Convenience aside, I'm wondering what the advantage is to siphoning my beer back from secondary to primary, mixing in priming sugar, and then bottling? I've seen several places, including my kit instructions, recommend it. I mean, I can see how this may ultimately make a cleaner brew, removing what has settled on the bottom of the secondary before stirring in the sugar...but will there really be that much? I ask because I see it as a waste to just have my primary sitting there for a whole few weeks just to be used for bottling. I'm eager to get my 2nd batch going so I can have a nice flow of beer brewing...Can't I just pour the priming sugar in my secondary and shake the whole carboy up before bottling?
I guess I should also ask, should I wait to see how my first batch turns out before starting my second? From what I've read, it seems to be common for people to get multiple batches going at once, even for first-time brewers.
Edit: After reading, I see that this would ultimately defeat the purpose of using the secondary (That is, mixing up what I left there to clear). I guess my only other choice is to buy a 2nd bucket for bottling...Which I don't really feel like doing right now...
I guess I should also ask, should I wait to see how my first batch turns out before starting my second? From what I've read, it seems to be common for people to get multiple batches going at once, even for first-time brewers.
Edit: After reading, I see that this would ultimately defeat the purpose of using the secondary (That is, mixing up what I left there to clear). I guess my only other choice is to buy a 2nd bucket for bottling...Which I don't really feel like doing right now...