So, the gravity is now 1,010, but could be the 1,009 with uncertainty in the hydrometer.  1,009 is when you bottle it, but the fermentation has to have stopped (it hasn’t and is bubbling very slowly). So do I leave it or move it on?  Decisions decisions…

I decided to move it on to my secondary (tapped) vessel, but was shocked and dismayed to find that it was a little dirty and smelly after last time.  I am slightly amazed at this as I have been very very careful about cleaning everything after use.  I wonder if I got distracted by the incredible mess I made last time I used it.

It had to be properly sterilised, so it had 15 minutes sitting with the sterilising solution inside, followed by a quick scrub and swill with the cleaning agent, and this seemed to sort it out.  Annoying to have to do that rather than a quick swill.

Then it was just a case of syphoning it out, through the mesh bag provided by the kit.  I installed a high tech method of holding the pipe so that I did not have to stand there throughout.