hello all, wanted to try fermenting in a plastic bucket to see if it was any different than using a glass carboy, besides the easy cleaning and the lighter weight(both big pluses!!!) I was told by my LHBS that I should not let it sit any longer than a week or it will begin to pick up some oxygen through the plastic!
it's a 7.9 gallon bucket and I know the head space will be filled displacing any oxygen!
Anybody out there have any knowledge about using plastic buckets for your primary and maybe secondary fermentation???? Can you lager beer in the buckets for a few months??? I don't want to get scared off the buckets, so if anybody has any first hand knowledge I would certainly appreciate the help!!!
Thanks again!!
I just made a cream ale that I put in the bucket on Saturday and I might not have time to secondary it or bottle it for a few weeks!!! should I make time to move it off the plastic in a week???
it's a 7.9 gallon bucket and I know the head space will be filled displacing any oxygen!
Anybody out there have any knowledge about using plastic buckets for your primary and maybe secondary fermentation???? Can you lager beer in the buckets for a few months??? I don't want to get scared off the buckets, so if anybody has any first hand knowledge I would certainly appreciate the help!!!
Thanks again!!
I just made a cream ale that I put in the bucket on Saturday and I might not have time to secondary it or bottle it for a few weeks!!! should I make time to move it off the plastic in a week???