Thanks to everyone for the tips. As an update, the beer came out fine (for a first batch) and I'm already brewing my second batch, being extra careful of the grommet.
Thanks to everyone for their extremely helpful and prompt replies. Taking your advice, I went ahead and bottled yesterday. I'll let you know how this turns out!
Cheers
TB
Hello ya'll - I am worried that I ruined my first batch last night.
So I'm brewing a 5g batch and had transferred it from primary to secondary a week ago. I am doing the secondary in the sanitized bottling bucket. Last night, I checked the gravity of the beer. After putting the lid back...