RipeforYelp22
Well-Known Member
So my BF got me my very own long-awaited beginner's homebrew kit for Christmas, and my (ours? I did most of the work =P) first IPA has been fermenting for about 13 days. I've been following a recipe he scooped up at my local brewshop.
It sat for 11 days in the primary fermenter, and we just siphoned it over to the secondary fermenter/bottling bucket on Saturday. The spec. gravity is 1000ths below the final gravity, but as advised, I'm letting it sit for another 2-3 weeks.
My question for you helpful experts (I've been reading nonstop since Saturday and you've all been a huge help) is when it comes time to bottle, should I mix the priming sugar directly into the secondary fermenter by gently stirring? Or would it be beneficial to siphon the brew back into the sanitized primary, then "splash the boiled priming sugar solution into the bottling bucket" and then re-siphon the beer on top of it?
I apologize if my wording is confusing, and will clarify if necessary. Thanks for all your help!
-Britt
It sat for 11 days in the primary fermenter, and we just siphoned it over to the secondary fermenter/bottling bucket on Saturday. The spec. gravity is 1000ths below the final gravity, but as advised, I'm letting it sit for another 2-3 weeks.
My question for you helpful experts (I've been reading nonstop since Saturday and you've all been a huge help) is when it comes time to bottle, should I mix the priming sugar directly into the secondary fermenter by gently stirring? Or would it be beneficial to siphon the brew back into the sanitized primary, then "splash the boiled priming sugar solution into the bottling bucket" and then re-siphon the beer on top of it?
I apologize if my wording is confusing, and will clarify if necessary. Thanks for all your help!
-Britt