Ferment in keg ... how to measure volume?

[odie]

fill it with 5 gallons or whatever your target is. measure and mark the keg.

I ferment in 5 gal kegs. I fill a full 5 gal and it come to the weld line at the top where the side and top seam is. there is still 1/2 gal free space for krausen which I find to be plenty. just pop a blow off tube on the gas post.

 

[Yesfan]

fill it with 5 gallons or whatever your target is. measure and mark the keg.

I ferment in 5 gal kegs. I fill a full 5 gal and it come to the weld line at the top where the side and top seam is. there is still 1/2 gal free space for krausen which I find to be plenty. just pop a blow off tube on the gas post.

Living dangerously.....I like that.

Years back in my early brewing days, I remember coming home from work and hearing this slight hissing/whistling sound and wondering, "what the h-ll is that?!" I checked on my fermenter and saw where my S bubbler was caked with krausen. This was in my old Northern Brewer 6 gallon bucket (which I still have).

That's kept me paranoid when fermenting in kegs. I have just stuck with 4 gallon batches.

 

[Indian_villager]

Cheap ass luggage scale. Weigh the keg when empty, record the tare weight, fill your keg, figure out mass of beer you added, divide by density of beer which you can calculate from your SG as noted above.

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[Clint Yeastwood]

I hit my OG and then jam whatever I can in the keg. I try not to go too far, and I add Fermcap.

 

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