secondary fermentation question

[MrWibble]

Its a quick one. i transfered to my glass carboy after about an 8 day vigorus primary. OG was 1.080 and FG was 1.014 (or close, hard to remember and i didn't record anything, oops..). Now its in the carboy and i see no activity in the lock. is that normal?

 

[VanHolton]

Yep. Secondary isn't actually another fermentation. More for clearing/bulk aging.

 

[MrWibble]

I just checked it and there are small round white somethings floating on the surface. Are they bubbles stuck together or is it mold on my bloody first beer?

 

[estoppel]

Floaties are common. Don't worry about it. Just leave it be for a couple of weeks and bottle/keg it up and leave it for a few more weeks and then drink up. RDWHAHB.

 

[PNuke]

Its a quick one. i transfered to my glass carboy after about an 8 day vigorus primary. OG was 1.080 and FG was 1.014 (or close, hard to remember and i didn't record anything, oops..). Now its in the carboy and i see no activity in the lock. is that normal?

What kind of beer were you brewing?

 

[headfullahops]

1.080 to 1.014 is an 85% apparent attenuation with an 8.72% ABV. I can't say from experience but, that seems to me that it will be a pretty dry beer for such a high OG. Your probably lucky you don't have airlock activity in the secondary or it would probably be from bacterial fermentation.