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Comparable to Better Bottles, this carboy is made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic. This plastic is BPA free, plus it will not transfer flavors from one batch of beer to the next.

- Easy to clean and sanitize
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Is 5 gallon typical for fermenting or should this be used more for secondary's?

Golddiggie

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You can use it for both, provided you account for the krausen and high activity phase of the yeast. I use blow-off tubes on my 5 gallon carboys when fermenting in them to ensure I don't have issues. Most of the time, if I'm only putting 5 gallons in, I don't even need the blow-off setup. But, it's good to use just in case...

Personally, I'm going for long primaries/on the yeast and not racking to another vessel unless it's been more than enough time and I want to age on something. I'm getting ready to move a strong scotch ale from primary (been there for just over 5 weeks) to a keg to age on some oak cubes for 1-2 months. Then it will get primed and bottled. I could put the oak into the carboy (a 5 gallon) but I've decided to rack it over to the keg for the aging.

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On Tap: MO SMaSH, English Brown Ale, Dark Cream Ale
Waiting/Carbonating: MO SMaSH, Caramel Cream Ale
Primaries
K1:
K2: Mocha Porter
K3:
K4:
K5:
Aging: Wee Honey MkII, mead and maple wine, mocha madness II, Old Ale (on medium toast cherry wood)
On Deck: Lickah (English IPA)
Mead [bottled]:Oaked Wildflower Traditional, Mocha Madness, Wildflower Traditional, Blackberry Melomel