I'm getting geared up to brew this in 9 days. Got the WLP530, 3lbs of D-180 candi syrup, hops, and Servomyces getting delivered from Northern Brewer tomorrow. Will get the grain from the local shop.
Will likely start the yeast starter about 7 days before because I will most likely have to do a 2 step starter to get enough yeast (only have a 2 liter flask).
My main
moment is my fermenter. I have either a 6.5 gallon glass carboy or 6.5 gallon bucket. I will use a blow off tube...but will this be sufficient or am I going to lose a lot of yeast through blow off? If necessary I guess I could scale the recipe down a bit but I'd prefer not to.
Edit: I also have a secondary question (literally)...for tertiary fermentation...does that mean racking off the yeast cake a second time (so transfer from primary to secondary, then transfer again?). Is it recommended to do this or considered optional?