beerbaker
Active Member
I've googled and such for an answer to this, but couldn't find the right combination of answers. I'm planning a 2.5 gal blonde that I plan to rack onto strawberries. I had intended to ferment in a 3gal better bottle (I know.. tight headspace) and rack into a second 3gal BB with about 4lbs of strawberries. Then it hit me, the berries will take up a ton of space, and this is going to start fermenting again. SO... since the fruit will cause more fermentation, thus filling any space with co2, can I put the 2.5 gal + strawberries (which will end up being less than 2.5 due to trub loss) into my 6gal glass carboy? There will be a ton of empty space, but the fermenting fruit will take care of that anyway won't it? Won't have to worry about strawberry blow-off this way either..