Primary vs. Secondary

[Goatey]

i am considering an order with ahs and i want to get either a second primary fermenter or a secondary fermenter. What are the advantages of transfering my wort to a secondary? in this situation, would you recommend buying a secondary or another primary to add to my pipeline? also, how well will a 5 gallon brewpot boil on a normal stove? i have decided my 2 gallon rachel ray collection pot isnt cutting it for brewing. So, i was going to pick up a 5 gallon pot. sorry if this is messy, i am writing this on my cell phone at work

 

[Revvy]

There are Hundreds, if not thousands of threads on this topic, and at least 5-6 in the beginniers section this very day, where folks have asked the same thing. This has been the most discussed topic on here in the last three years.

I know I'm responsible for at least 5,000 posts on it myself. If not more.

Rather than re-inventing the wheel here, where you probably won't get too many responses since folks are pretty much bored with repeating our selves, why do you readwhat already has been said by us on it?

You can start with the similar threads box below.

ANd then try it both ways and make a choice for yourself.

 

[Six_O_Turbo]

i am considering an order with ahs and i want to get either a second primary fermenter or a secondary fermenter. What are the advantages of transfering my wort to a secondary?

You will get a ton of information on this question if you do a search. The only difference between a primary and secondary fermenter is the use, not really the product, although I suppose most of the time a secondary would either be a glass carboy or better bottle.

Many people don't bother with a secondary, and feel there are advantages to leaving your beer on the yeast cake in the primary for 4 weeks or more because the yeast will clean up any off flavors created during fermentation. Plus there is slight chance of infection when moving your beer from primary to secondary if your sanitation is sub par.

I personally prefer to use a secondary because even if you move your beer off the yeast cake after a week or two there is still plenty of yeast suspended to clean up any off flavors, and for me it yields cleaner looking and tasting beer. My sanitation is good and I have never had to worry about infecting a batch, simply from transferring.

how well will a 5 gallon brewpot boil on a normal stove? i have decided my 2 gallon rachel ray collection pot isnt cutting it for brewing. So, i was going to pick up a 5 gallon pot. sorry if this is messy, i am writing this on my cell phone at work

Depends on the stove. If you can get a larger pot, it is nice to have a little extra room to help prevent boilovers if you are doing full boil 5 gallon batches. You could also use an anti-foaming agent that will also help prevent boilovers. Another thing to consider is a outdoor turkey fryer pot and burner if you have the outdoor space to use it. Plus it keeps the SWMBO happy which is half the battle when brewing for some.

 

[Goatey]

oh, sorry about that. I figured it was a commonly discussed topic. I will peak around a bit

 

[BackAlleyBrewingCo]

i am considering an order with ahs and i want to get either a second primary fermenter or a secondary fermenter. What are the advantages of transfering my wort to a secondary? in this situation, would you recommend buying a secondary or another primary to add to my pipeline? also, how well will a 5 gallon brewpot boil on a normal stove? i have decided my 2 gallon rachel ray collection pot isnt cutting it for brewing. So, i was going to pick up a 5 gallon pot. sorry if this is messy, i am writing this on my cell phone at work

An inexpensive way to add a secondary to your kit is to buy a 5 gallon jug of RO water from a grocery/hardware/mega store; just make sure the jug is made of PETE (recycling symbol with a 1 in the middle.) If you can find one, it's often a fraction of the price of glass or a Better Bottle, is made of the same plastic and has the same neck dimensions as a BB.