Plans to rack to secondary either today or tomorrow.
Question? Is it OK to rack 5 gal brew to 6.5 gal glass carboy? Of course the secondary will have an airlock. Will the headspace in secondary cause issues during the conditioning phase of the "California Common/Steam Beer"? Thanks
The problem that would come to mind, is oxidation. What I would do. Take precautions against it, don't splat, and once you get the air lock on, give it a swirl. This should help expell the air with the CO2 coming out of solution.
Just guessing....
tom @
Scott S. wrote on 11/4/2006 9:43 AM:
No problem. There is another post in rec.crafts.brewing that is discussing this now. In summary, Oxidation is a fear you shouldn't bother yourself with. Just try to reduce splashing when transferring to secondary and you will be fine.
I use a 6.5 for my 5gal batches with no issues.
Jim
I usually primary in a 6.5 then transfer to a 5. The 6.5 allows plenty of room for yeast foam (kreusen) when they are really active. Then for the secondary the yeast are not doing too much work and don't need the extra headspace.
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