Is it safe to move brew around?

[PierceHerVeil]

I currently have my first brew going on in my closet in a little 64oz bottle. It's going really well, there's lots of activity, it smells a bit like wine already, and it's only been going on for a few hours. I was wondering if it would be safe to move it though? The reason i put it in a place like my closet is because i thought my balloon air lock would expand, even though i put holes into it prior to placing it onto the bottle. Now that i realize the balloon won't be expanding, i would like to move my brew to a more "confined" space. I feel that my closet may not be safe enough. Would moving my brew be okay, would it disturb the fermentation process? When checking up on my brew's progress, i don't even like to touch it because I'm afraid that the slightest movement could mess everything up.

 

[MaxStout]

It shouldn't be a problem. It's not unusual for home brewers to move their fermenters, often to change ferm temps in a different location. A little movement won't disturb the fermentation process.

 

[DocScott]

Move it. It will be fine.

I moved a sour beer from ny to Nj and then to pa. No problem.

Keep oxygen out and give it time to settle after moving it and you're set

 

[TennBrewer]

As long as it's still active, I can't think of any reason not to move it. Moving to a more stable environment, temperature-wise, would help. It's really hard to mess up a primary fermentation, or a secondary for that matter. Stirring up the mixture in the late phases could reactivate the yeasties which would clean up any final activity, otherwise, no harm it moving it.