Was wondering if Krausen height would be the same in a shallow 6.5 gallon fermenter as it would say in a 6.5 gallon bucket. Would I need more volume in a shallow fermenter or would an inch or two of space above the wort be sufficient.
I realize this could be highly dependent on yeast type, gravity, etc but say you split a 10 gallon batch and put half in a bucket and the other in a shallow vessel with roughly twice the surface area would the Krausen height be the same? Or would the krausen volume be the same which would make it much thinner in the vessel with twice the surface area?
Clear is useful I always use buckets so I have to go by the ring left when cleaning hence my question. So if you had a second fermenter of 6.5 gallons but it was much shorter and wider would the krausen still get that high for the same batch?
Thanks for replies I have this crazy idea to ferment in something like this
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Which should be right about 6.5 gallons but due to it being so shallow would only give me about 1.5 inches of headspace. I think I could solve this by making a gasket out of a silicone baking mat and putting this on top upside down which would give me more room I guess if I try it
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