Lancezos
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OK, so I brewed my first batch last night. It was Northern Brewer's Scottish 60/- extract kit. Followed the instructions and everything went great. Cooled the wort in my sink with ice water for about 20min then poured it into my bucket primary with cold water in it. Temp said 70 degrees so I pitched the yeast. Put the lid on and then while putting the airlock in the rubber grommet for the airlock fell in the wort (my kit only came with 1 lid). Now I realized why the instructions said to put the airlock on first then the lid, that's my first lesson learned. So I hurried up and sanitized my secondary. While it was sanitizing I fished around for about a minute with a santized spoon but couldn't find it. I then just slowly poured the wort from the primary to the secondary and there it was on the bottom.. Put it back in the lid and the airlock and sealed the lid. This morning, about 12 hours later the airlock is bubbling about every second.
My first question: The yeast were pitched for about 10 minutes then poured into the secondary. What's the chance of oxidation at that point if they were only in there for that long?
My second question: My secondary bucket has a spigot that I'm using as the primary now and the instructions say a secondary is not necessary for this brew. Can I add priming sugar directly to it before bottling and use the spigot or is there going to be much trub at the bottom to do this? The spigot is approx. 1 in from the bottom of the bucket.
Thanks in advance for all who reply I have found many great answers on this site and look forward to posting.
My first question: The yeast were pitched for about 10 minutes then poured into the secondary. What's the chance of oxidation at that point if they were only in there for that long?
My second question: My secondary bucket has a spigot that I'm using as the primary now and the instructions say a secondary is not necessary for this brew. Can I add priming sugar directly to it before bottling and use the spigot or is there going to be much trub at the bottom to do this? The spigot is approx. 1 in from the bottom of the bucket.
Thanks in advance for all who reply I have found many great answers on this site and look forward to posting.