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Old 12-18-2011, 08:09 AM   #764
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Default Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?

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Originally Posted by hammondc View Post
I have an autosiphon. I was just thinking it is generally recommended to move to a secondary after a week or so to improve clarity and avoid a funk caused by the dead yeast.
I always rack to a secondary, usually sometime between 5 & 10 days, but you don't have to.

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Also, do you think is necessary to agitate the fermenter by gently swirling it during fermentation?
Nope. I agitate like hell before pitching the yeast, but once that's done, I never touch it and don't think there's a reason to.

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...I know I am asking a lot of stuff. I really appreciate the help. Can you suggest an online forum for homebrewing. Somewhere with nice folks, like here.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/
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