Catch-22
Brewer
Good afternoon. This is my first post here, so I will admit that I'm a newbie all around.
I just brewed my first batch today, so I have my ale in a 7.9 G Speidel fermenter for the next couple of weeks. I had planned on trying to do a secondary, but I have a few questions.
First, should I use the siphon that came with my equipment, or will using the spigot work just as well? I ask because it just looks like the spigot is pretty far down, and I'm worried about too much of the trub going through to the secondary.
Second, I have a 5 G glass carboy that I was going to use for my secondary, since most of the fermentation should be over at that point. Do I need to worry about a certain amount of head room on a full 5 G batch when doing a secondary? I have a stopper and airlock for the 5 G carboy, but I didn't know how much room I'd need on top. There's about 5.5 in the primary, but I know some of that will settle out over time, giving me close to 5 G.
Any help for this newbie would be greatly appreciated. Obviously I have a little time before I have to worry about this.
I just brewed my first batch today, so I have my ale in a 7.9 G Speidel fermenter for the next couple of weeks. I had planned on trying to do a secondary, but I have a few questions.
First, should I use the siphon that came with my equipment, or will using the spigot work just as well? I ask because it just looks like the spigot is pretty far down, and I'm worried about too much of the trub going through to the secondary.
Second, I have a 5 G glass carboy that I was going to use for my secondary, since most of the fermentation should be over at that point. Do I need to worry about a certain amount of head room on a full 5 G batch when doing a secondary? I have a stopper and airlock for the 5 G carboy, but I didn't know how much room I'd need on top. There's about 5.5 in the primary, but I know some of that will settle out over time, giving me close to 5 G.
Any help for this newbie would be greatly appreciated. Obviously I have a little time before I have to worry about this.