Pelikan Well-Known Member Joined Oct 19, 2008 Messages 901 Reaction score 15 Location Q Continuum Nov 14, 2008 #1 Is oxidation a real worry for someone that keeps brew in the bucket for 4 weeks or less?
Yooper Ale's What Cures You! Staff member Admin Mod HBT Supporter Joined Jun 4, 2006 Messages 75,132 Reaction score 13,283 Location UP/Snowbird in Florida Nov 14, 2008 #2 No. Once you close the lid and fermentation begins, the co2 pushes out the o2 hanging around. If you don't open it up, and you don't otherwise aerate it, then the co2 'blanket' continues to protect it.
No. Once you close the lid and fermentation begins, the co2 pushes out the o2 hanging around. If you don't open it up, and you don't otherwise aerate it, then the co2 'blanket' continues to protect it.