Moving house while beer fermenting ?

[Jay_ID]

Hi everyone,

Just a quick question for the more experienced brewers out there.

I started my first brew a few days ago and thought i would just try a premade kit (Coopers Australian lager)
It seems to be going pretty well so far but i do have one problem... i will be moving house in 8-9 days and was wondering if i should bottle it or just put the fermenter into the car and get setup at my new house, will it mess up my beer ?

Thanks

 

[itchygomey]

If it is a true lager, no way you can bottle that early. How far are you moving? If not too far, heres what i would do: rack it into one gallon jugs (fill em completely full) and then rack it all back to your carboy or bucket when you arrive. Keep an eye on the jugs though so they dont pressure up and blow.


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[Jay_ID]

I don't think it's a true lager, the coopers Australian lager kit uses ale yeast if that's what you mean.

Only a 10 minute drive so it's not too far.

 

[itchygomey]

If it has a steady gravity you could just bottle it then. If its not done, the one gallon jugs is how i would move it so it couldnt slosh around.


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[Jay_ID]

Ok thanks, i appreciate it!

 

[Hello]

If you keep transferring it from vessel to vessel you'll most definitely oxidize it a little. Leave it as is and carefully drive it to the new place. It would have been better to just wait to brew since you knew you were moving.

 

[Clef051]

I would leave it in what ever it is in now. It is most likely too early to bottle and there will be a good chance of oxidizing it if you move it to different containers and then back.

 

[Jay_ID]

It would have been better to just wait to brew since you knew you were moving.

Yeah i agree 100% about that, i have been waiting a few months to get this brew started now and i guess my patience ran out

 

[motleybrew]

I just did a move to a new place about 30 minutes away and transported a fermenter. It was ale and I tend to take risks with brewing, so I wasn't too concerned about the possible negative results. But, I just put it in my car in a secure place and drove very slowly. There was a little sloshing, but I figure the bucket was purged of O2 because of the active fermentation process, so oxidation should be minor.

 

[Jay_ID]

Thanks MB, nice to know someone has done it before with no negative results