I made my first brew ever, turned out to be an all-grain 2 row Pale Ale/Cascade combination and it seems to be going well. Gravity looks good, samples taste promising and I am very happy.
Just for grins I decided to rack it to a secondary halfway through week two, Gravity of 1.010, down from an OG of 1.060. I won't get into the details of why I didn't siphon but I ended up siphoning into a brew bucket, cleaning and sanitizing the glass carboy and then, for reasons I won't get into, pouring it back into the carboy through a sanitized funnel instead of siphoning.
How much danger of oxidation did I just introduce?
Is it a major concern with beer? (I am a wine guy new to this.)
What should I look for if it could be an issue?
I sanitize and rinse well using potassium metabisulfite if that matters.
Thanks folks. I am of the mind that everything is fine but had an excuse to post Thanks guys! (and gals!)
Just for grins I decided to rack it to a secondary halfway through week two, Gravity of 1.010, down from an OG of 1.060. I won't get into the details of why I didn't siphon but I ended up siphoning into a brew bucket, cleaning and sanitizing the glass carboy and then, for reasons I won't get into, pouring it back into the carboy through a sanitized funnel instead of siphoning.
How much danger of oxidation did I just introduce?
Is it a major concern with beer? (I am a wine guy new to this.)
What should I look for if it could be an issue?
I sanitize and rinse well using potassium metabisulfite if that matters.
Thanks folks. I am of the mind that everything is fine but had an excuse to post Thanks guys! (and gals!)