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The anaerobic process by which yeast convert sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

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Fermenter Headspace; Suitable (and cheap!) Containers for Split Batches

For the first question: It sounds like you're planning on doing a primary fermentation in the carboys. In that case, extra headspace is perfectly fine. … Fermentation will produce CO2 to fill up that space and protect your beer from any oxygen coming in, and it will also leave some room for the krausen to take up. …
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High 'finished' gravity

If by twin, you mean the same wort batch so it has the same fermentability, I'd let it sit a while longer. I'd also consider bumping the temperature up a few degrees and give the carboy a swirl to try …
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The runaway and the non starter!

Measure the gravities of the brews. Since you said you've got them in buckets, I'm going to assume you haven't looked inside them to see if you had krausen or anything like that on top. With the bucke …
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Pressure during fermentation

I found a study on the effects of brewing under pressure. The general conclusion was that increased pressure reduced the formation of esters and fusel alcohol. This was caused at least in part by a re …
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