beatbreaker
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Hi Guys,
Reason why I'm posting is because I've made about 4 kit brews so far and I'm still only using a primary fermenter, and then going from there directly into the bottles. The tastes are ok, but have a very consistent yeasty flavour (and sludge at the bottom of the bottles) so I'm wanting to start racking into different barrels to avoid putting yeast cake at the bottom of my fermenter into the bottles directly.
So my idea is:
Have 2 30L plastic Fermenters with Spigots
Get one of those pump racking canes
The process:
* Make up a brew into Fermenter1 - Leave that for 1 - 2 weeks (when it's ready)
* Rack off into Fermenter2 - Leave for 1 more week
* Using a bottling tube, directly bottle from Fermenter2
That said I've also considered just leaving it in Fermenter1, then wait about 3 weeks, then rack into Fermenter2, then bottle that day.
Which of these options is best? I'm not buying glass carboys as I'm not willing to spill ~$85 on one.
Reason why I'm posting is because I've made about 4 kit brews so far and I'm still only using a primary fermenter, and then going from there directly into the bottles. The tastes are ok, but have a very consistent yeasty flavour (and sludge at the bottom of the bottles) so I'm wanting to start racking into different barrels to avoid putting yeast cake at the bottom of my fermenter into the bottles directly.
So my idea is:
Have 2 30L plastic Fermenters with Spigots
Get one of those pump racking canes
The process:
* Make up a brew into Fermenter1 - Leave that for 1 - 2 weeks (when it's ready)
* Rack off into Fermenter2 - Leave for 1 more week
* Using a bottling tube, directly bottle from Fermenter2
That said I've also considered just leaving it in Fermenter1, then wait about 3 weeks, then rack into Fermenter2, then bottle that day.
Which of these options is best? I'm not buying glass carboys as I'm not willing to spill ~$85 on one.