its02003
Well-Known Member
Few things i was wondering as i approach the end of the first week.
#1: When i siphon from the primary to the bottling bucket (i will be skipping secondary fermentation) are there any tips to get the most liquid into the bottling bucket while keeping the most sediment where it belongs in the fermenter (at the bottom)? I was advised against using some sort of screening device for fear of aerating the brew.
#2: I just bought a kit from a local home brew shop that didnt come with a carboy for secondary fermentation. As i read these posts, 99.8% of you are using Primary--> Secondary--> Bottle as the method of choice. I am more concerned with the quality of my beer than anything else and i am wondering if i am not producing a full quality end product by skipping the secondary step. I was thinking of taking my Primary fermenter, drilling a hole near the bottom, putting the spout from my Bottling bucket in there and buying a carboy. Then discarding/craigslisting my bottling bucket. Good Idea???!!!
#3: When i bought this kit to kick off this hobby, my plan was to NOT use a brewer's kit from a shop. Maybe using those at first was a good idea, but i wanted to develop some tastes of my own. Now that i have come to the rather bothering realization that a brew takes over a month to reach maturity, "experimenting" with my recipes seems like a threat to my free time and opportunity to enjoy good beer. So i was looking for some tips for developing recipes of my own. From suggestions for hops and malts to extras to add/not to add for flavoring, etc.
Im sure you will be seeing my name on many many posts for a while to come but as i am sitting here at work absolutely REFUSING to touch my new project, these are the major queries i have at this point. Any and all responses appreciated.
Thanks
#1: When i siphon from the primary to the bottling bucket (i will be skipping secondary fermentation) are there any tips to get the most liquid into the bottling bucket while keeping the most sediment where it belongs in the fermenter (at the bottom)? I was advised against using some sort of screening device for fear of aerating the brew.
#2: I just bought a kit from a local home brew shop that didnt come with a carboy for secondary fermentation. As i read these posts, 99.8% of you are using Primary--> Secondary--> Bottle as the method of choice. I am more concerned with the quality of my beer than anything else and i am wondering if i am not producing a full quality end product by skipping the secondary step. I was thinking of taking my Primary fermenter, drilling a hole near the bottom, putting the spout from my Bottling bucket in there and buying a carboy. Then discarding/craigslisting my bottling bucket. Good Idea???!!!
#3: When i bought this kit to kick off this hobby, my plan was to NOT use a brewer's kit from a shop. Maybe using those at first was a good idea, but i wanted to develop some tastes of my own. Now that i have come to the rather bothering realization that a brew takes over a month to reach maturity, "experimenting" with my recipes seems like a threat to my free time and opportunity to enjoy good beer. So i was looking for some tips for developing recipes of my own. From suggestions for hops and malts to extras to add/not to add for flavoring, etc.
Im sure you will be seeing my name on many many posts for a while to come but as i am sitting here at work absolutely REFUSING to touch my new project, these are the major queries i have at this point. Any and all responses appreciated.
Thanks