wyclef

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does it matter if i use a bucket or carboy for primary fermentation?

Wyrmwood

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wyclef

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thx, i think i'll roll with the glass carboy and just use the plastic bucket to dump extra sanitizer to soak the different smaller pieces. i'll wrap a blanket around it to keep the sun away from it.

jimlin

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So you already have one of each? Both 6-6.5 gal?

I currently went cheap, bucket, and a bottling bucket. Both 6.5 gal. If I ever want a secondary, I'd get a 5 gal carboy.

But I might just decide to get another bucket so I cna have two batches going at once, and use the $$ saved compared to the carboy on ingredients.

Revvy

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They all make beer.....

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balzern

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I like the clear better bottles - I get to see what is going on and watch the fermentation go crazy

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Jud

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I like glass carboys better. I can fit 6 in my 16cuft chest freezer. Where buckets only 5

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BendBrewer

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What he said. And one is a lot lighter, a lot safer, much cheaper and a lot easier to clean.