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re: Weekly Homebrewing Thread - Waiting for BCS Edition
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:17 pm to McKinneyttu97
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:17 pm to McKinneyttu97
Move it. Just try not to slosh it too much.
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Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:18 pm to Zappas Stache
Sounds to me like he has to cover a good bit of distance with it which will shake it up a lot more. 1-2 hours should be enough time to let it settle.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:19 pm to McKinneyttu97
Is it possible to transfer it before moving? If so, definitely do that.
If not, treat it like secondary fermentation and let it sit in the 2nd carboy for a few days, maybe a week and then bottle.
If the container is the primary fermenter, you will have a ton of trub/sediment at the bottom. Just about anything more than breathing on it will stir that stuff up.
If not, treat it like secondary fermentation and let it sit in the 2nd carboy for a few days, maybe a week and then bottle.
If the container is the primary fermenter, you will have a ton of trub/sediment at the bottom. Just about anything more than breathing on it will stir that stuff up.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:21 pm to Catman88
It is across the house. I can let it sit. This is my first brew. I have a bucket with air tight lid and a spicket on the bottom and 2 carboys 1 6 gal and 1 5 gal. They cam with the set up? Why do I need 2 carboys?
So I should siphon it to the bucket with priming sugar already in it. Then hook hose with bottling stick (valve on bottom that you have to push) on the spicket and fill that way? Sounds easier then what I had in my head. Am I thinking straight?
So I should siphon it to the bucket with priming sugar already in it. Then hook hose with bottling stick (valve on bottom that you have to push) on the spicket and fill that way? Sounds easier then what I had in my head. Am I thinking straight?
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:22 pm to Boudreaux35
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If not, treat it like secondary fermentation and let it sit in the 2nd carboy for a few days, maybe a week and then bottle.
Dont put the sugar in it if you do this!
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:23 pm to Catman88
so is the 2nd carboy used to clean it up a bit? settle more?
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:25 pm to McKinneyttu97
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Why do I need 2 carboys?
Myself and other people transfer to a 2nd carboy after about 1 week-10days. I generally dry hop in the secondary. Dry hopping is adding hops after the boil and gives the beer more hop aroma.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:26 pm to Zappas Stache
Good to know. So I can transfer it to 2nd carboy and let it sit checking the SG. Then to the bucket and then to bottle. Since it is the first brew I will not dry hop yet.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:30 pm to McKinneyttu97
2nd carboy is used for secondary fermentation. Depending on the type of beer you want it to sit longer off of the trub. The trub will produce off flavors over time. (it also allows the beer to clear) If you need to ferment\condition for more than 2.5 weeks its a good idea to rack it to a 5 gal carboy from a 6.5. You dont want a lot of head space in a secondary. If the beer doesnt need long conditioning then rack to the bottle bucket. Mix the sugar with some boiling water and put in the bucket and rack the beer on top of it. You can stir gently just dont impart air into it when stiring. From the bucket you would go into the bottles.
This post was edited on 1/18/12 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:33 pm to McKinneyttu97
Good thread on the topic
LINK
FWIW when I used my carboys I hardly ever racked to a secondary. I dont make a lot of IPAs or anything like that though.
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FWIW when I used my carboys I hardly ever racked to a secondary. I dont make a lot of IPAs or anything like that though.
This post was edited on 1/18/12 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:37 pm to McKinneyttu97
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So I can transfer it to 2nd carboy and let it sit checking the SG. Then to the bucket and then to bottle
Yes. I typically dry hop all my beers these days. But I'm a hop head and so all my beers are above 100 IBUs.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:41 pm to McKinneyttu97
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Why do I need 2 carboys?
One to keep, and one to share. That's standard practice in homebrewing. You can send me the 6 gal.:)
Seriously, you will appreciate the two carboys more once you get deeper into homebrew addiction. You can have twice as much fermenting that way.
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So I should siphon it to the bucket with priming sugar already in it. Then hook hose with bottling stick (valve on bottom that you have to push) on the spicket and fill that way?
That's right, but mix the priming sugar with some sterilized water first. And only do this when you are actually ready to bottle.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:51 pm to Catman88
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Mix the sugar with some boiling water and put in the bucket and rack the beer on top of it
And let the priming sugar water cool to 75 or less before racking the beer to it.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:53 pm to Boudreaux35
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That's right, but mix the priming sugar with some sterilized water first. And only do this when you are actually ready to bottle.
thanks and the link above is pretty interesting.
Like Boudreaux35 said I have 2 primary fermentors and bottle out of the Bucket. So glad I asked this question. Makes sense now (some atleast)
So now I will use my 2nd carboy to make another batch in the next day or two! I need another airlock. This is gonna get expensive
Posted on 1/18/12 at 4:56 pm to McKinneyttu97
Does anyone have recommendations for homebrewing equipment? I've never done it but have wanted to try it. Is there some sort of starter kit that anyone has had good experience with?
Posted on 1/18/12 at 5:00 pm to McKinneyttu97
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This is gonna get expensive
Just wait until you go all grain. Then you start investing in SS pots, burner racks,chillers, mash tuns.. Oh an you will get tired of bottling then decide to build a kegging system. Oh did you say that you wanted to make a lager during the summer? Now throw some dough in on a fermentation chamber.
Hell I have a SS Conical.. Did I really need that?? Made a hell of a gift from the wife though. Sure as hell makes my life easier. I really dont want to know how much money I have in it. Im sure its over 2k That 80 dollar stater kit sure looks like a drop in the bucket right now.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 5:02 pm to FinleyStreet
kits from morebeer.com or one of the true brew kits are good to start with. Throw away the book it comes with and read the book by John Palmer. Or read online
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Posted on 1/18/12 at 5:05 pm to FinleyStreet
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Does anyone have recommendations for homebrewing equipment? I
LINK
This is the kit I started with. I opted for the glass carboy. But now, I almost always use my plastic carboys ( I have 4) as they are much lighter and easier to handle. You'll also need a boiling pot. I started out w/ a 7 gallon aluminum pot but that was too small. I now use a 10 gallon aluminum pot I bought at Academy.
This post was edited on 1/18/12 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 1/18/12 at 5:17 pm to FinleyStreet
I suggest a basic starter kit. Don't know where you are, but in BR, Marcellos has them and you'll probably save a little by not having to ship it (its bulky). They have basic ingredient kits also. In NO, try Brewstock, or on the Northshore, Main Grain in Mandeville. Both of those places will be able to help you.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 5:51 pm to Catman88
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Hell I have a SS Conical.. Did I really need that?
Yes. Yes you did.
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