stikolaboloni
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Hi all,
I'm currently fermenting my first batch and after reading up plenty took extra care with regard to avoiding oxygen exposure as best I can (after aerating the chilled wort and pitching my yeast).
In any case, last night after a week in the primary I transferred the beer to a secondary via the spigot (I realize there are many different views as to the merits of secondary fermentation vs leaving it in the primary)
Anyhoo long story short, I forgot to tilt the bucket as the beer level got down to the spout and so it gurgled a few air bubbles into the beer, maybe 2 seconds tops. Aside from that there was no splashing as I kept the tube below the surface, and throughout primary I never opened the airlock to peak or take a reading, etc. But I've read plenty of stuff how oxygen can ruin a batch
So basically my question is, is something seemingly that minor enough to sabotage my batch? I know I'll just have to wait and see, kinda just wondering if anyone else out there may have had a similar episode and lived to tell about it with a batch that turned out fine (or not)
Thanks!
I'm currently fermenting my first batch and after reading up plenty took extra care with regard to avoiding oxygen exposure as best I can (after aerating the chilled wort and pitching my yeast).
In any case, last night after a week in the primary I transferred the beer to a secondary via the spigot (I realize there are many different views as to the merits of secondary fermentation vs leaving it in the primary)
Anyhoo long story short, I forgot to tilt the bucket as the beer level got down to the spout and so it gurgled a few air bubbles into the beer, maybe 2 seconds tops. Aside from that there was no splashing as I kept the tube below the surface, and throughout primary I never opened the airlock to peak or take a reading, etc. But I've read plenty of stuff how oxygen can ruin a batch
So basically my question is, is something seemingly that minor enough to sabotage my batch? I know I'll just have to wait and see, kinda just wondering if anyone else out there may have had a similar episode and lived to tell about it with a batch that turned out fine (or not)
Thanks!