Anybody use a 5 gallon carboy as a primary. I have a 6.5 primary and a 5 gallon secondary. After reading this forum for a few months I decided to just leave in the primary for three weeks and skip the secondary. So now I have a empty vessel just sitting there.
I want to use the 5 gallon as an additional primary and make some experimental recipes. My question is, would a four gallon batch leave enough space in the five gallon carboy for the krausen? I've noticed that every beer I've made, four batches, has a krausen that behaves uniquely. My pale mild had a krausen only about 2 inches whereas my porter overflowed.
Any thoughts.
Thanks.
I want to use the 5 gallon as an additional primary and make some experimental recipes. My question is, would a four gallon batch leave enough space in the five gallon carboy for the krausen? I've noticed that every beer I've made, four batches, has a krausen that behaves uniquely. My pale mild had a krausen only about 2 inches whereas my porter overflowed.
Any thoughts.
Thanks.