ghank15
Well-Known Member
I was at my LHBS the other day, purchasing a new better bottle(they don't sell glass carboys, I am brewing tuesday) and I was talking to the guy who has been in there every time I was in there. I asked him a question, don't quite remember what it was, but his response, albeit off topic, irked me.
shopkeep: That's not a fermenter, at least not for beer.
me: Huh?
shopkeep: For a five gallon batch?
me: Yeah.
shopkeep: Your seal will blow right off.
Now this conversation puzzled me. I know that this person is more of a wine guy. The store is more oriented towards wine, so I don't want to take his advice to heart, being that I do not believe him to be an expert.
I then went on to ask him about using a blowoff tube. He said it wouldn't make a difference, and that I needed about 6 inches of headspace.
The batch I am brewing on tuesday will be only my third. My second was not a full five gallon batch, and my first, I left room because I had no idea what I was doing, and I ended up with 37 beers instead of the full 48.
Should I be using a 6 gallon carboy for my 5 gallon batches? Can I get away with just using a blowoff tube?
shopkeep: That's not a fermenter, at least not for beer.
me: Huh?
shopkeep: For a five gallon batch?
me: Yeah.
shopkeep: Your seal will blow right off.
Now this conversation puzzled me. I know that this person is more of a wine guy. The store is more oriented towards wine, so I don't want to take his advice to heart, being that I do not believe him to be an expert.
I then went on to ask him about using a blowoff tube. He said it wouldn't make a difference, and that I needed about 6 inches of headspace.
The batch I am brewing on tuesday will be only my third. My second was not a full five gallon batch, and my first, I left room because I had no idea what I was doing, and I ended up with 37 beers instead of the full 48.
Should I be using a 6 gallon carboy for my 5 gallon batches? Can I get away with just using a blowoff tube?