Hi guys,
I'm a newbie and have only helped out some friends brew before. My dad wanted to start brewing too so we went to a store and got some supplies including a primary fermenting bucket. But only after we got home I noticed the bucket didn't have an o-ring around the lid nor any holes on the lid for an airlock. When I helped out with brewing before friends all had buckets with a hole on the lid, not sure if they had the O-ring around the lid though. Should they come with the O-ring/hole or not?
My understanding is the bucket I got can only be used for primary fermenting and I have to transfer it to a carboy with no headspace for secondary fermenting and use an airlock (the guy at the store did strongly suggest doing two stage fermenting, however I've heard that's only for a more clear beer, but more risks of mold and oxidation is involved with a second stage fermenting). Should I go back and exchange for a bucket with O-ring/hole so I can just use one bucket and do one stage fermenting only?
Thanks
I'm a newbie and have only helped out some friends brew before. My dad wanted to start brewing too so we went to a store and got some supplies including a primary fermenting bucket. But only after we got home I noticed the bucket didn't have an o-ring around the lid nor any holes on the lid for an airlock. When I helped out with brewing before friends all had buckets with a hole on the lid, not sure if they had the O-ring around the lid though. Should they come with the O-ring/hole or not?
My understanding is the bucket I got can only be used for primary fermenting and I have to transfer it to a carboy with no headspace for secondary fermenting and use an airlock (the guy at the store did strongly suggest doing two stage fermenting, however I've heard that's only for a more clear beer, but more risks of mold and oxidation is involved with a second stage fermenting). Should I go back and exchange for a bucket with O-ring/hole so I can just use one bucket and do one stage fermenting only?
Thanks