brewnovice
New Member
Hi everybody,
I know this has often been dealt with in the FAQ section and other places, but I wanted to ask specific to the type of beer I have fermenting right now.
I'm on my third batch. The first two I transferred to secondary after about a week and then left them in the secondary for about 2 weeks before bottling. Right now, I have an English Pale Ale from a kit going in the primary and was wondering about just leaving it in there the whole time after reading some of the commentary on here. So, my questions:
1) Is that a bad idea for a pale ale?
2) Does it make a difference if the container is plastic (5 gallon plastic bucket) rather than glass?
3) How long should I wait before bottling? I didn't take an initial hydrometer reading. I didn't for my first two batches either, because it seemed like with three weeks (1 in primary and 2 in secondary), it wouldn't be an issue. But I don't know if it will be more important if I only use the primary.
Thanks for any help!
I know this has often been dealt with in the FAQ section and other places, but I wanted to ask specific to the type of beer I have fermenting right now.
I'm on my third batch. The first two I transferred to secondary after about a week and then left them in the secondary for about 2 weeks before bottling. Right now, I have an English Pale Ale from a kit going in the primary and was wondering about just leaving it in there the whole time after reading some of the commentary on here. So, my questions:
1) Is that a bad idea for a pale ale?
2) Does it make a difference if the container is plastic (5 gallon plastic bucket) rather than glass?
3) How long should I wait before bottling? I didn't take an initial hydrometer reading. I didn't for my first two batches either, because it seemed like with three weeks (1 in primary and 2 in secondary), it wouldn't be an issue. But I don't know if it will be more important if I only use the primary.
Thanks for any help!