Andyoesq
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So, for many people jumping into home brewing, I believe the most common set up is to start with buckets. I know that is the way I got started. Too many horror stories about glass breaking / hard to clean / etc.
I brewed my first 10 or so batches in buckets, and had no idea what I was missing.
I ordered a big mouth bubbler, and was amazed to actually be able to see the fermentation occurring. needed a flashlight to be able to see it well, but was amazed to see volcano explosion of the yeast working. The violent rising and falling for yeast clumps, the natural hurricanes of CO2 rising. I bought a 6.5 gallon glass carboy, solely to be able to better see the fermentation occur, and it is amazing.
I know, for those of you that started with glass carboys, you are thinking "big deal, who cares".
But trust me, many people starting today have never seen it.
If you have only used buckets, and really want to appreciate what is going on during fermentation, trust me get a glass carboy, and watch it one time. It is amazing.
It also takes away the "why is my air lock not bubbling. Is fermentation still going on?" line of questioning - trust me, you can see it, and see when it stops. Makes bubbling irrelevant.
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I brewed my first 10 or so batches in buckets, and had no idea what I was missing.
I ordered a big mouth bubbler, and was amazed to actually be able to see the fermentation occurring. needed a flashlight to be able to see it well, but was amazed to see volcano explosion of the yeast working. The violent rising and falling for yeast clumps, the natural hurricanes of CO2 rising. I bought a 6.5 gallon glass carboy, solely to be able to better see the fermentation occur, and it is amazing.
I know, for those of you that started with glass carboys, you are thinking "big deal, who cares".
But trust me, many people starting today have never seen it.
If you have only used buckets, and really want to appreciate what is going on during fermentation, trust me get a glass carboy, and watch it one time. It is amazing.
It also takes away the "why is my air lock not bubbling. Is fermentation still going on?" line of questioning - trust me, you can see it, and see when it stops. Makes bubbling irrelevant.
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