bdleedahl
Well-Known Member
at my local home brewing supply stores they all recommend that i use a primary with no airlock and just put the lid on top and let it ferment for the first 4-7 days in there and then transfer it to the carboy. but lots of places i read say to have a primary with a hole in the lid and put the airlock in there. is this latter method better if you let the batch sit in the primary for weeks and bottle out of there? i dont understand why both methods are often said to be used but i have never heard anyone talk about the differences between them. any information on this subject would be greatly appreciated.