Is there any disadvantages to being a smaller batch in a larger carboy? For instance, brewing a 2.5 gallon batch in a 5 gallon carboy. What about an even smaller batch say 1 gallon?
That’s a lot of headspace filled with O2. The yeast will eventually fill it with CO2, and I’ve heard of people doing this before. So, I guess there is a small chance of oxygenation. You could purge the carboy with CO2 before filling to minimize the risk. But, again, I’ve heard of people doing this with no problems.
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Not a problem process wise. O2 before fermentation is good and any headspace will be replaced by CO2.
The only issue I see is that the surface area if a carboy/bucket is pretty great. If you put 1 gal in its going to be hard to get most of it out since it will be all spread out. Even if you tilt the carboy.
Two gallon bucket is perfect for fermenting a 1 gallon batch. And they are really cheap.
[quote=“Loopie Beer”]Not a problem process wise. O2 before fermentation is good and any headspace will be replaced by CO2.
The only issue I see is that the surface area if a carboy/bucket is pretty great. If you put 1 gal in its going to be hard to get most of it out since it will be all spread out. Even if you tilt the carboy.[/quote]
Yeah, this makes total sense. . Thanks.
