Advice on how to transfer to secondary?

[corycorycory09]

So I would prefer to just do all of my fermentation in my primary, but I want to harvest the yeast in this batch to start a new one this weekend.

I've heard transferring to a secondary risks oxidizing the beer. What are your recommendations on transferring from one carboy to another safely?

My intention was to just stick my sanitized auto siphon into the primary and the other end into the very bottom of the secondary, attempting to keep the hose submerged at all times.

 

[NedStackey]

I use a secondary a lot. Just use the auto siphon. As long as you've sanitized everything you'll be fine.

 

[phyllobeddo]

I don't secondary much any more, but your plans seem sound. I've done it that way many times with no trouble. Try not to splash it around and add air to the beer, obviously.

 

[frazier]

The one time I did it (my first lager, it came out great), I bought a chunk of dry ice at the grocery. Put it in the bottom, and racked on top of it so all the O2 got purged out. Probably overkill. Just rack it gently and it should be fine.

Cheers!

 

[Hang Glider]

I secondary when I dry hop - seems to work better for me.
so - AutoSiphon is the way to go - clean, sanitary, and 'quiet' - no splashing, take your time.

 

[Clonefan94]

Do you keg, I usually shoot a few seconds of CO2 into the carboy before I transfer. I hope to purge as much Oxygen out as possible, then transfer with an autosiphon. Not sure if it works, but I dry hop in secondary fairly often, but have never noticed any oxydation.