BeanoNYC
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That's cool, looks like a good simple one... although bear in mind, it isn't a true pilsner, since pilsner is technically a lager and this is an ale.
See these are the types of things I hope to learn about down the road. So how do they get away with calling it a pilsner? Don't Lagers have to age cold?
The problem with plastic is that it will get scratched, which provides a nice place for nasty bacteria to hang out.
The most useful part of the secondary IMHO is you tend to get less sediment in the final product. Or maybe I just suck at racking. And if something comes up and you don't get around to bottling for a couple extra weeks, no big deal.
But for the first few batches anyway, plastic single stage fermenting is cool.
Ok, well my next door neighbor and I are brewing together. He has access to a shit load of carboys because he makes wine. Should we look to using carboys 10 batches down the road?
I hear ya on the bacteria thing. A friend of mine brews and the only advice he'll give me is "sanitize, sanitize, sanitize."