1 gallon peach/apple cider primary bucket size question

[Spawn2qc]

I want to do a 1 gallon cider with apple and peach juice. I don't have a 1 gallon food grade bucket for the primary fermentation or any plastic bucket that size. Is it possible for me to do the primary fermentation in my 5 gallon food grade bucket (big head space) and then rack it in my 1 gallon carboy for the secondary fermentation?

 

[Spawn2qc]

I should also specify that is a hard cider I want to do.

 

[Descender]

Yes. Shoot for 1.5 gallons so you have extra to top off with each time you rack. Keep the extra in the fridge.

 

[Spawn2qc]

You mean I should buy more juice so when I rack my cider in the carboy I fill the headspace with it? It will ferment again and blow off my air lock?

 

[Descender]

No. Ferment a larger batch. Save the extra fermented juice and use that to top off later. This allows you to stay off the sediment while racking. Get a clean pull off your primary, so that you get no muck. Siphon to fill gallon jug. Then continue to siphon the rest into a soda bottle and keep that in the fridge for later.

 

[Spawn2qc]

Thanks a lot!