last dumb question,,,,i hope,,, lol

[spam]

after reading the "best" ways to brew on here my question is: Of what use is my "priming tank" ? It seems to me that the only use for a priming tank is a place to mix in sugar 5 min before bottling. but it sounds like i should mix my sugar into boiling water and pour it into my primary and slosh gently. or did i miss something?

I have the williams kit with siphonless fermenter and priming tank..

 

[JohnnyO]

If your "priming tank" looks just like a fermenting bucket with a spigot on the bottom, then it's commonly known as a "bottling bucket". And yes, that is its main purpose. You need to dissolve the priming sugar in some boiled water, cool it to the temp of your beer, then put it in your bottling bucket. You would then rack your beer on top of the sugar solution via siphon. Once fully siphoned, you would allow it to sit for a few miinutes, then proceed with bottling.

 

[paulster2626]

Don't "slosh".

Just boil up your priming sugar in 2 cups of water, then put that in to a bottling bucket with a spigot. Rack your beer on to the sugar-water solution nice and gently, and then gently stir with a sanitized spoon for about a minute.

Then stick your bottling wand on teh spigot, open 'er up, and fill those bottles!

Oh, and do a search for "bottling dip-tube" first. It'll save you some hassle.

If you can't get a bottling bucket, simply start a siphon and close it off/open it up as needed to fill the bottles. Try to fill them from the bottom up, if you know what I mean. It's a PITA, but it'll work. Personally I think it's worth it to get a bottling bucket and wand, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[CGVT]

If you get a chance read this thread.

It has some great tips on bottling.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/bottling-tips-homebrewer-94812/

 

[Just1pepsi]

You relocate to your priming tank in order to mix with your priming solution and to seperate the beer from the gunk at the bottom of your primary fermenter.

 

[spam]

ok thanks.....so what is a secondary then?

 

[EuBrew]

Secondary can also be called a clearing or bright tank for us home brewers. There are a couple schools of thought on the use of a secondary. I for one leave my beer in the primary for at least 4 weeks, then either bottle or keg. On the rare occasion I am adding flavoring, vanilla bean etc. I will transfer to secondary for a couple weeks.

Long story short it's just like your primary, either a bucket or carboy that you can move your beer to for additional bulk aging to get it off the trub in the primary.

 

[SilverZero]

Long story short it's just like your primary, either a bucket or carboy that you can move your beer to for additional bulk aging to get it off the trub in the primary.

And like EuBrew said, there are plenty of folks who just leave everything in the primary until they bottle or keg. As I understand it, the potential dangers of leaving beer on the trub for a while have mostly been dismissed with higher-quality yeast and better understanding of what's going on. Some people (even Palmer, recently) say it's actually more trouble than it's worth to rack to a secondary, given the risk of infection, exposure to oxygen, etc., but plenty of people do it every time with no problems.

On the plus side, it will free up your primary for a new batch sooner.

 

[motobrewer]

the period is right next to the comma.



oh, that wasn't the dumb question you were asking...