Consistency

Buy a glass one instead. Or use a pony keg (7.5 gal) and it's real easy.

__Stephen

On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:24:07 -0500, Eco Warrior wrote (in article ):

Use Glass! No mater how clean you think plastic is, it will develop cracks and scrapes that hold bacteria that will (as you've found out) ruin your beer. Get some 5 or 6 gallon carboys (The glass containers on water coolers) they will constantly clean up and no replacing unless you break it.

A bonus with carboys is they are clear and you get to watch the beer work. A drawback is they are clear and yeast likes the dark so cover it with a towel for better yeast production.

just curious, but don't you want more head space for primary fermentation than a carboy offers? i use one for secondary, but still use the food grade bucket for primary. don't know one way or the other, myself, but thought i'd ask.

bob p

That's why they make 7 gal. carboys!

---------->Denny

fermentation

I'm with Denny, I use 6.5gal carboys and find I only rarely have to use my blow off tubes.

Dave

I primary in either 6.5 or 7 gal. carboys and always use a blowoff. Most of the time it's not necessary, but it's easy enough to do that I consider it insurance.

--------->Denny

I primary in either of my 7.5 gal steel pony kegs and it's not a problem. And there is no fear of them breaking the neck.

__Stephen