Too large of Carboy for kit

Northern Brewer General
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I’m relatively new to beer making and I’ve only been doing 1 gallon kits, just to get started in this awesome habit. I bought a 5 gallon carboy from a guy locally for a good price, but I have 3- 1 gallon kits left. I was thinking of fermenting one of the kits in the 5 gallon carboy. Is there any problem with fermenting in a lot larger vessel than necessary?

After these 3 kits are done, I’m thinking of doing 2.5 gallon batches mostly because I’m a fan of learning the beer making process and I want to experiment with smaller batches. Same question really, is there a problem fermenting 2.5 gallons in a 5 gal carboy? Thanks.

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You shouldn’t have a problem using the 5 gal. carboy for 2.5 gal batch, but i wouldn’t use it for a 5 gal batch unless you use it for a secondary.

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Should be fine for even the 1g kit. Tip the carboy to one side to make is easier to get the beer out when you siphon it. I do this with 5 gallon kits.

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I didn’t even think of when i was siphoning it out. Thanks for the advice.

I was more worried about proper release of carbonation. But then I thought, the beer sits on carbonation in the bottle while conditioning…so is it really that big of a deal. Probably not. Thanks.