My first brew (Coopers IPA kit) has been in a fermenter for a week, and I think I'm now ready for bottling.
I have two fermentation vessels; one with a tap and little bottler attachment (the beer is fermenting in this one) and the second one without tap (currently empty).
All the instructional videos and articles I've seen on the topic suggest that I need to siphon from the first FV into a second one for bottling. However, seeing as I have only used one FV, and my bottling tap is on that one, is there any need for me to siphon the beer into a second FV?
If I use the second one, it would mean that I have to clean the sediment from the first one, the siphon my brew back into it for bottling (seeing as only that one has a bottling tap). Is it worth the effort?
Thanks.
I have two fermentation vessels; one with a tap and little bottler attachment (the beer is fermenting in this one) and the second one without tap (currently empty).
All the instructional videos and articles I've seen on the topic suggest that I need to siphon from the first FV into a second one for bottling. However, seeing as I have only used one FV, and my bottling tap is on that one, is there any need for me to siphon the beer into a second FV?
If I use the second one, it would mean that I have to clean the sediment from the first one, the siphon my brew back into it for bottling (seeing as only that one has a bottling tap). Is it worth the effort?
Thanks.