West_Coast_Brew
New Member
I have my first batch of brew in my primary bucket (501st Vader's Fist Chocolate Stout) and was thinking of breaking it into smaller batches in a secondary to try out some different flavors. (Was planning on making drewbage's method of cacao tinctures, one with and one without vanilla and maybe a raspberry one)
I was wondering what might be the best way to do that. I initially thought about getting 5 1 gallon apple juice jugs (and using the juice to make cider) but I was at Target last night and they had the basic Mr. Beer barrel kit on sale for $12 so I went a little overboard and bought the last 3 they had. So now I'm thinking about using those but have read they might not be airtight enough for secondary.
Any advice on if the Mr. Beer would be ok for a week of secondary or if I should try using gallon jugs?
I was wondering what might be the best way to do that. I initially thought about getting 5 1 gallon apple juice jugs (and using the juice to make cider) but I was at Target last night and they had the basic Mr. Beer barrel kit on sale for $12 so I went a little overboard and bought the last 3 they had. So now I'm thinking about using those but have read they might not be airtight enough for secondary.
Any advice on if the Mr. Beer would be ok for a week of secondary or if I should try using gallon jugs?