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Priming/Fermenter query

Greyjoy · 2012-10-01 11:05:38

So I'm in the process of brewing my first ever beer, a kit of Muntons IPA bitter. I've racked the beer into a 2nd fermenter a couple of days ago and I'm getting ready to bottle it. Since the yeast residue has been left behind in the original fermenter could I simply prime the 2nd fermenter with the sugar solution rather…

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01-10-2012 12:05pm

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Greyjoy

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So I'm in the process of brewing my first ever beer, a kit of Muntons IPA bitter. I've racked the beer into a 2nd fermenter a couple of days ago and I'm getting ready to bottle it.

Since the yeast residue has been left behind in the original fermenter could I simply prime the 2nd fermenter with the sugar solution rather than putting the primer into a bottling bucket and syphoning the brew into that?

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#2 01-10-2012 12:32pm
Khannie

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If there's no gick (lees) or only a small amount down the bottom then yes. You'd need to stir it though to make sure it's well mixed in. There have been stories of the heavy sugar solution just sitting on the bottom (and in fact I think I have been stung with this on one brew).

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