devaspawn
Well-Known Member
Here's the deal. I have a 7.9 G bucket with the spigot and a grommeted lid for an airlock. Friday night I transferred my amber to secondary with the plan of brewing the same recipe and pitching onto that yeastcake. I succeeded only in transferring the beer to secondary and then got called away. I re-sanitized and refilled my airlock with sanitized water and replaced it in the lid. I will be able to brew tonight. I guess my question is have I waited to long with that yeastcake? My concern is that I had to have drawn air into that grommet hole when transferring to the carboy through the spigot on the bucket. Is there a smell I might be able to pick up on before i go to drop my wort on the cake that will indicate a problem. If it just smells like beer should I be fine? I have a packet of Nottingham dry yeast but this was going to be my first try at dropping on a yeast cake and I was hopeful that I could still get away with the experiment.
Thanks for any and all of your experiences that will help me with this!
Thanks for any and all of your experiences that will help me with this!