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Old 01-24-2013, 03:18 AM   #1
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Default Risk of Contamination? I'm getting worried.

I recently transferred about 4 1/2 gallons of beer from my bucket into my 6 gallon carboy. My concern is that with quite a bit of headspace it's at risk for infection because there isn't enough c02 being produced in the secondary to protect the beer from air... any thoughts?


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Old 01-24-2013, 01:29 PM   #2
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No, if you've sanitized properly you shouldn't risk infection. Maybe oxidation might dull the flavor of your beer.
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