A relative of mine is giving me a 2.5 gallon keg. I've been brewing 3 gallon batches lately using a 5 gallon carboy for primary and a 3 gallon for a secondary for the beers that I dry hop etc. Is a 3 gallon carboy too large to use as a secondary for a 2.5 gallon batch?
3 gallon carboy too big for 2.5 gallon secondary
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pkiller001
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Personally I think that sounds just about perfect. You May have bit of extra head space in a 3 gallon carboy, but the transfer should kick up enough yeast/CO2 to coat the beer and prevent oxidation.
Just my 2 cents.
Just my 2 cents.
But you are transferring your beer onto 3 gallons of air.
I usually purge anything I am transferring in of any air that might have been in there. This is only practical if you have a kegging system, or a bottle of gas sitting around for some reason. Since you are getting a keg, I assume you will be getting gas to push it.
I usually purge anything I am transferring in of any air that might have been in there. This is only practical if you have a kegging system, or a bottle of gas sitting around for some reason. Since you are getting a keg, I assume you will be getting gas to push it.
I picked up the keg the other day and am going to brew a 2.5 gal chocolate porter to fill it with. I was going to skip the secondary but, since I am adding cocoa nibs and a vanilla bean to guess I will secondary it. To purge the air out of the carboy do I just put the CO2 line into the top of the carboy for a few seconds and let the CO2 run? Should I do it before and after racking it to the carboy?
alemonster
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I just racked onto some dry hops for my pale ale. I do three gallon batches myself. I have not had an issue yet. so we will see about this one. I am thinking though about maybe changing and dry hop in the primary, just to see if there would be any difference.
just my two cents.
Happy brewing,
Mike
just my two cents.
Happy brewing,
Mike
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