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Brewing => Equipment => Topic started by: brynn on January 20, 2014, 09:51:08 PM

Title: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: brynn on January 20, 2014, 09:51:08 PM

Anyone know a local source for a 7.9 gallon primary fermenter like this one

https://homebrewsupplies.ca/product/802-79-gal-fermentation-pail/ (https://homebrewsupplies.ca/product/802-79-gal-fermentation-pail/)

Thanks

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: Chris Craig on January 20, 2014, 10:03:53 PM

That's a standard 30L bucket. You can get them at any wine store. Scoop & Save sells them a bit cheaper.

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: brew on January 21, 2014, 07:29:42 AM

I use a slightly transparent version of that bucket for most of my measuring (plastic handles on the side instead of a wire handle) - I think I paid $14 or so for mine at Wine Kitz...

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: brynn on January 25, 2014, 09:44:55 PM

Thanks, I had a look the other day and they're $20 @ scoop and save. Only place I could find em

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: Chris Craig on January 25, 2014, 10:02:57 PM

That's a decent price.  Do you normally ferment in plastic?

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: brynn on January 25, 2014, 10:09:24 PM

I go back and forth depending on whats available.  I only have 1 3 gallon and 1 5 gallon glass carboy. Im trying to narrow in on a 7.5 gallon fermentation system when I move to my 10 gallon BIAB pot in the spring. Im thinking I may split between the 5 & 3 to experiment with differwnt yeasts and other additions. Thoughts?

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: Chris Craig on January 25, 2014, 10:31:56 PM

You might want to think about standardization if you're trying to get 10 gallons out of a single batch.

http://nbcba.org/forum/technique/standardisation-blendiarng/

brew has done this with good results.  He got 3 full kegs from a 10 gallon batch.

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: brew on January 25, 2014, 10:37:21 PM

Im drinkin some right now and have 15g in the secondary dry hopping. For a standard house pale its definitely the way to go...

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: brynn on January 25, 2014, 10:53:34 PM

Ill definitely give this a go for the next round of pale ale that I do. Seems to make sense. Would you need to use RO or distilled ?

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: brew on January 25, 2014, 10:56:32 PM

Actually ive just added an extra 15L of regular water to the wort out of the chiller after the boil. .. turned out great so far...

Title: Re: 7.9 Gallon Fermenter Bucket
Post by: Chris Craig on January 25, 2014, 11:22:14 PM

When I start brewing again in March, I'm going to run my house pale ale like this.  It's been 3 months since I brewed my last batch.  I just tapped my last keg.  I have 4 on tap right now, but I expect to kick at least 2 of them shortly.