MPBeer
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Hi. My primary fermenter has a spigot at the bottom, so I was using it to bottle beer right after the fermentation has finished (added sugar to each bottles). I didn't have any problem, till last night. I was bottling my 3rd batch, and it was stout w/ vanilla and cacao. When I opened the lid, I could smell the huge adjunct nose bursting out. Howver, when I pour the beer from the bottom, there only was very subtle flavor. I like to only use my primary fermenter since it's much easier and I don't have to risk oxidation from racking my beer to other vessels. So now I'm thinking that since all the adjuncts are floating on the top, the flavor hasn't been mixed.
Should I use bottling bucket to have my beer mixed? Or can I just mix my beer a bit with sanitized sticks. I would like to stick to this process since I don't want any oxygen get in to my beer (and I brew NEIPAs too). Cheers!