Hi Folks,
Sorry to ask another secondary fermenter question, I know it seems to pop up all the time on this forum.
I am on my third batch of home brew. The first two batches I just left in the fermenter for two weeks and bottled via the tap on the end of the fermentor. For first attempts I am really pleased with them, but I did notice that the bottles had varying amounts of sediment in the end of them.
From what I am reading on this site the best way to clear the beer is to use a secondary fermenter. I am thinking of giving it a go with the batch that is currently in my fermenter, but I'd like to make sure I have the right end of the stick before I do so I don't end up ruining the beer.
To use a secondary fermenter do I simply fill the secondary from the primary using the tap on the fermentor or do I have to siphon ?
Should I leave some beer in the primary to reduce the amount of sediment ?
At the moment I am using canned beer kits, I have read a lot about finings (Irish moss etc.) , is there anyway to use them with beer kits ? Can they be used at the time of secondary fermentation ?
Sorry for such a long email I am just not sure how the secondary fermenter can make such a difference ?
Thanks,
JC
Sorry to ask another secondary fermenter question, I know it seems to pop up all the time on this forum.
I am on my third batch of home brew. The first two batches I just left in the fermenter for two weeks and bottled via the tap on the end of the fermentor. For first attempts I am really pleased with them, but I did notice that the bottles had varying amounts of sediment in the end of them.
From what I am reading on this site the best way to clear the beer is to use a secondary fermenter. I am thinking of giving it a go with the batch that is currently in my fermenter, but I'd like to make sure I have the right end of the stick before I do so I don't end up ruining the beer.
To use a secondary fermenter do I simply fill the secondary from the primary using the tap on the fermentor or do I have to siphon ?
Should I leave some beer in the primary to reduce the amount of sediment ?
At the moment I am using canned beer kits, I have read a lot about finings (Irish moss etc.) , is there anyway to use them with beer kits ? Can they be used at the time of secondary fermentation ?
Sorry for such a long email I am just not sure how the secondary fermenter can make such a difference ?
Thanks,
JC