down to ~4 gallons of total volume upon racking. Bummer.
Because I have little room where I live (and to obey the SWMBO), my brews are done at my parents house, though I decided to transport this one home to do the secondary dry-hopping followed by bottling. I kept it pretty air tight when transporting, so hopefully it didn't oxidize.
Air temps at home, where I'll be in secondary, range from 68 to 76 degrees. I used a water bath at my parents where they monitored around 66 degrees for the primary fermentation. I'd like to avoid a water bath here at the house, so do you guys think a three-day dryhop (Cascade hops) in secondary at ambient temps will cause any problems? I can't seem to think of any, but perhaps I'm missing something?
How would you tackle it?
