Secondary Fermenting

[HarrisonHomeBrew]

I only have one carboy, but would like to start using a secondary fermenter. Can I just pull the liquid off of my primary after 1 week and put it in my priming bucket, clean the carboy, and then siphon the liquid back into the originial, but cleaned carboy? Seems like it would work to me.

 

[SpamDog]

As long as you sanitize the bucket first.. and then re sanitize the carboy you should be fine...


SpamDog

 

[david_42]

There is absolutely no need to do this, just leave the batch alone for an extra two weeks. It will clear nicely without racking it twice. You have to be a little more careful racking before bottling, but the less you move the beer the better.

You might consider fermenting in your priming bucket and racking to the carboy.