buckheadhobo
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Hey guys, I recently brewed 5 gallons of witbeer, almost 3 weeks ago.
The airlock hasn't been bubbling for about 2 weeks, and I'm wondering if I can bottle it today or wait the 2 days until it turns 3 weeks old.
Is it basically okay to bottle whenever the bubbling stops? Cause if that's the case, I'm fine. (there's still pressure in the bucket, tho, and pushing down on the top causes bubbles to rise in the airlock)
BTW: I'm using a 6 gallon plastic (HDPE) bucket as a primary fermentor. (and I just got 5 more in the mail yesterday: time to go crazy brewing)
The plastic bucket has a tap on the bottom, which I plan to use to bottle it.
Should I tap the beer directly from the fermentor into the bottles? That's what I did with my Mr Beer beers. Must one use a bottling bucket?
And do I need to remove the lid of the bucket when bottling/transferring with the tap?
Thanks!
The airlock hasn't been bubbling for about 2 weeks, and I'm wondering if I can bottle it today or wait the 2 days until it turns 3 weeks old.
Is it basically okay to bottle whenever the bubbling stops? Cause if that's the case, I'm fine. (there's still pressure in the bucket, tho, and pushing down on the top causes bubbles to rise in the airlock)
BTW: I'm using a 6 gallon plastic (HDPE) bucket as a primary fermentor. (and I just got 5 more in the mail yesterday: time to go crazy brewing)
The plastic bucket has a tap on the bottom, which I plan to use to bottle it.
Should I tap the beer directly from the fermentor into the bottles? That's what I did with my Mr Beer beers. Must one use a bottling bucket?
And do I need to remove the lid of the bucket when bottling/transferring with the tap?
Thanks!