hopsnhawks
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realized it has been one calendar year since I last brewed so going to get back to it this weekend with one change
bottling and drinking 5 gallons of mediocre homebrew has lost its luster so am planning on decreasing the amount to 3 gallons and see how that works out, have a couple questions:
do I need to worry about the ~2 gallons of headspace in my 5 gallon carboy? the positive pressure should still keep things moving up and out correct?
I have been using a yeast starter with good results but since I am knocking 40% of the volume out could I go back to just opening the liquid Wyeast packet on brew day and not worry about a sluggish start?
any other major suggestions for scaling down?
much obliged
bottling and drinking 5 gallons of mediocre homebrew has lost its luster so am planning on decreasing the amount to 3 gallons and see how that works out, have a couple questions:
do I need to worry about the ~2 gallons of headspace in my 5 gallon carboy? the positive pressure should still keep things moving up and out correct?
I have been using a yeast starter with good results but since I am knocking 40% of the volume out could I go back to just opening the liquid Wyeast packet on brew day and not worry about a sluggish start?
any other major suggestions for scaling down?
much obliged