• Mashing and Fermenting

  Are Fermentation Buckets Necessary for Homebrewing?

  Posted by jim81147 on October 25, 2004 at 2:33 am

  What do you use as a fermentation bucket. I ran across 3 brand new white plastic buckets with lids for $1.00 today so I could not pass them up. Do they need to be something special ( I know in making beer they recommend food grade only) or will the distilling take care of any flavor it may pick up?I guess I can always use them to store dry good in .Thanks

  Jaxom replied 20 years, 2 months ago 6 Members · 6 Replies
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  nzbourbonhead

  Member

  October 25, 2004 at 3:12 am

  most plastics are ok for fermener but If you have second hand bucket and you don’t know what it used to contain I would be a little wary. I bought an oblong container that holds just under 25 litres from a department store its polypropylene and oblong shaped so can put 3 25 litre washes in at once. Even 3 turbos as it has a large surface area to disperce the heat Hic hic Now where did I put my glass

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  Josesillo

  Member

  October 25, 2004 at 3:14 am

  what does oblong mean- – – – – – —Fishing and Distilling… What else is there to do???.–

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  nzbourbonhead

  Member

  October 25, 2004 at 3:26 am

  like two or three squares side by side rectangleHic hic Now where did I put my glass

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  Professor Duck

  Member

  October 26, 2004 at 7:04 am

  Eh? How can you put 3 25L washes in a container that holds just under 25L? Or did you mean jim81147 could, since he has 3 buckets? If Leonardo da Vinci had a video camera.

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  Guest

  Member

  October 26, 2004 at 1:48 pm

  hmm sorry must of been under the weather when posted that lol ment just under 100 litres

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  Jaxom

  Member

  November 1, 2004 at 7:40 am

  What about a demijohn? I was thinking about getting one anyways for some of the larger mead recipies I’ve run across. I know they’re a bit pricey, but wouldn’t it be worth it?Jaxx

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