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[stellarbrew]

My RIS is finally just about bottomed out on FG, after a month in the primary fermenter (a plasic bucket). My plan is to rack it into a secondary fermenter to get it off that massive cake of yeast, and then let it sit on some oak cubes for a month or two, before kegging to carb and bottle. I've been brewing a lot lately, so I don't have any carboys or kegs available to use as a secondary. What I'm wondering is if the oxygen permeability of plastic might have a detrimental effect on my beer if I use a plastic bucket for such a long secondary. I don't want to ruin this beer with oxidation. Can anyone offer me any advice in this regard?

[denny]

My RIS is finally just about bottomed out on FG, after a month in the primary fermenter (a plasic bucket). My plan is to rack it into a secondary fermenter to get it off that massive cake of yeast, and then let it sit on some oak cubes for a month or two, before kegging to carb and bottle. I've been brewing a lot lately, so I don't have any carboys or kegs available to use as a secondary. What I'm wondering is if the oxygen permeability of plastic might have a detrimental effect on my beer if I use a plastic bucket for such a long secondary. I don't want to ruin this beer with oxidation. Can anyone offer me any advice in this regard?

I'm a BIG advocate of using buckets, but not for long term conditioning. I think a month would be about the longest I'd want to go.

[gumballhead]

I'm a BIG advocate of using buckets, but not for long term conditioning. I think a month would be about the longest I'd want to go.

can you borrow a better bottle or a glass carboy from any one? What about a Keg. close it up and purge with co2 and let it go ...

[stellarbrew]

Thanks for the advice. It seems my concerns are valid. I think my best bet will be to go ahead and buy another keg, and use that for my secondary. I'm seeing more and more that you can never have too many corny kegs in this hobby.

[gumballhead]

[ to go ahead and buy another keg, and use that for my secondary. I'm seeing more and more that you can never have too many corny kegs in this hobby.[/quote]can I get an Amen..... i'm up to 24 kegs now and 4 or 5 better bottles.be careful they are like bunnies. they add up quick.

[gnef]

I completely agree with that sentiment, and if you buy them gradually, you don't really notice the cost until you look back. I am now up to 80 kegs (using around 65 right now!), and about 7 carboys of varying sizes, but I mostly use the carboys for mead and cider, I also have a number of buckets, mostly the 6.7g ones, but one 15g that I use for my 10g batches.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I completely agree with that sentiment, and if you buy them gradually, you don't really notice the cost until you look back. I am now up to 80 kegs (using around 65 right now!), and about 7 carboys of varying sizes, but I mostly use the carboys for mead and cider, I also have a number of buckets, mostly the 6.7g ones, but one 15g that I use for my 10g batches.

Where do you store 65 kegs full of beer in the summer?ETA: in Hotlanta no less!

[gnef]

Haha. I have two kegerators (total capacity 8 kegs), and three temperature controlled chest freezers - though I do use one for fermenting for most of the time, the other two can hold 8 kegs a piece, the rest I have in a storage room in the basement, where temperatures stay relatively low, even in the summertime. My long term plan is to build a walk-in cooler in the basement to use for all my cold storage and fermentation (two zones).

[DigitalTaper]

Gnef,What's the link to our photo page with your brewing pictures? I am looking into making a brew stand very similar to the one you have. I can't seem to find the thread where you had posted it.Thanks,DT

[gnef]

Try this:You can go through the pictures from there. You can PM me if you have any specific questions about the build.