ursinaa
Member
Hello, I am new to home brewing and have a question. I am going to brew
Bourbon Barrel Old Ale kit from Midwest Supplies. The directions recommend a secondary fermentation time of up to 6 months. As for as fermenters go, I have a couple 6 gallon buckets and a 6.5 gallon glass carboy. From what Midwest supplies recommend I should use a 5 gallon glass carboy for my secondary because there will be the least amount of head-space to help reduce oxidation. They also talked about getting a can of inert gas to fill the head space. I contacted another home brew supply shop and they said that I need not worry about the carboy size, because the wort will produce enough CO2 to blanket the wort and prevent oxidation. A 5 gallon glass carboy at my local home brew shop is 35.50 after tax, so it is not crazy expensive, but I could also use the 35 bucks for something else.
Thoughts, opinions, and/or experiences would be great!
Thanks is advance,
August
Bourbon Barrel Old Ale kit from Midwest Supplies. The directions recommend a secondary fermentation time of up to 6 months. As for as fermenters go, I have a couple 6 gallon buckets and a 6.5 gallon glass carboy. From what Midwest supplies recommend I should use a 5 gallon glass carboy for my secondary because there will be the least amount of head-space to help reduce oxidation. They also talked about getting a can of inert gas to fill the head space. I contacted another home brew supply shop and they said that I need not worry about the carboy size, because the wort will produce enough CO2 to blanket the wort and prevent oxidation. A 5 gallon glass carboy at my local home brew shop is 35.50 after tax, so it is not crazy expensive, but I could also use the 35 bucks for something else.
Thoughts, opinions, and/or experiences would be great!
Thanks is advance,
August