With my first brew finished last night, I woke this morning to a satisfying bubble from my airlock. It was not as vigorous as I was hoping but I can at least be pleased that there is actually fermentation going on and hope that it gets better while I am at work today.
The recipe on the Brewers Best kit that I used did not say anything about aeration at any point around the transfer to the primary. I have since found out that aeration at this point is a bit more important than I had thought. Turns out I probably should have read a bit more before I tried my first batch...but what can I say...I couldn't wait.
For my next batch, I was thinking about the possibility of using an aquarium pump (I have one, bought new and hardly used) with a new aquarium stone to aerate the wort. I have read about people using these types of diffuser stones before but my question was about the air. Sure, I could probably go spend money and get an oxygen tank but...would pumping regular air in be alright? Would there be some type of filter one could use to attempt filter/sterilize the air? Anyone tried this? Is there such a thing as "too much aeration"?
Thanks!
The recipe on the Brewers Best kit that I used did not say anything about aeration at any point around the transfer to the primary. I have since found out that aeration at this point is a bit more important than I had thought. Turns out I probably should have read a bit more before I tried my first batch...but what can I say...I couldn't wait.
For my next batch, I was thinking about the possibility of using an aquarium pump (I have one, bought new and hardly used) with a new aquarium stone to aerate the wort. I have read about people using these types of diffuser stones before but my question was about the air. Sure, I could probably go spend money and get an oxygen tank but...would pumping regular air in be alright? Would there be some type of filter one could use to attempt filter/sterilize the air? Anyone tried this? Is there such a thing as "too much aeration"?
Thanks!