1 gal batch in a 1 gallon carboy?

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  1. corbmoster

    corbmoster Pundit (848) Dec 15, 2014 Texas
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    On a scale of 1 - 10, how bad of a time would I have? lol I turned a mini fridge into a fermentor, and kegerator. I'm fermenting a 5 gal batch of Scotch ale. I barely have enough room for a 1 gal carboy on the compressor hump. I have a couple 1 gal batches to get rid of. .... can I do it if it's going in a blow off tube?
     
    #1 corbmoster, Mar 10, 2015
  2. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    You have a 5-gallon bucket/carboy in your fermentation chamber, plus you want to put a 1-gallon container in there too, and it has a blow-off tube? I'm confused.

    I've never used 1-gallon containers to ferment in, but it seems like you should be okay with a blow-off arrangement. Will that be scotch ale too? What is the OG of that beer?
     
    #2 PapaGoose03, Mar 10, 2015
  3. Beric

    Beric Initiate (0) Jun 1, 2013 Massachusetts

    Just use a blowoff tube for a few days until fermentation calms down a bit. Typically by day 5 I'll replace the blowoff assembly with a regular old airlock.
     
    #3 Beric, Mar 10, 2015
  4. corbmoster

    corbmoster Pundit (848) Dec 15, 2014 Texas
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    As of right now, I have a 5 gallon batch of scotch ale fermenting. I have a couple 1 gallon kits (stouts) that I'd like to ferment. It would be nice to be able to ferment one of the one gallon kits at the same time as I am fermenting the 5 gal batch. The question at play is, would this make a big mess? There is not much room beyond the 1 gallon mark in the 1 gallon carboy. So, I will probably have some krausen blow off. Could I contain it using a blow off tube into a small half liter bottle? Or is this just a bad idea?
     
    #4 corbmoster, Mar 10, 2015
  5. reverseapachemaster

    reverseapachemaster Zealot (722) Sep 21, 2012 Texas

    Between the potential for mess and the volume of the one gallon batch you risk losing to blow off I can't see that being a good idea. Might be ok if you have some fermcap or you can leave behind most of the trub in the kettle.
     
    #5 reverseapachemaster, Mar 10, 2015
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