TVarmy
Well-Known Member
I bought a carboy from my LHBS that I thought was 6 gallons but which was actually 5 gallons, which I'm currently using for apfelwein. It's been a few weeks, and since I've used it, I'm a bit too embarrassed to take it back and swap it for a 6 or 6.5 gal carboy for when I try beermaking. I know glass is (for our purposes) chemically inert and can be completely santized, but it's just the principle of returning something I've used after a month (which it will be once my apfelwein's done).
I have a bottling bucket at 6.5 gallons that could serve as my primary. Would this glass carboy be okay the secondary fermentation? Or am I completely confused about how much headspace is needed?
I have a bottling bucket at 6.5 gallons that could serve as my primary. Would this glass carboy be okay the secondary fermentation? Or am I completely confused about how much headspace is needed?