A few questions from someone relatively new to brewing.
I have a Muntons wheat kit fermenting right now. The instructions recommend moving to a secondary after two days (I'm three days in, actually). This seems pretty soon to me, but I've never used a secondary, I've stuck to Mr Beer and similar recipes up until now (and really, this kit isn't much different - just larger, really). Thoughts?
I've got a bucket for fermenting, and a bucket for bottling. Is there any reason I can't use the bottling bucket as a secondary, and then just bottle from that?
Lastly, this is a wheat, and I'd like to add some flavor. I want to experiment, so I plan on flavoring by the bottle (I know I want to do an apricot and a cherry, at least). I plan on just using the 4oz brewers best bottles of flavoring. Any recommendations on flavoring per 12oz beer bottle?
Thanks!
I have a Muntons wheat kit fermenting right now. The instructions recommend moving to a secondary after two days (I'm three days in, actually). This seems pretty soon to me, but I've never used a secondary, I've stuck to Mr Beer and similar recipes up until now (and really, this kit isn't much different - just larger, really). Thoughts?
I've got a bucket for fermenting, and a bucket for bottling. Is there any reason I can't use the bottling bucket as a secondary, and then just bottle from that?
Lastly, this is a wheat, and I'd like to add some flavor. I want to experiment, so I plan on flavoring by the bottle (I know I want to do an apricot and a cherry, at least). I plan on just using the 4oz brewers best bottles of flavoring. Any recommendations on flavoring per 12oz beer bottle?
Thanks!