heya hivemind,
last night i transferred my strong belgian ale from primary to secondary. it had been in primary for 5 weeks, so i thought it was time to move it to secondary for bulk aging.
however, i fear that my racking skills didn't show through last night: as per the picture below, a layer of yeast (or trub?) came across too. the sediment appeared immediately after i transferred so i must have kicked up some yeast while sucking the last off the beer out of the bottom of primary.
the sediment layer is about a quarter inch thick, a definite improvement over the 1-1/4 inch layer it was sitting on previously.
question: will this layer cause issues with bulk aging? the reason i racked was to get it off the yeast cake, yet here is one all over again. is autolysis still a risk if i keep the beer in there for a month or two?
p.s the second pic is a "bottom-up" pic (carboy upskirt?!?)
last night i transferred my strong belgian ale from primary to secondary. it had been in primary for 5 weeks, so i thought it was time to move it to secondary for bulk aging.
however, i fear that my racking skills didn't show through last night: as per the picture below, a layer of yeast (or trub?) came across too. the sediment appeared immediately after i transferred so i must have kicked up some yeast while sucking the last off the beer out of the bottom of primary.
the sediment layer is about a quarter inch thick, a definite improvement over the 1-1/4 inch layer it was sitting on previously.
question: will this layer cause issues with bulk aging? the reason i racked was to get it off the yeast cake, yet here is one all over again. is autolysis still a risk if i keep the beer in there for a month or two?
p.s the second pic is a "bottom-up" pic (carboy upskirt?!?)