if you skip the secondary, is it ok to do the whole fermentation in the plastic primary? i've heard that oxygen can get through the plastic - at how many weeks does that become a concern? i assume over a 3 week period this isn't a huge problem.
bigben said:I have adopted the 3-3 method. 3 weeks in Primary, 3 weeks in bottle.
B-Dub said:As stated before some yeasts are more likely to blow their guts all over your beer than others. So if you know your yeast or keep it cold at least...you should be good to go!
It goes great.Kevin K said:From the research I've done, I'd agree. I also listened to a few episodes of the Jamil show, and they seem to agree.
I added my 1oz of Centennial to the primary this morning (Krausen had fallen).
We'll see how it goes!
Kevin
oddsock said:Is everyone who is doing 3-3 using a bucket primary, or a carboy? It seems like with this schedule you don't need a carboy at all.
Thanks for the heads up - I think I've found it. He talked about it some on the American Pale Ale edition of the Jamil Show (4-10-2006 at http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/jamilshow.xml ). I hope it's OK to post a partial transcription on here. The guys had been discussing American Pale Ales, and the comments below follow on from a discussion on the importance of using a properly pitched starter.Beerthoven said:Jamil has stated in his radio show that, in his experience, secondaries can actually lessen the quality of the beer. Especially if you simply follow the standard advice of 1 week in primary then rack. I can't remember which episode it was, sorry.
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