Using plastic as a 2ndary

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kylelp

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Hey Folks,

I bought a 7.5 gallon and 6.5 gallon fermonster recently with my intension of using the smaller one as a 2ndary. However I have a cider I want to age for 3 months using the 6.5 but its all plastic. Is this okay to do?

I bought it with the intention of maybe keeping a beer in the 2ndary for a month (i felt that was ok, not too much oxygen would get inside). But going for 3 months or longer has me concerned.
 
Personally, I'd be concerned about head space in those, even if you go to the neck the wide opening still leaves far more head space than what you have in a standard PET or glass carboy.
 
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