I recently purchased a 15 gal. Minibrew Conical Fermenter (which I got a sick deal on) and I am about to take it on its maiden voyage but I have a few questions about how to use it.
1. When transferring the wort to the fermenter how does one avoid pouring the spent hops and such into the Fermenter. I have used a funnel with a screen when using a carboy as the primary, but I have yet to find a a funnel/screen combo that is the diameter of the top of my fermenter. I want to start re using the yeast but I do not want the spent hops and or grains mixed in.
2.When it comes time for bottling can I safely add the priming sugar directly to the Fermenter? Do I need to stir the priming sugar in, or, will doing so cause it to be come over oxygenated?
3. I am planning on bottling directly from the Fermenter. I am assuming that I bottle the beer first, and then drain the yeast once bottling is completed?
Any thoughts, insight and Pearls of Wisdom are greatly appreciated
1. When transferring the wort to the fermenter how does one avoid pouring the spent hops and such into the Fermenter. I have used a funnel with a screen when using a carboy as the primary, but I have yet to find a a funnel/screen combo that is the diameter of the top of my fermenter. I want to start re using the yeast but I do not want the spent hops and or grains mixed in.
2.When it comes time for bottling can I safely add the priming sugar directly to the Fermenter? Do I need to stir the priming sugar in, or, will doing so cause it to be come over oxygenated?
3. I am planning on bottling directly from the Fermenter. I am assuming that I bottle the beer first, and then drain the yeast once bottling is completed?
Any thoughts, insight and Pearls of Wisdom are greatly appreciated