Pitching Yeast - 10/28/15

Oatmeal Mocha Java Coffee Stout - Transfer to Secondary Fermenter (Carboy)

The bucket was heavy taking it from its resting place in the basement a perfect 70deg on the thermometer up to the Kitchen.  I sanitized my new Fermatech Siphon with racking cane and new tubing, also the carboy and cap plus the airlock....all is well so far.

I found some Mocha Java coffee beans, and i was going to cold brew it, but decided to try grinding up 3oz of beans to semi chunky and put it into the carboy, then siphon the beer on top of it...this is my Frankenstout so i will be experimenting as i go.

it took me some time to get my siphon tubing onto the racking cane and actually i didn't end up putting it over but cutting it lengthwise on the end of the tubing and it fit inside...but all worked well so i am going to just do that from now on, seems i didn't take into consideration the ID of the tubing and OD of the cane...thought i had it right but alls well that ends well....right..?

i siphoned the beer out of the bucket until the sludge was left all the spent yeast, hops and crud that falls to the bottom.  I ended up with a full 5 gal. Mix and didn't add any water or liquid to it by adding brewed coffee, remember the coffee grains went right into the carboy dry.  some of it went to the top and others stayed on the bottom.  Hind site i think i should cold brew it next time.

I took my airlock and Carboy cap out of the sanitizing solution and put it all together, put a little solution in my airlock and made sure nothing was loose.

I then had to carry the carboy from the kitchen to the resting place in the basement utility closet and try not to make too much slosh-in or aerating.  I did see some bubbles after i set in place but that was from moving it around and nothing was happening for active fermentation.  We are all set, just a little of the coffee spread to the neck but most was still in the beer.

I say beer now because it has been through a week and a half of Fermentation and i tried a little off of the bucket before the coffee was added, you can taste a little of the alcohol but still very sweet, still has some work to do.  It is however no longer Wort and now beer.

I will leave it in the glass carboy for another 2 to 2/12 weeks and then it will be bottling time....I have enough bottles but have to clean all the labels off of them.  I have been collecting all over for some time now.  This beer will be done around Christmas time...

Next up Bottling Day.......