Secondary FV

[mattrickl06]

Hi all - i have a secondary FV on its way for my Wherry - the question is what is the best way of transferring the beer and when should i transfer it?

Syphon or plain simple do it through the tap on the FV?

 

[PD]

Syphon it out of the vessel into the second one. also make sure the tube is right on the bottom of 2nd vessel. No splashing try not to mix any oxygen into the brew.

Best piece of equipment to use is an auto syphon.

 

[hoofy]

Syphon or plain simple do it through the tap on the FV?

One of the first FV's I bought had a black tap near the bottom, but since I've found out that you syphon the beer from one FV to another and the little bottler bottling stick doesn't fit on the black tap, I can't for the life of me think what the black tap is for. :wha:

 

[mattrickl06]

Thanks chaps. Should i only tfr it after first fermentation has finished??

 

[PD]

No you should only try it after its fully conditioned, about another 6 weeks.








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oh ok give it a couple of weeks in the bottle first.

 

[mattrickl06]

No you should only try it after its fully conditioned, about another 6 weeks.








:twisted:


oh ok give it a couple of weeks in the bottle first.

Haha but i mean should i only transfer to the secondary fv when the first fermentation is finished then into a bottle after that??

 

[PD]

sorry...


now best to move it just before fermentation has finished. Give it around 7 days first, syphon to 2nd and then left it finish and settle, probably 4-7 days Then bottle.

 

[jonnymorris]

Or you might consider leaving it for 10-14 days in primary and then racking to secondary for a further week at a cooler temperature to clear before bottling.

Patience is a virtue.

 

[mattrickl06]

Or you might consider leaving it for 10-14 days in primary and then racking to secondary for a further week at a cooler temperature to clear before bottling.

Patience is a virtue.

Would a cooler temperature of around 5-10 degrees suffice (in the garage)??

 

[fbsf]

Should do the job nicely. Especially if it's sat on a concrete floor in the garage.

 

[cwiseman77]

I just use some plain old tubing I got at the DIY shop for peanuts. Here's an easy "how-to" taken from brewuk.co.uk

1. Place you beer on a table or kitchen work surface and the clean fermenting bin on the floor.

2. Fill a plastic syphon tube completely with water (no bubbles) and cover both end with your thumbs. (Wash your hands prior to this to ensure good hygiene).

3. Quickly place one end of the syphon tube into the beer and then slowly lower the other end into the bottom of clean fermenting bin. Remove your thumb and let the liquid transfer.

4. Ensure that the ends of the syphon remain under the surface of the liquid at all times but be careful not to disturb the yeast sediment when you get near the bottom. If you carefully tip the beer at the end it enables you to get more of the liquid out without transferring the sediment. Don't worry if a bit goes in, your beer will be fine.

 

[mattrickl06]

Many thanks cwiseman, that is just what the doctor ordered :drunk:

 

[cwiseman77]

No worries, good luck :thumb:

 

[jonnymorris]

2. Fill a plastic syphon tube completely with water (no bubbles) and cover both end with your thumbs.

Or just give it a suck. :shock:

 

[cwiseman77]

2. Fill a plastic syphon tube completely with water (no bubbles) and cover both end with your thumbs.

Or just give it a suck. :shock:

I'm not sure where your mouth has been but mine is certainly not clean enough for that

 

[jonnymorris]

I always do and not had a problem yet...

 

[theboytony]

I always do and not had a problem yet...

I'm a sucker to :lol:

 

[mattrickl06]

I used my mouth although it gushed out with some force and took me quite by surprise.

I am so glad that this is a beer brewing forum :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Springer]

I will stick with the mouth method been doing it this way since I started, 92 brews ago, as others have said no problems and I don't want to water my beer down. :lol:

 

[StevieDS]

Further to "whats the black tap actually for," I transferred from my primary to secondary using the black tap.

Half way through it occurred to me that it had been sitting in my brewing cupboard for a week collecting who knows how many bacteria and i hadn't sanitised the inside of the tap before attaching the siphon hose.

Don't even know how you would do so.

Think i'll just siphon the normal way next time. :nah: