djk
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OK, here's an idea. Probably not an original idea, but if anyone's heard of this, or has done it, or knows why it would be a Bad Idea, let's talk.
Keep the wort/beer in the kettle from (full extract) boil to bottling.
I already dump everything from my boil kettle into my plastic bucket to ferment, so this new way wouldn't add anything that wasn't already there. I don't use a secondary, either.
My concerns are:
Any guidance would be appreciated - I'm likely to give it a shot anyways.
Keep the wort/beer in the kettle from (full extract) boil to bottling.
I already dump everything from my boil kettle into my plastic bucket to ferment, so this new way wouldn't add anything that wasn't already there. I don't use a secondary, either.
My concerns are:
- Aeration. I currently aerate with a vigorous pour and a wisk. Guess I could just wisk more.
- Sanitation. I would have a sanitized lid on the kettle, and maybe foil. Is that enough to keep the Baddies out of my wort?
- Oxygenation. Don't figure it would be much worse than with a bucket, once the layer of CO2 has built up in the kettle.
- Priming. Could I stir in the priming solution without causing oxygenation? I was thinking of doing a light stir next bottling day anyways, since the sugar didn't seem to get evenly distributed last time.
- Bottling. Aside from being careful to not pick up a bottle of trub, how tough would it be to fill bottles from the primary? Would the yeast distribution be OK for carbonation?
Any guidance would be appreciated - I'm likely to give it a shot anyways.