Secondary aging in plastic fermenter

[sethscider]

Hi

I have just put my cider (store brought juice)in to secondary. Some went into a glass carboy but the remaining cider has been transferred into a plastic fermenter and i was planning to leave in secondary for a month.. there is quite a bit of headspace, probably enough for a 1 gallon to 1.5 gallons. My question is should i just fill up the headspace with extra juice or should i just leave it as is?

Thanks

 

[IloveWorts]

Hi

I have just put my cider (store brought juice)in to secondary. Some went into a glass carboy but the remaining cider has been transferred into a plastic fermenter and i was planning to leave in secondary for a month.. there is quite a bit of headspace, probably enough for a 1 gallon to 1.5 gallons. My question is should i just fill up the headspace with extra juice or should i just leave it as is?

Thanks

yes, fill the headspace

 

[sethscider]

Thanks Iloveworts...

Just topped it off.. will this cause fermentation to start back up?

 

[Iseneye]

Yes, the existing yeast in secondary will start the fermentation process again when you introduce new fermentables (juice). It's not a big deal but you will get more sediment in the secondary.

 

[sethscider]

Yes, the existing yeast in secondary will start the fermentation process again when you introduce new fermentables (juice). It's not a big deal but you will get more sediment in the secondary.

Thanks iseneye