Hi-
I've done quite a bit of reading on this site and learned a great deal about home brewing - thanks to all the knowlegable and patient posters.
My first batch has been in a primary fermenter for 9 days now and CO2 production has pretty much stopped. I will take my 1st SG reading this evening. I was considering racking to my "bottling/priming" bucket very soon (assuming it's reached FG) and leaving it in that bucket for a period of time to allow aging/clearing. This is a plastic bucket with a plastic nozzle near the bottom intended to hold beer long enough to mix in sugar and dispense to bottles. Is using it as a "secondary fermentor" prior to priming recommended or a bad idea? By the way, my beer is a brown ale.
I may eventually buy a glass carboy but that's not an option for this batch.
Thanks,
Josh
I've done quite a bit of reading on this site and learned a great deal about home brewing - thanks to all the knowlegable and patient posters.
My first batch has been in a primary fermenter for 9 days now and CO2 production has pretty much stopped. I will take my 1st SG reading this evening. I was considering racking to my "bottling/priming" bucket very soon (assuming it's reached FG) and leaving it in that bucket for a period of time to allow aging/clearing. This is a plastic bucket with a plastic nozzle near the bottom intended to hold beer long enough to mix in sugar and dispense to bottles. Is using it as a "secondary fermentor" prior to priming recommended or a bad idea? By the way, my beer is a brown ale.
I may eventually buy a glass carboy but that's not an option for this batch.
Thanks,
Josh