I am tempted to look at getting a second fermentation vessel to go with my 6g Better Bottle and I wanted some advice. I'm new but I've been around long enough to know that this touches on some age old debates (bucket vs carboy, primary vs secondary, glass vs plastic) and I don't want to get into that if possible. But I would like to hear from others who have had experience with several different vessels and what they would recommend after using different types. To let you know my point of view, here are my thoughts:
- A bucket would be nice since buckets should be easy to clean and can be stacked with my bottling bucket to save space
- A glass carboy has a high cool factor with me just because it's glass, and it would be nice to get something in the 6.5g range, but I think I'd hate the weight and storage is an issue
- A 5g Better Bottle might be useful as a secondary so I can just reuse my primary and I get the benefits of a light plastic vessel but storage is an issue again
- Getting a 6 or 6.5 vessel would be more universally useful since it can be used as a primary as opposed to a 5g vessel that can't handle a primary volume