SkipMorrow
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First post here.
I just got a home brew kit for my birthday. I made a batch of Octoberfest. The recipe called for it to ferment in a bucket for one week and then transfer it to a carboy for a second week. I was just wondering what the purpose of this transfer is. Why not have it in the carboy for the first week? What would be different if I just kept it in the bucket? The recipe even says "transfer it to the carboy after one week, if you have one. If you don't have one, just keep it in the bucket." It doesn't make sense to me.
I just got a home brew kit for my birthday. I made a batch of Octoberfest. The recipe called for it to ferment in a bucket for one week and then transfer it to a carboy for a second week. I was just wondering what the purpose of this transfer is. Why not have it in the carboy for the first week? What would be different if I just kept it in the bucket? The recipe even says "transfer it to the carboy after one week, if you have one. If you don't have one, just keep it in the bucket." It doesn't make sense to me.