So I brewed my very first batch last Sunday and it recommended 7-10 days in primary. Also said must have one bubble a min before transfer. I am at 7 days and am getting bubbles still at 15-20 seconds. What happens if it stays longer in the primary?
So should I pop the lid and take a reading then? It looks like some yeast has started to drop. Got a nice head on it too. Smells great
Revvy said:If you are planning to rack to secondary, I recommend you wait til day 14, taking a grav reading on days 12 and 14 to inusure that fermentation is complete AND to have left a few extra days of yeast contact to, as mentioned in the first thread I linked, to let the yeast clean up after itself.
It makes for better beer either way than racking. I recommend folks just get another fermenter and use their secondary to make a batch of apfelwein, or skeeter pee, or type of beverage where headspace isn't that crucial and/or you can make a 4.5 gallon batch in the 5 gallon vessel instead.
I Like to rack to secondary before Full ferment so that the addl CO2 hopefully replaces any O2 in headspace of secondary.
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