mikemohn

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I racked my first beer to a secondary carboy a couple of days ago and it didn't quite fill the secondary up. It is about 4 gallons of beer which leaves extra headspace in the carboy. Should I worry about this?

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Arkador

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no need to worry, racking will have cause some CO2 to be released, and it is sitting on the top of your beer like a blanket, protecting it from oxidation.

If you are really worried, you can get one of those gizzmos that wineshops sell to put CO2 into the carboy and purge the airspace.

BillyBroas

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Nope, don't worry at all. Your beer will still give off some CO2 which will provide a protective layer over it. RDWHAHB.

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frazier

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Nope. But do you know where your fifth gallon is?

mikemohn

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Thanks for the answers. I think I took extra large samples when I checked the FG.

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Bottled: English Brown Ale, Belgian Amber Ale, EdWort's Apfelwein