aomagman78
Well-Known Member
I am brewing my second batch and I am using a Lowe's 5-gallon bucket as the secondary fermenter. I thought it was air tight because any pushing on the top cause air bubbles to come out the blowoff tube and I didn't hear any hissing. The primary fermenter was bubbling once every 10 seconds before we transferred to secondary. The secondary has always been more like once a minute. 4 days later - - I just shook it up a bit (thought it might help mix up the sugars and yeast) and I noticed beer coming out the lid. Now I'm worried it's not air tight.
So - should I transfer the solution back to the Better Bottle and let it finish there? Or will this add too much oxygen (another 1.5 gallons at top of bottle).
Or should I bottle early (recipe called for 2-4wks in secondary) to avoid all that extra oxygen?
Thoughts? Thanks.
So - should I transfer the solution back to the Better Bottle and let it finish there? Or will this add too much oxygen (another 1.5 gallons at top of bottle).
Or should I bottle early (recipe called for 2-4wks in secondary) to avoid all that extra oxygen?
Thoughts? Thanks.