Yes thats fine. I never use a bottling bucket. Some do some dont. I never rack to secondary either unless its wine.
Thanks will I have a problem if I'm going batch prime thou
Some people just gently stir in the sugar solution into the bucket and its fine. Personally i use a syphon and prime each bottle with a funnel and spoon. Only takes 5 mins to prime 40 bottles and i find it much easier with less to clear up.
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