I have been fermenting 4 gallons of IIPA in a 6 gallon primary carboy for about 8 days now at a gradual increase of 62-67 F. In another 10 days or so, I wish to transfer this volume to a 5 gallon secondary carboy, but I am worried about oxygenation.
The beer was fermented with a WLP001 starter yet it is still quite cloudy with an active krausen. There is a lot of residual yeast and floaties in this beer, which I don't believe careful racking along with cold crashing will completely quell. I want to be able to see straight through this beer when it's poured and was also considering gelatin in the bottling bucket.
So in summation, I was planning on racking the beer onto 3.5 oz. whole leaf dryhops for 7 days, which will take up some headspace in the secondary. Is this safe?
The beer was fermented with a WLP001 starter yet it is still quite cloudy with an active krausen. There is a lot of residual yeast and floaties in this beer, which I don't believe careful racking along with cold crashing will completely quell. I want to be able to see straight through this beer when it's poured and was also considering gelatin in the bottling bucket.
So in summation, I was planning on racking the beer onto 3.5 oz. whole leaf dryhops for 7 days, which will take up some headspace in the secondary. Is this safe?