i know you want as little as possible to keep oxygen contact to a minimum.
However, my smaller batches are about 3 gallons or so. I've got the small 2 gallon buckets and 5 gallon buckets and carboys. I've been splitting the batch into 2 small buckets and splitting the yeast.
Nosybear had recommended using plastic wrap on top of wort when kettle souring to keep oxygen away.
I'm wondering if I could do something similar to fermenting beer in a 5 gallon bucket. would this be a cheap solution or a bad idea?
obviously this isn't ideal, and a CO2 canister would be better. or i could just get a 3 gallon bucket.
However, my smaller batches are about 3 gallons or so. I've got the small 2 gallon buckets and 5 gallon buckets and carboys. I've been splitting the batch into 2 small buckets and splitting the yeast.
Nosybear had recommended using plastic wrap on top of wort when kettle souring to keep oxygen away.
I'm wondering if I could do something similar to fermenting beer in a 5 gallon bucket. would this be a cheap solution or a bad idea?
obviously this isn't ideal, and a CO2 canister would be better. or i could just get a 3 gallon bucket.