Cinnadon
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Hello everyone! Thank you in advance for any help!
New user here, and I apologize if I'm asking something incredibly stupid.
So I'm on my third brew currently, and this time because of my own ignorance, I decided to do my first fermentation in a 5 gallon glass carboy. I'm currently on day 6 and still seeing a healthy amount of CO2 bubbling through the airlock.
My question is, the brew kit I used calls for a 2nd addition of hops while transferring for a secondary fermentation. I currently only have 1 glass carboy and 2 other plastic fermentation buckets. I know there is debate on the usefulness of a secondary fermentation, and with all I've read I cannot really form an opinion as I have brewed so little. Should I just pop the 2nd batch of hops in the glass carboy and reseal the airlock? Or is it worth it for me to transfer to a plastic fermentation bucket and drop the other hops in? I was going to wait another 24 to 48 hours for the CO2 to relax a bit before hand, but not sure if I should drop them in now?
The recipe I'm using is linked below (sorry if I'm breaking a rule posting a link). It is a Black IPA (brewers best)
Thank you again!
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/assets/1064_blackipa_recipe.pdf
New user here, and I apologize if I'm asking something incredibly stupid.
So I'm on my third brew currently, and this time because of my own ignorance, I decided to do my first fermentation in a 5 gallon glass carboy. I'm currently on day 6 and still seeing a healthy amount of CO2 bubbling through the airlock.
My question is, the brew kit I used calls for a 2nd addition of hops while transferring for a secondary fermentation. I currently only have 1 glass carboy and 2 other plastic fermentation buckets. I know there is debate on the usefulness of a secondary fermentation, and with all I've read I cannot really form an opinion as I have brewed so little. Should I just pop the 2nd batch of hops in the glass carboy and reseal the airlock? Or is it worth it for me to transfer to a plastic fermentation bucket and drop the other hops in? I was going to wait another 24 to 48 hours for the CO2 to relax a bit before hand, but not sure if I should drop them in now?
The recipe I'm using is linked below (sorry if I'm breaking a rule posting a link). It is a Black IPA (brewers best)
Thank you again!
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/assets/1064_blackipa_recipe.pdf