ryank020
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My wife bought me a home brew kit for the Christmas and I had a few questions that I was confused about and wanted to see if I could get some help. The kit included a 6.5 gallon bucket with a lid that accepts an airlock and a 6 gallon glass carboy that will also accept the airlock. I wanted to start brewing my first batch of beer(an American Pale Ale) which will yield 5 gallons and had some questions on the equipment so I called two places in town and got two answers.
The first place told me that I could utilize the glass carboy as the primary and only fermenter then transfer the beer to the bucket with the spigot to do the bottling. He did say however that I would have to create a blow off valve because there would not be sufficient head room and if the pressure built up too much, the carboy could even explode.
The second place I contacted (the place the kit came from) said the bucket with spigot would function as the primary fermenter, then after 3 to 5 days, I would siphon the wort to the glass carboy to complete the fermentation process, then siphon the beer back to the bucket (which was the primary fermenter) to bottle.
The second option seems to involve much more work, but some posts I have seen say that secondary fermentation would result in a cleaner beer. Some others have said a secondary fermentation could disturb the wort and result in a lesser quality beer. Which one would be the best recommended?
My second question is on the sanitizer. I have C Brite which says to rinse after the solution is made. What brands of no-rinse sanitizer are out there? I don't really want to have to rinse all of my equipment and bottles.
Thanks everyone for the help.
The first place told me that I could utilize the glass carboy as the primary and only fermenter then transfer the beer to the bucket with the spigot to do the bottling. He did say however that I would have to create a blow off valve because there would not be sufficient head room and if the pressure built up too much, the carboy could even explode.
The second place I contacted (the place the kit came from) said the bucket with spigot would function as the primary fermenter, then after 3 to 5 days, I would siphon the wort to the glass carboy to complete the fermentation process, then siphon the beer back to the bucket (which was the primary fermenter) to bottle.
The second option seems to involve much more work, but some posts I have seen say that secondary fermentation would result in a cleaner beer. Some others have said a secondary fermentation could disturb the wort and result in a lesser quality beer. Which one would be the best recommended?
My second question is on the sanitizer. I have C Brite which says to rinse after the solution is made. What brands of no-rinse sanitizer are out there? I don't really want to have to rinse all of my equipment and bottles.
Thanks everyone for the help.