Minjin Well-Known Member Joined Jun 23, 2011 Messages 161 Reaction score 2 Location Marietta Apr 18, 2012 #1 Can you put a 5 gallon batch in a 6 gallon carboy? Any problems doing this?
OP OP Minjin Well-Known Member Joined Jun 23, 2011 Messages 161 Reaction score 2 Location Marietta Apr 18, 2012 #2 Also if you plan to just primary can you add gelatin to the primary or do you have to secondary to add gelatin?
Also if you plan to just primary can you add gelatin to the primary or do you have to secondary to add gelatin?
H HibsMax Well-Known Member Joined Mar 19, 2012 Messages 275 Reaction score 2 Location Westford Apr 18, 2012 #3 one, no two, no three words for you....blow off tube. That should be OK. I use 7.5 gallon bucket fermenters.
one, no two, no three words for you....blow off tube. That should be OK. I use 7.5 gallon bucket fermenters.
BeerDoctor5 Well-Known Member Joined Feb 10, 2012 Messages 108 Reaction score 5 Location Middleton Apr 18, 2012 #4 Minjin said: Can you put a 5 gallon batch in a 6 gallon carboy? Any problems doing this? Click to expand... No problems. I use a 6.5 gallon carboy for my 5 gallon batches. I've never needed a blow off tube due to the ample head space.
Minjin said: Can you put a 5 gallon batch in a 6 gallon carboy? Any problems doing this? Click to expand... No problems. I use a 6.5 gallon carboy for my 5 gallon batches. I've never needed a blow off tube due to the ample head space.