straight to carboy?

[pupwalker]

been using the plastic bucket than carboy when brewing, what would happen if after cooling down we put the beer straight into the carboy?

 

[d3track]

What size carboy and what size batch? Don't put a 5 gallon batch in a 5 gallon carboy for primary unless you want to clean up a big yeasty mess.

 

[pupwalker]

pretty sure it is a 6 gal, anything else to concider doing this way? I did read best not to bottle from a carboy, rather best to use our bottling bucket... normally have been doing 4-5 days in bucket W/lid and airlock, than 2 weeks in the carboy...

 

[csurowiec]

Works great as long as you have the headspace for the krausen. I always use a 6 gallon PET carboy for 5-5 1/2 gallon batches and with strict temp control it doesn't blow off. I don't secondary my beers and I like being able to see what's going on inside without removing an airlock or lifting a lid and risking infection.
The less you transfer and check on your beer the less chance of infection and oxidation. So primary in a carboy and then if you're curious you can look at it without disturbing it, skip the secondary, and rack directly to a keg or bottling bucket when the beer is ready.

 

[GPP33]

If you have enough head space in your carboy then there's no problem going straight to your carboy. I don't even own a ferm bucket and have absolutely no plans to ever get one.