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[Pikken]

Is it ok to use a glass carboy as the primary fermenter? I have access to some cheaply. Would save buying a bunch of plastic pails.

 

[bdupree]

yeah you can use it. just make sure you have enough headspace so you don't have a mess when it starts fermenting. a 6.5 gallon glass carboy is about right for a 5 gallon batch.

 

[Shinglejohn]

Or better yet, make a blowoff tube and use whats available.

 

[jwplessner]

Yep if you've got a 5 gallon carboy and no need for a clearing tank like me, just make sure you add a blowoff tube, the wider the better. You might lose a pint of beer or so out of the tube, but it's better than painting the ceiling with the stuff.

Fermcap-S is supposed to make it even less messy.

 

[paraordnance]

I ferment in 6 gal glass carboys only, I don't have any pails, just hate plastic