Ideal size of glass carboy for primary?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:44 am
by bmickey
I went and bought a 6 gallon carboy and 1" diameter blowoff tubing. Now I'm wondering if I should return it and get a 6.5 gallon.
Hefe's are my favorite style beer. The only other beer I've brewed that is close to a high gravity would be a arrogant bastard clone which I'll do again.
Right now I'm fermenting in 6.5 gallon ale plastic buckets but just trying to upgrade my equipment and processes a little.
Re: Ideal size of glass carboy for primary?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:48 am
by Dmac08
bmickey wrote:I went and bought a 6 gallon carboy and 1" diameter blowoff tubing. Now I'm wondering if I should return it and get a 6.5 gallon.
Hefe's are my favorite style beer. The only other beer I've brewed that is close to a high gravity would be a arrogant bastard clone which I'll do again.
Right now I'm fermenting in 6.5 gallon ale plastic buckets but just trying to upgrade my equipment and processes a little.
6 gallon with a blow off tube is fine
Re: Ideal size of glass carboy for primary?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:17 pm
by straight cash homey
Dmac08 wrote:bmickey wrote:I went and bought a 6 gallon carboy and 1" diameter blowoff tubing. Now I'm wondering if I should return it and get a 6.5 gallon.
Hefe's are my favorite style beer. The only other beer I've brewed that is close to a high gravity would be a arrogant bastard clone which I'll do again.
Right now I'm fermenting in 6.5 gallon ale plastic buckets but just trying to upgrade my equipment and processes a little.
6 gallon with a blow off tube is fine
take it back, the first time the extra 0.5 gallons of space comes in handy and you dont have to clean the big bad blow off tube it has paid for itself.
Re: Ideal size of glass carboy for primary?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:37 pm
by Jaeger48
I agree with homey but I only use a 5 gallon fermenter... why? My kettle isn't large enough so I don't get a full 5 gallons of wort. So, it depends.
Re: Ideal size of glass carboy for primary?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:17 pm
by Bugeater
The rule of thumb for fermenter size is your wort size plus 25%. So 5 gallons plus 1.25 gallons = 6.25 gallons. 6.5 gallons is on the safe size. If you brew a lot of hefeweissens, you won't regret the extra half gallon. You will waste a lot less beer to blowoff.
Wayne
Re: Ideal size of glass carboy for primary?
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:50 am
by Steelers&Beer
+1 to Bugeater...i don't even like using my 6 gal but it works. i wouldn't go any less than 6
Re: Ideal size of glass carboy for primary?
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:20 pm
by ottobrew
I've used both with success, I've just gotten into the practice of putting a blow off tube on everything. Ideally I'll use the 6.5 gallon if I can, but no negative effects from 6 gallon primaries.