Hi All,
So far I've been doing a 2 stage fermentation process, but based on adice here I want to try single stage for simplicity and reduced risk of oxidation. I have a large plastic primary fermentor bucket and a 6 gal US glass carboy. The bucket is easy to use and clean, so my preference is to try single staging with it rather than messing around with the carboy (wanting to avoid blow off hoses, loss of beer, sucking in star san solution, yadda yadda).
I'm attaching a pic of my plastic primary. There's no rubber seal under the lid, but I was thinking I'd lock down the lid and add an airlock on top. There's a good 4 to 5 inches headroom, so plenty of room for krausen to form without blowing out the lock. Is it okay to single stage this way, or do I need to use the glass carboy instead, with blow off hose, star san bucket and all that fun stuff?
So far I've been doing a 2 stage fermentation process, but based on adice here I want to try single stage for simplicity and reduced risk of oxidation. I have a large plastic primary fermentor bucket and a 6 gal US glass carboy. The bucket is easy to use and clean, so my preference is to try single staging with it rather than messing around with the carboy (wanting to avoid blow off hoses, loss of beer, sucking in star san solution, yadda yadda).
I'm attaching a pic of my plastic primary. There's no rubber seal under the lid, but I was thinking I'd lock down the lid and add an airlock on top. There's a good 4 to 5 inches headroom, so plenty of room for krausen to form without blowing out the lock. Is it okay to single stage this way, or do I need to use the glass carboy instead, with blow off hose, star san bucket and all that fun stuff?