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Yes, you can use any typical plastic spray bottle with vinegar, citric acid (lemon juice), or muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid - HCl). I removed the galvanized coating from a trashcan using muriatic acid and a spray bottle (made a trashcan smoker). You can buy muriatic acid at Home Depot...

Well, I've got 5 gallons of bock in a glass carboy resting on the bottom shelf of my fridge. It's also tempered glass, but the carboy does have a little larger diameter. Despite that, I will be pulling out the shelf and replacing it with plywood when I take out the carboy. Tempered glass...

@rejart Those are pretty awesome. What label paper are you using?

Hopulence. . . I has it

Thanks for the replies! I went ahead and got a couple of 5 gallon carboys from AHB (the cheaper BB knock-offs) and will use those for secondary. That way I can use the 3 gallon ones for tertiary. Good to know the amount of CO2 production though.

I'm getting ready to start my next batch this weekend and am planning on a blonde ale which I will split in two after primary fermentation. One half will become a blueberry blonde and the other will be a raspberry blonde. I want to add the fruit to the secondaries, but I'm not sure about what...

Thanks for the responses. Just pitched at room temp (72ish) and will wait for fermentation. I think I'll then dial down the temp controller in 5 degree intervals every few hours until I get into the low 50s.

Working on my first brew: AHS Texas Bock (extract). Instructions say to pitch yeast at room temp and wait for fermentation to begin. Once that happens, it says to slowly reduce the temp down to 50-55 degrees F going at a rate of 1 degree per hour. I've got an extra fridge for fermentation...