I've been fermenting beers in 10 gallon cornie kegs for a while. So a few months ago I came up with the idea of fermenting apfelwein in a 5 gallon keg.
Poured almost all of the five gallons of juice into the cornie keg. Then Pitched the yeast and attached an airlock I had made to the gas in post of the keg.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/corny-fermenter-airlock-74962/
Everything seemed to be going fine until the airlock began leaking out a small amount of juice. Turns out you should leave a bit of head space in the keg. Put the keg in a bucket and let it sit. Cider still tasted great.
Next time I only did about 4.5 gallons and everything worked out well. I haven't cut the dip tube down and it only pours yeasty for a pint or two. I use the same keg for fermenting and serving.
Anyone else done this?
Poured almost all of the five gallons of juice into the cornie keg. Then Pitched the yeast and attached an airlock I had made to the gas in post of the keg.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/corny-fermenter-airlock-74962/
Everything seemed to be going fine until the airlock began leaking out a small amount of juice. Turns out you should leave a bit of head space in the keg. Put the keg in a bucket and let it sit. Cider still tasted great.
Next time I only did about 4.5 gallons and everything worked out well. I haven't cut the dip tube down and it only pours yeasty for a pint or two. I use the same keg for fermenting and serving.
Anyone else done this?
