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Transporting fermenting beer Help

Discussion in 'General Homebrew Discussion' started by humblesea, Aug 5, 2010.

 

  1. #1
    humblesea

    Active Member

    Posted Aug 5, 2010
    I have a blonde and a pale both in secondary plastic 5 gallon buckets. I just moved about an hour and a half drive away and need to bring them with me. Any thoughts on how the drive (splashing in the bucket) will affect the beer?
     
  2. #2
    motobrewer

    I'm no atheist scientist, but...

    Posted Aug 5, 2010
    i would bottle immediately
     
  3. #3
    Revvy

    Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc  

    Posted Aug 5, 2010
    I've driven about as long as you with buckets of fermenting beer. They turned out fine. If you haven't opened up the bucket the co2 should protect it despite the splashing.
     
  4. #4
    motobrewer

    I'm no atheist scientist, but...

    Posted Aug 5, 2010
    if they were in primary stage i'd worry less, but he said secondary...
     
  5. #5
    humblesea

    Active Member

    Posted Aug 5, 2010
    well the buckets have the little pressure relief plugs in them, and I plan on kegging them
     
  6. #6
    babalu87

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Aug 5, 2010
    Then keg them NOW
     
  7. #7
    jkreuze

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Aug 12, 2010
    I have heard that you are better off using a carboy over a bucket for secondary fermentation because buckets are more prone to leaking air, which isn't near as big a problem when your beer is pushing off a lot of CO2 (because CO2 is going out, so air isn't coming in) but may be an issue when your beer is putzing around in a secondary fermentation bucket for three weeks.

    If you have kegs and the beer is in secondary I'd just keg it and jack to 30psi to hold the lid and then you can just chuck your kegs in the trunk and roll out.
     
  8. #8
    humblesea

    Active Member

    Posted Aug 12, 2010
    Thanks. That's probably what I'll do.
     
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