LostHopper
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How important is watching fermentation activity for you?
When I first started brewing I used one gallon glass jugs then moved to some gifted 3 and 5 gallon glass carboys. I got used to seeing the development of the yeast tsunami and krausen development. My wife harasses me that I check on my beer more than I checked on our sleeping kids 30 years ago.
I've wanted a larger fermenter (6.5 gallon) but one that was safer and easier to handle than glass even with the carboy.net carriers I've been using (they are nice). So with a gift card burning a hole in my pocket I've been considering a stainless steel fermenting bucket. Now I realize I won't get to "see" the fermentation. So I've been trying out some batches in a plastic brew bucket to see if I can handle "blind fermentation". It's going well (love the bucket handles) and I may just stick with the plastic buckets for a while before going with stainless. I realize this is stupid but wondered if anyone else is reassured by watching the fermentation in a clear carboy.
When I first started brewing I used one gallon glass jugs then moved to some gifted 3 and 5 gallon glass carboys. I got used to seeing the development of the yeast tsunami and krausen development. My wife harasses me that I check on my beer more than I checked on our sleeping kids 30 years ago.
I've wanted a larger fermenter (6.5 gallon) but one that was safer and easier to handle than glass even with the carboy.net carriers I've been using (they are nice). So with a gift card burning a hole in my pocket I've been considering a stainless steel fermenting bucket. Now I realize I won't get to "see" the fermentation. So I've been trying out some batches in a plastic brew bucket to see if I can handle "blind fermentation". It's going well (love the bucket handles) and I may just stick with the plastic buckets for a while before going with stainless. I realize this is stupid but wondered if anyone else is reassured by watching the fermentation in a clear carboy.