sounds like a plan! good luck with the brew.

bob p

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"Bubba@FL" <br549@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the advice. The recipe I'm going by calls for up to 2 weeks in
> secondary, depending on temp.
>
> jrprice <jrprice@nospamcompassnet.com> wrote in message
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> > don't think you have much of an issue here (foam/hops). my preference
> > however would be to wait a bit (the full week) longer before racking to[/color]
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> > secondary. there may still be some resid "float", but you'll leave that
> > behind. never saw the need to get in too big of a hurry. just[/color][/color]
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> > but how long do you plan on it being in the secondary (carboy?) before
> > bottling?
> >
> > bob p
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> > Why do you drive on the parkway and park on the driveway?
> > "Bubba@FL" <br549@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:5RH9c.356819$jH.4984428@twister.tampabay.rr.com...[color=darkred]
> > > Hi All,
> > > I'm in the process of making my first non-kit beer. I'm making a light[/color][/color]
> ale[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > as per a recipe. The recipe says to rack to secondary fermenter after[/color][/color][/color]
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> > 7[color=darkred]
> > > days depending on bubbling activity. It has been 4 days and bubbling[/color][/color]
> rate[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > has slowed to about every 2.5 minutes. I thought I would transfer it[/color][/color]
> today[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > but when I peeked into the fermenter there is a heavy dark foam and[/color][/color][/color]
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> > > still on top. Do I just need to wait a little longer or has something[/color][/color]
> gone[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > wrong? I put the lid and air-lock back on the fermenter until I know[/color][/color][/color]
how[color=blue][color=green]
> > to[color=darkred]
> > > proceed. Thanks for any advice -
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