Hi,
I have brewed three batches of beer, using Brewer's Best kits. All came out fine. I moved the first to secondary, but not the other two. Two of those were red ales; one a brown ale.
Five days ago, I brewed up a batch of Pumpkin Spice Porter (Brewer's Best). All went well, AFAIK, and it burbled away happily for a few days. Now, the bubbling has essentially ceased. So it's time to think about racking to secondary, I think.
I read that this particular kit results in a strong spicy taste, and some (but not all) feel that it does better sitting longer before bottling.
I have no problem with that, but I am not thrilled about having sitting on top of the yeast cake for many weeks.
So I think I want to rack to secondary this time, any day now.
I have a five-gallon PETE carboy, which supposedly is made out of special PETE to be impermeable to oxygen. Is this a good one to use? And is there any particular risk (other than contamination--I'll sanitize everything--and oxygenation--I'll siphon) that I should know about?
Also, any hints about how long to keep this in secondary, and how long to bottle condition, would be gratefully accepted.
Thanks!
I have brewed three batches of beer, using Brewer's Best kits. All came out fine. I moved the first to secondary, but not the other two. Two of those were red ales; one a brown ale.
Five days ago, I brewed up a batch of Pumpkin Spice Porter (Brewer's Best). All went well, AFAIK, and it burbled away happily for a few days. Now, the bubbling has essentially ceased. So it's time to think about racking to secondary, I think.
I read that this particular kit results in a strong spicy taste, and some (but not all) feel that it does better sitting longer before bottling.
I have no problem with that, but I am not thrilled about having sitting on top of the yeast cake for many weeks.
So I think I want to rack to secondary this time, any day now.
I have a five-gallon PETE carboy, which supposedly is made out of special PETE to be impermeable to oxygen. Is this a good one to use? And is there any particular risk (other than contamination--I'll sanitize everything--and oxygenation--I'll siphon) that I should know about?
Also, any hints about how long to keep this in secondary, and how long to bottle condition, would be gratefully accepted.
Thanks!