vaticanvoodoo
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Hey all,
I'm on my 3rd batch of homebrew. The first two weren't that great. After reading up on different techniques I decided to try glass carboys (instead of the food grade plastic). I also have read on this board and many other places the benefits of a secondary fermenter and was excited about the possibilities.
So away to the setup -
I am fermenting a 'blue moon' type beer. It was in the primary fermenter for 3 days and was very active. I started with the standard airlock but after 1 day I got a massive amount of head and had to switch to a blow off system. The head went down after a the last two days so I decided to rack it into the secondary. There was a bunch of sludge and stuff so I thought this would be the best thing to do. So I racked it in the secondary fermenter with the standard airlock and after about 2 hours it become very active again and filled the airlock! So again I placed the blow off on the fermenter.
And finally to the question! -
Is this a normal thing to expect with some homebrews?
I know that racking will mix things up a bit so that the yeast can munch on the rest of the suger (I did not splash in the least bit). Also I understand this can release gas..
Thanks for the help - I love to homebrew!
I'm on my 3rd batch of homebrew. The first two weren't that great. After reading up on different techniques I decided to try glass carboys (instead of the food grade plastic). I also have read on this board and many other places the benefits of a secondary fermenter and was excited about the possibilities.
So away to the setup -
I am fermenting a 'blue moon' type beer. It was in the primary fermenter for 3 days and was very active. I started with the standard airlock but after 1 day I got a massive amount of head and had to switch to a blow off system. The head went down after a the last two days so I decided to rack it into the secondary. There was a bunch of sludge and stuff so I thought this would be the best thing to do. So I racked it in the secondary fermenter with the standard airlock and after about 2 hours it become very active again and filled the airlock! So again I placed the blow off on the fermenter.
And finally to the question! -
Is this a normal thing to expect with some homebrews?
I know that racking will mix things up a bit so that the yeast can munch on the rest of the suger (I did not splash in the least bit). Also I understand this can release gas..
Thanks for the help - I love to homebrew!