jdcoffman

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Should I be worried about headspace in my secondary?

I primary in 7.75gallon buckets but all of my carboys are 6 gallons (for doing wines as well as beer).

Should I get 5 gallon carboys for secondaries or does it matter?

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Primary 1: Special Holiday Ale
Primary 2: Empty!


Bottled:
-Cabernet Sauvignon
-Sauvignon blanc
-NO BEER :-(

On Deck: Rogue Mocha Porter, APA, Some kind of Stout, more Ed's
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Jonathan Coffman

Mikey

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Yes it matters very much. Beer is very sensitive to oxydation, particularly after fermentation and release of CO2 has slowed down.

Either increase your batch size, get a smaller carboy, or use sanitized marbels to take up the excess space.

Pumbaa

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I ferment in 6.5 galon carboys and use 6 gallon ones as my secondarys. Never had an oxidation problem yet

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