Budget Bunnings Fermenter

[geoffclifton]

Just had a tour through the new Bunnings in S. Nowra and spotted 25 liter fermenter style plastic drums with tap hole and large round screw on lid and rubber seal - $16.95. Just need a hole and grommet in the lid.

Cheers, Geoff.

[Chris]

Just be careful, as the don't always seal very well- especially around the tap, which can come loose. That's a terrible way to lose 20L of beer.

[pure_stoke]

I made one of these recently to use as my secondary. i put a grommet and airlock in the lid and a tap in the bottom and it worked fine. i do agree that the tap threads are a bit dodgy tho. i find with mine i cannot do it up too tight, but have had no trouble with leaks

[atropine]

I had a look at them. My home brew shop sells 27.5l fermenters for $20 and appear to be of much better quality. (the ones with the square bases), so for the extra $3 I"ll buy the better quality one.

[Cortez The Killer]

I use a bunnings one for secondaries

I discarded the lid and am using glad wrap

you are right about the tap

i need to screw it on pretty tight

but haven't had any leaks though

it does the job

cheers

[Aussie Claret]

I've had 2 of the bunnings jobs and I've given up using both of them because, 1 I was unable to get a perfect seal around the tap, Once whilst moving the fermenter I ripped the tap out and lost a few litres of beer, whilst hopping around trying madly to get the tap back in place, and 2. the plastic isn't as good as the ones sold in the HBS.

You can pick up spare gromets from most supermarkets that sell home brew, a couple of bucks for 3.

AC

[Longrasser]

Looked at 25L fermenter style here for $32 in Bunnings
They look like Tooheys fermentor and are for water storage with tap and are blue in colour.Thought be good for secondary/bottler?
Anyone try these?
Darwin we is used to getting ripped off price wise you would be hard pressed to find a fermetor under $50

[Pale_Ale]

Haven't tried those but for bulk priming or lagering/cold conditioning you might have more luck at a camping store, they sell the 20 or 22L cubes with tap threads. For SA brewers I have a thread in The Store section along these lines, which is probably where this thread belongs.

The cubes are $12.99 at my local sports/camping store.

[Scatts]

I use the Bunnings 'fermenters' with no problem. - I remove the ring seal from the lid and then discard the lid. Cover the 'fermenter' with gladwrap and use the ring seal to hold it in place (elastic band works just as well). 'Burp' the seal every couple of days. - I found this method somewhere on this forum about a year ago.

[Chris]

You don't even need to 'burp' the fermenter- it does that itself.

[pixelboy]

Cover the 'fermenter' with gladwrap and use the ring seal to hold it in place (elastic band works just as well). 'Burp' the seal every couple of days.

You can put one or two pin holes in the glad wrap and no need for burping.

I often do this with my secondary when I rack into a couple of 15l fresh wort containers

[Scatts]

two pin holes in the glad wrap

Great Idea! Thanks

[Tickstar]

Picked up one of the bunnings 25l round drums. For $16 can't complain. And the girl at the register didn't scan the tap so got it for free Might try using a bit of plumbers tape around the tap thread if the seal's a bit loose.

Now I can rack and bulk prime. Woohoo!

[buscador]

quick question and cant believe im asking really but,

how do you burp?


i mean how do you burp a non-lid gladwrapped and band over that sealed on top- how do you burp?

got me up late at nite thinking about these things...
b

[KEG]

just pull the rubber band out a bit to let some of the CO2 'whoosh' out?

[buscador]

oh a "whoosh"
i read "burp" earlier..

those are 2 completely different sounds in a Batman fight scene!

[KEG]

[shane_vor]

I was gonna mention the white plumbers teflon tape around the thread of the tap as well....seems to work on the dodgiest of fermenters I've had, though having said that, you screw that puppy too far and it's stripped thread city!

[Hashie]

If your worried about the tap, you could always leave the plug in and just siphon out.

A fermtech auto siphon will do it a treat.

[Cortez The Killer]

Have a look at aussie disposals they have a 25L + 30L fermenter style water container

It appears to be of a higher grade plastic than the bunnings version

They are a bit taller + skinnier than the coopers ones

I had a leak with my 25L bunnings one the other day - very messy - it appears to be of very poor workmanship - but isn't everything at bunnings

Cheers