slinkman85
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I have a question regarding doing a secondary. I will be going to the bottling bucket as I do not have a 5 gal carboy. Lets say I do decide to do a secondary to the bottling bucket (ale pale approx. volume is 6 gal). Will there be too much O2 in the extra volume of the ale pale (wort volume is 5 gal) to pose a potential problem on the finished beer? Also, will there be enough yeast left over from the transfer (leaving turb in primary) from the primary fermentation to have adequate carbonation in the bottle? I do plan on doing a 7 day dry hop so this will take place during secondary.
Or could I leave the wort/beer in primary an extra 7 days (dry hopping) and then transfer to the bottling bucket avoiding the turb on the bottom (add gelatin for 5 hours) then bottle?
Basically to sum this up these are my questions: if a secondary takes place has there ever been an issue with the yeast being left behind in the primary to not have enough to carbonate in the bottle? And has there ever been a problem with doing a secondary in an Ale Pale (6 gal volume) with a 5 gal wort volume?
Thanks and happy brewing!
Or could I leave the wort/beer in primary an extra 7 days (dry hopping) and then transfer to the bottling bucket avoiding the turb on the bottom (add gelatin for 5 hours) then bottle?
Basically to sum this up these are my questions: if a secondary takes place has there ever been an issue with the yeast being left behind in the primary to not have enough to carbonate in the bottle? And has there ever been a problem with doing a secondary in an Ale Pale (6 gal volume) with a 5 gal wort volume?
Thanks and happy brewing!