MissionBrewer
Active Member
This is my first experience brewing beer! I just bottled a week ago, so I have one more week to wait before I can drink. I can't wait!!! But I have a question. I made a lot of mistakes during this process--some of them I know of, and there are probably many more I don't.
Here's one mistake I made that I'd like to know how it will affect the outcome of my beer:
I did the boil and then left the wort and yeast in the fermenting bucket for like a week, and then I needed to transfer the wort to the carboy and start the secondary fermentation. I knew from books and tutorials and things that the wort needed to stay as still as possible in order to be exposed to as little air as possible, but during the transfer, I started with the pouring end of the racking cane resting at the top edge of the carboy, so that the brew dropped the height of the carboy down to the glass bottom. Obviously, this agitated the brew and created a lot of bubbles. I realized my mistake before too long but there was still a significant froth on top of the brew, which was evidence that a considerable amount of mixing and sloshing happened before I realized the problem.
There are some pictures of the whole thing here: http://cooksquill.blogspot.com/2012/01/beer-brewing-first-try-secondary_29.html
So my question: how is this going to affect the final product? Thanks!!
Here's one mistake I made that I'd like to know how it will affect the outcome of my beer:
I did the boil and then left the wort and yeast in the fermenting bucket for like a week, and then I needed to transfer the wort to the carboy and start the secondary fermentation. I knew from books and tutorials and things that the wort needed to stay as still as possible in order to be exposed to as little air as possible, but during the transfer, I started with the pouring end of the racking cane resting at the top edge of the carboy, so that the brew dropped the height of the carboy down to the glass bottom. Obviously, this agitated the brew and created a lot of bubbles. I realized my mistake before too long but there was still a significant froth on top of the brew, which was evidence that a considerable amount of mixing and sloshing happened before I realized the problem.
There are some pictures of the whole thing here: http://cooksquill.blogspot.com/2012/01/beer-brewing-first-try-secondary_29.html
So my question: how is this going to affect the final product? Thanks!!