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KEG wrote:as long as you're really clean about it all - sanitising the inside and outside of the racking hose, the tap, the racking fermenter, etc - and as long as you don't splash it about but let it flow gently into the secondary to avoid oxidation, you have a really, really minimal chance of a cock-up
also, you might want to boil a quarter of a cup of malt/dextrose in maybe 2/3 of a cup of water and put that in first. gives the yeast something to eat to create some CO2 for the headspace. Make sure you don't use a sealed secondary if you do this though.
Agreed - if you're careful you'll be ok.
I sometimes use a bit of dex to create a headspace too. Even a tablespoon seems to be enough to get it going a bit.
Yeah I sanitise everything (could be a bit lazy sometimes, but everything gets a good bleach soak for at least an hour (if not overnight) and a big rinse afterwards... Will move to nappysan soon though.
Really dumb here, but when you say sealed secondary, I'm assuming a 2nd fermenter with an airlock is still fine?
petesbrew wrote:Yeah I sanitise everything (could be a bit lazy sometimes, but everything gets a good bleach soak for at least an hour (if not overnight) and a big rinse afterwards... Will move to nappysan soon though.
Really dumb here, but when you say sealed secondary, I'm assuming a 2nd fermenter with an airlock is still fine?
Thanks for the tips.
Yep, an airlock is fine, he was referring to a sealed container like a cube with a screw cap lid. The co2 creates pressure and needs somewhere to get out. Glad wrap of airlock is fine.
On the sanitisation, I use boiling water only, with an occasional sterlising powder (the hb stuff), and I find it works great. I'm going to get some idophor soon but I don't like the idea of adding chemicals that need to be rinsed. Just me though.
