betterbeer1
Member
I'm new to the beer brewing world but I have been doing lots of reading and suprised myself with a couple better than expected MR. Beer kits (I know how most feel about MB but it is a great confidence builder).
I'm slowly gathering the equipment I need to take the next step to making 5 gallon batches. I found a 5 gallon glass carboy that I would like to use but from what I read it's main role will be best used as a secondary. The better homebrew kits that I've seen come with a glass carboy, bottling bucket and fermentation bucket.
My question is do I need two buckets AND a carboy? Couldn't I just use the bottling bucket as primary, carboy as secondary and then back to the bottling bucket? It doesn't save me any work to have 2, either way I am washing twice.
Thanks
I'm slowly gathering the equipment I need to take the next step to making 5 gallon batches. I found a 5 gallon glass carboy that I would like to use but from what I read it's main role will be best used as a secondary. The better homebrew kits that I've seen come with a glass carboy, bottling bucket and fermentation bucket.
My question is do I need two buckets AND a carboy? Couldn't I just use the bottling bucket as primary, carboy as secondary and then back to the bottling bucket? It doesn't save me any work to have 2, either way I am washing twice.
Thanks