Donald Hellen wrote:
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> Some use this as a guideline to determine when "primary" fermentation is
> over: When your airlock is bubbling once every 60 to 90 seconds, it's time
> to rack to the secondary if you are doing a 2-stage fermentation (see
> Complete Joy of Homebrewing). It's definitely arbitrary, and a bit sooner
> or later won't hurt. I've left brews in the primary longer than that with
> no ill effects.
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> >> Should i leave all the sediment in the first bucket??[/color]
> >
> > YES! The purpose of racking is to get the wort off the trub.
> > If you don't, the trub will likely induce off-aromas and
> > off-flavors into your beer.[/color]
>
> Some brewers even go to the extent to allow the trub to settle for a few
> hours or overnight and racking then, before fermentation has started. I
> usually follow the "Complete Joy's" advice to not worry. It normally won't
> cause a problem if you rack within a few days.
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> >> Should i use a filter when transfering to 2nd bucket??[/color]
> >
> > No, that will slow down the racking and create the
> > opportunity for oxidation.[/color]
>
> I've never heard of a filter, but Dick's advice is sound in all respects
> here. Depending on how fine a filter you would use, you could also reduce
> the yeast count and remove some flavor components also. Not a good idea at
> this point. Arguably worth doing if you keg after secondary fermentation,
> but you still risk removing some flavors if you use a really fine filter.
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> >> Any help on do's and dont's would be very appriciated..[/color]
> >
> > There is a free book on home brewing by John Palmer at
> > [url]www.howtobrew.com[/url]
> >[/color]
>
> Good advice, Dick. If you want an easy to read paperback handbook, try The
> Charlie Papazian's book: The Complete Joy of Homebrewing. You can get older
> editions on Amazon.com used in the Amazon Marketplace, but I would
> recommend skipping the first edition--no index. Another book worth getting
> is Dave Miller's Homebrewing Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Make
> Great-Tasting Beer.
>
> There are others, but this will get you started. Charlie's book is less
> likely to scare you away from what COULD happen than Dave's book.
>
> The online book by John Palmer is free, though, and fine as it is.[/color]

The new 3rd edition (in print only) of Palmer's book is THE definitive
homebrewing book, AFAIAC. Updates much of the info in both Charlie and
Dave's books.

---------->Denny

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