AngelTearsOnMyTongue
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Thanks all for your very useful advice. Being a bottler (I do spend a lot of time dreaming of a keg system but usually wake up when the dream gets to the part where I am 150Kg and constantly drunk), I understand the very relevant points about letting the fermentation finish before seriously cooling the brew. In anycase its not an issue for me as I am a basics brewer at this stage....No extra fridge.
A few more Q's
When I come to decanting to secondary for the first time (probably over Easter), I had thought I would do something like the following
Put aside sanitation here. Take it as given that I am very conscientious on this subject. Preparation always includes sometime praying at the temple of the god of sterility.
I use a length of silicon tubing when bottling and I had thought to use this to transfer from my brew from my coopers fermenter to my Brewmaster fermenter(See thread on "What fermenter do you use" for pics).
Questions.
1 - Am I better to siphon (from top down) or just use the tap?
2 - Should I try to run the beer down the inside wall of the secondary or just run it straight in? i.e. avoid foaming and aeration or just go for it?
Thanks again for all your help.
A few more Q's
When I come to decanting to secondary for the first time (probably over Easter), I had thought I would do something like the following
Put aside sanitation here. Take it as given that I am very conscientious on this subject. Preparation always includes sometime praying at the temple of the god of sterility.
I use a length of silicon tubing when bottling and I had thought to use this to transfer from my brew from my coopers fermenter to my Brewmaster fermenter(See thread on "What fermenter do you use" for pics).
Questions.
1 - Am I better to siphon (from top down) or just use the tap?
2 - Should I try to run the beer down the inside wall of the secondary or just run it straight in? i.e. avoid foaming and aeration or just go for it?
Thanks again for all your help.