SayWhat1
Well-Known Member
I'm fermenting my first batch of homebrew now and to get started I just bought a standard starter kit with a 6.5 gal primary fermenter and it came with a 6.5gal bottling bucket.
I started off with a dark honey porter because from what I've read dark beers are more forgiving with off flavors and the like. Anyway, the recipe tells you to transfer to a glass carboy to condition for a week after the primary fermentation is done. I'm just wondering if leaving it in the primary for two weeks would be okay or should I rack to my bottling bucket after a week and stick my lid and airlock on that for a week before bottling?
I could go buy a glass carboy because I still have a few more days before my week in the primary is up, but I'm cheep and I didn't want to buy any more equiptment until I've got a couple brews under my belt.
I started off with a dark honey porter because from what I've read dark beers are more forgiving with off flavors and the like. Anyway, the recipe tells you to transfer to a glass carboy to condition for a week after the primary fermentation is done. I'm just wondering if leaving it in the primary for two weeks would be okay or should I rack to my bottling bucket after a week and stick my lid and airlock on that for a week before bottling?
I could go buy a glass carboy because I still have a few more days before my week in the primary is up, but I'm cheep and I didn't want to buy any more equiptment until I've got a couple brews under my belt.