Hi everyone, my question has to do with secondary fermentation and all the articles that I have been reading the past 2 weeks. I have 2 conical fermenters and as I have been reading they are excellent for secondary, because you can remove the sediment without the need of transferring to a separate fermenter, thus not having to worry about oxidation and contamination.
Here is my question, when you open the bottom valve to remove the sediment you have to remove the airlock from the top or the tube (if you're using a hose barb) because you don't want the sanitized solution to enter the fermenter by reverse suctioning. In that case though, by opening the valve and lowering the volume of the liquid (without the above mentioned airlock) don't you also allow oxygen to enter the fermenter?
Thanks in advance!
Here is my question, when you open the bottom valve to remove the sediment you have to remove the airlock from the top or the tube (if you're using a hose barb) because you don't want the sanitized solution to enter the fermenter by reverse suctioning. In that case though, by opening the valve and lowering the volume of the liquid (without the above mentioned airlock) don't you also allow oxygen to enter the fermenter?
Thanks in advance!