Tutorial Step 1
Person holding a large, glass carboy containing suds in a kitchen.

Before transferring the beer to the secondary fermenter, all equipment used in the transfer must be cleaned and sanitized. The transfer will involve a glass carboy, a rubber stopper, an airlock, a siphon hose, and a racking cane with cap.

Person pouring water from a large bottle into a kitchen sink surrounded by various items.

Make sure that when sanitizing with bleach, all equipment is rinsed thoroughly with clean cold water. Any bleach left over will destroy the flavor of the beer and kill the yeast. The nifty device used in this photo is a JET carboy/bottle washer; very handy.