I racked my latest brew yesterday from the primary bucket to a glass carboy for secondary. I had some trouble last batch in getting a good siphon and lost about half a gallon in primary, so I was spending some time making sure the siphon was nice for this batch. Unfortunately, I noticed when I had about 1/4 gallon siphoned, that I was dropping the ale from about 6 inches into the carboy...
Yipes!
After that, I got the siphon back down and the remaining flow was nice and calm. I realize I have aerated too much in this process, and probably should have just stopped the siphon and tossed the early bit, but it's too late for that now.
I've read that this will produce an ale that will go stale quickly. Given this probablilty, I could live with it, if the brew has a good chance of tasting good at least initially. I can then just have a big card night/party, invite over lots of friends, and enjoy the brew quickly.
My questions are:
1. How probable is it that this batch will stale quickly?
2. If it is going stale, how long does that take?
3. The batch seems to be doing very well with respect to FG, could that help reduce the staleing?
Thanks.... we live and we learn
Yipes!
After that, I got the siphon back down and the remaining flow was nice and calm. I realize I have aerated too much in this process, and probably should have just stopped the siphon and tossed the early bit, but it's too late for that now.
I've read that this will produce an ale that will go stale quickly. Given this probablilty, I could live with it, if the brew has a good chance of tasting good at least initially. I can then just have a big card night/party, invite over lots of friends, and enjoy the brew quickly.
My questions are:
1. How probable is it that this batch will stale quickly?
2. If it is going stale, how long does that take?
3. The batch seems to be doing very well with respect to FG, could that help reduce the staleing?
Thanks.... we live and we learn