Elijah
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My First beer had been brewing for two weeks now.
SG: 1.061
FG1: 1.01(+) (August 15th 2013)
FG2: 1.01 (August 18th 2013)
Average Temperature was 27c (Yes, hot, that's how it is here!)
Yeast T-50
I took two readings with almost 0.005(-) change (I think it's a temperature issue - almost impossible to see) - beer is clearing and it tastes addictively good even when flat.
I want to bottle my beer this weekend but after considering my options I think I might need to save some in a second fermenter for a while before bottling due to space constrains.
I am considering to use a 10 liter (2.5 gal) plastic carboy which was used for spring-water. The rest 10L is going to be bottled in 20 x 0.5L bottles.
The questions are as follows:
1- Do I need to add yeast to second fermenter or would the already active yeast from the first fermenter be enough?
2- Would I need an airlock for the second fermenter since - afterall fermentation almost stopped and maybe I would need to release gas every now and then ... ?
3- Would my beer benefit from secondary fermentation if done as described, or would it be merely an act of necessity?
Thank you,
SG: 1.061
FG1: 1.01(+) (August 15th 2013)
FG2: 1.01 (August 18th 2013)
Average Temperature was 27c (Yes, hot, that's how it is here!)
Yeast T-50
I took two readings with almost 0.005(-) change (I think it's a temperature issue - almost impossible to see) - beer is clearing and it tastes addictively good even when flat.
I want to bottle my beer this weekend but after considering my options I think I might need to save some in a second fermenter for a while before bottling due to space constrains.
I am considering to use a 10 liter (2.5 gal) plastic carboy which was used for spring-water. The rest 10L is going to be bottled in 20 x 0.5L bottles.
The questions are as follows:
1- Do I need to add yeast to second fermenter or would the already active yeast from the first fermenter be enough?
2- Would I need an airlock for the second fermenter since - afterall fermentation almost stopped and maybe I would need to release gas every now and then ... ?
3- Would my beer benefit from secondary fermentation if done as described, or would it be merely an act of necessity?
Thank you,