Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by hammondc

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.

Originally Posted by hammondc

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.

Originally Posted by hammondc

...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/