For Christmas I upgraded from the ol' trusty "mr beer" and got a 5 gallon batch "true brew" home brew kit. It came with a primary 6.5 bucket, a 6.5 bottling bucket, but no bucket for the secondary fermintation. I was wondering if it is okay to do secondary in a 6.5 gallon bucket, or does it need to be a 5 gallon bucket. I have been told that air is NOT the beers friend during secondary, therefore if using a 6.5 gallon bucket, I will have 1.5 gallons of unused space, filled with air. Any suggestions? Basically a 6.5 gallon bucket costs 15 bucks with lid and airlock, where as a 5 gallon plastic carboy with airlock costs around 30 dollars.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.