Bones1948
Well-Known Member
For years I've enjoyed my Blichmann Fermenator and have always transferred to a secondary fermenter just like the brew instructions say to do.
Several months ago I had a Duh-h-h! moment: The purpose of transferring into a secondary fermenter is to remove the beer off the sediment (trub). Right?
So this is my new process. When the primary fermentation is finished (silent airlock) I simply don a shoulder length OB glove (the kind the veterinarians use to palpate the uterus of a cow) (get 'em at Amazon), sanitize it w/ spray mist of a 50/50 mix of tapwater/generic Everclear (Mohawk brand 95% ethyl alcohol $11/liter, nothing can live in it). I likewise sanitize a 7" diameter ceramic salad plate and w/ my gloved arm ease it into the deep conical area of the Blichmann ~1" below the racking arm. Voila! The trub has very effectively been separated from the trub w/o disturbing the beer so the beer is now in the secondary. Any further sediment formed during the secondary will seal around the edges of the plate.
BTW, my method of sanitizing everything is w/ the tapwater/booze concoction. Spray/mist bottles are a buck at any Dollar Store.
Several months ago I had a Duh-h-h! moment: The purpose of transferring into a secondary fermenter is to remove the beer off the sediment (trub). Right?
So this is my new process. When the primary fermentation is finished (silent airlock) I simply don a shoulder length OB glove (the kind the veterinarians use to palpate the uterus of a cow) (get 'em at Amazon), sanitize it w/ spray mist of a 50/50 mix of tapwater/generic Everclear (Mohawk brand 95% ethyl alcohol $11/liter, nothing can live in it). I likewise sanitize a 7" diameter ceramic salad plate and w/ my gloved arm ease it into the deep conical area of the Blichmann ~1" below the racking arm. Voila! The trub has very effectively been separated from the trub w/o disturbing the beer so the beer is now in the secondary. Any further sediment formed during the secondary will seal around the edges of the plate.
BTW, my method of sanitizing everything is w/ the tapwater/booze concoction. Spray/mist bottles are a buck at any Dollar Store.
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