skeeter pee questions

PastorofMuppets said:

I tried to find what I was looking for but failed.

I have a 5 gallon glass carboy that I am not sure I will be using for beer.
I am very new to brewing and have never made wine before.

Would it be feasible for me to make a 5 gallon batch of skeeter pee in my 5 gallon carboy? Would there be any headspace issues? Does skeeter pee create foam or require a blow off tube?

The stuff sounds good and id like to get a batch going but all of my primary fermentation vessels are in use.

I also watched a video where a starter was made using the umm skeeter juice.
Is that what is still advised? Will there be any need to rack this from primary before I bottle it?

Thanks

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pabloj13 said:

It's better to use a bucket or a larger carboy. When you go to degas it, it will foam quite a bit. Plus, for the first few steps you want the bucket to allow some air exchange to help get rid of the preservatives. I'd just get an extra bucket cheap.

You can read the link in my sig, but basically I just made a small starter by first rehydrating the yeast, then adding some sugar. Then I slowly ladled in must over the course of the day until I built up a good sized starter. Then pitch that.

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PastorofMuppets said:

i have an 7 gallon ale pail, so i guess i can use that or put it in my next available full size carboy. What does degass mean?
How much volume of starter did you end up with before you pitched?
is "must" like wort but wine?

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PastorofMuppets said:

I tried to find what I was looking for but failed.

I have a 5 gallon glass carboy that I am not sure I will be using for beer.
I am very new to brewing and have never made wine before.

Would it be feasible for me to make a 5 gallon batch of skeeter pee in my 5 gallon carboy? Would there be any headspace issues? Does skeeter pee create foam or require a blow off tube?

The stuff sounds good and id like to get a batch going but all of my primary fermentation vessels are in use.

I also watched a video where a starter was made using the umm skeeter juice.
Is that what is still advised? Will there be any need to rack this from primary before I bottle it?

Thanks

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