Can I use a carboy

[Brewing1976]

Can I use carboy for fermenting first stage then using a bucket

 

[Yooper]

Can I use carboy for fermenting first stage then using a bucket

Yes, you can use a carboy but don't use a bucket after that. You can start in a bucket, but after fermentation slows you definitely don't want to move to a bucket with the wide headspace.

During fermentation, c02 is produced and protects the beer from oxidation so a bucket or a carboy is fine. But after fermentation ends, you either want to keep the beer in place until bottling or kegging, OR if you feel you must move it to another vessel (say, for oaking or something), then it should be moved to a carboy with very little headspace and NOT a bucket at that point.

 

[BobBailey]

Many ferment in carboys. Just make sure you leave plenty of head space. If I understand you correctly, you are considering using a bucket for secondary. Unless you're bulk aging, there's really no reason to transfer to a secondary fermenter. It does nothing for the beer and opens the door for contaminants.
If you are bulk aging, A bucket would be a poor choice because they often don't seal well.

 

[Brewing1976]

Many ferment in carboys. Just make sure you leave plenty of head space. If I understand you correctly, you are considering using a bucket for secondary. Unless you're bulk aging, there's really no reason to transfer to a secondary fermenter. It does nothing for the beer and opens the door for contaminants.
If you are bulk aging, A bucket would be a poor choice because they often don't seal well.

No I’m using carboy for secondary. But can I use carboy for the first stage.

 

[mongoose33]

No I’m using carboy for secondary. But can I use carboy for the first stage.

Why are you using a secondary? The only good reasons to do a secondary is to free up the primary for more beer, to age beer for a long time, or to allow for the introduction of adjuncts like fruit, oak, coffee, cocoa nibs, stuff like that.

The advice to use a secondary as a standard procedure is old, and continues to exist in recipe instructions despite it being unnecessary.

If you surveyed experienced brewers here, I'd bet you'd find between 99 and 100 percent don't use a secondary unless the conditions I outlined above are relevant.

 

[Brewing1976]

Why are you using a secondary? The only good reasons to do a secondary is to free up the primary for more beer, to age beer for a long time, or to allow for the introduction of adjuncts like fruit, oak, coffee, cocoa nibs, stuff like that.

The advice to use a secondary as a standard procedure is old, and continues to exist in recipe instructions despite it being unnecessary.

If you surveyed experienced brewers here, I'd bet you'd find between 99 and 100 percent don't use a secondary unless the conditions I outlined above are relevant.

That great know. So I can just leave it the bucket for few days after fermenting stops

 

[kh54s10]

That great know. So I can just leave it the bucket for few days after fermenting stops

Yes. You can primary ferment in many different types of vessels. Carboy, Bucket, conical of plastic or stainless steel, stainless steel brew buckets etc.

I use buckets if I am going to dry hop (in primary), Pet carboys (Better Bottles) if no additions.

No need to do a secondary. Though I would not put the number that don't as high as mongoose does. There are still many the still believe that their beer will be clearer of cleaner, and still do secondaries.

 

[RM-MN]

That great know. So I can just leave it the bucket for few days after fermenting stops

You can leave the beer in the bucket for a long time after fermentation stops. Longer time means more material settles out so you get cleaner beer into your bottles. I often leave mine for 3 to 4 weeks and have left one for 9 weeks with no problem.