Over a gallon of must in a 5 gallon primary.

[morarmis]

I suspect I know the answer to this, but as I was working through the must creation process I ended up with way to much must for my 1 gallon glass carboy. So I moved it up into an empty 5 gallon fermenter (bucket style.) Is this going to be a problem? Is there too much space there for it to work properly? I'm not seeing bubbling, but I do see very strong pressure in the airlock, and if I press my ear to the side I can hear (or maybe I delude myself into hearing) the faint sound of bubbling.

So do I need to just buy more ingredients and finish out a 5 gallon batch and hope for the best, or should it be okay as is?

The mead in question is a raspberry-black berry melomel with a wee bit of vanilla bean added in.

Thanks.

Addendum: I'm using Lalvin 71b-1122.

 

[MedsenFey]

For the primary fermenter, you can ferment a 1 gallon batch in a 5 gallon bucket without any problem. When it is done, just be sure to rack it into a container from which you can eliminate the air in the headspace.

Medsen