I have been getting into smaller 2.5 beer making kits. (A new store I have been going to sells them and -- for various reasons -- I prefer them to their 5.0 brothers).
I have been doing research (on this site of course!) suggesting there is nothing inherently "bad" about using a 5 gallon bucket to ferment a 2.5 gallon batch. However, a lot of people recommend eventually using a smaller (3-4 gallon vessel) as a secondary.
Here is the problem though. I actually don't tend to use secondaries. (Again, a lot of my research suggests this is not inherently "bad" -- especially at the level of brewmaking (i.e., "half-ass") that I am working at.
So here's my ultimate question: Is it okay to make a 2.5 gallon batch using a 5 gallon bucket -- if I don't plan to use a secondary?
Thanks!
I have been doing research (on this site of course!) suggesting there is nothing inherently "bad" about using a 5 gallon bucket to ferment a 2.5 gallon batch. However, a lot of people recommend eventually using a smaller (3-4 gallon vessel) as a secondary.
Here is the problem though. I actually don't tend to use secondaries. (Again, a lot of my research suggests this is not inherently "bad" -- especially at the level of brewmaking (i.e., "half-ass") that I am working at.
So here's my ultimate question: Is it okay to make a 2.5 gallon batch using a 5 gallon bucket -- if I don't plan to use a secondary?
Thanks!