I decided to join the forum after being unable to find this - is there a problem with under-filling a conical? Say I want to get a 14.5 conical typically used for 10 gal batches but only fill it with a 5 gallon batch. I probably sound paranoid here but is there any issue you can think of with a batch too small for the size that would affect fermentation? The shape should not influence it, right? The biggest disadvantage I can think of is the additional oxygen space. Anything else?
I'd like to ideally go with a larger than needed conical since they are not much more expensive and will allow me to not need to re-invest as I go with larger batch sizes down the road.
I'd like to ideally go with a larger than needed conical since they are not much more expensive and will allow me to not need to re-invest as I go with larger batch sizes down the road.