Loup

Recipes 

According to the guy at my LHBS, having a lot of head space leaves a lot of air that bacteria could be hanging out in and the bacteria could possibly overpower the yeast, but he really didn't seem too concerned about it himself.

Revvy

Recipes 

This is one of those brewing "myths" or errors that keeps getting perpetuated over and over as canon, with little basis of fact, because;

And, if the CO2 has built up enough to be coming out of our airlock (or the lid seal or the grommet) then the heavier CO2 would have effectively vented or voided out any air in the headspace. It's the same reason we fill from the bottom to the top with our bottle fillers, and leave the cap on loosely before crimping it, to allow the CO2 to push out any air in the bottles....

Or that's what I've always believed.

__________________
Like my snazzy new avatar? Get Sons of Zymurgy swag, here, and brew with the best.

Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured. - Madman

I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac! - YooperBrew

EvilTOJ

Recipes 

The reason we fill the bottles from the bottom is to help prevent oxidation from splashing, and also to keep from getting the bottles full of head. Fermented beer has a lot of CO2 in suspension, even after racking it and it'll bubble over with glee harder than a stadium full of tweens at a Hannah Montana concert.

__________________
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

noisy123

Recipes 

Yeah, you really get the best of both worlds with that. Sorry, I was subjected
to a lot of Mylee this weekend.