Homemade FV

[greenxpaddy]

I said I was going to do it and here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuG6Y-Wqwzk

[mat69]

hmmmm....










it looks shit

[boingy]

It's certainly an interesting approach but probably not food grade.

I suppose you could keep fish in it.

[EoinMag]

I said I was going to do it and here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuG6Y-Wqwzk

Don't get too hung up on the seals and the airlock working, it's sufficient to have the lid snapped on with one of those things, also be very careful when it gets a bit older, that plastic can get very brittle and break very easily when they get on a bit, especially if you are going to be cleaning it with very hot water and caustic solutions, it'd be terrible if you had a catastrophic failure while it was full.

[mat69]

I said I was going to do it and here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuG6Y-Wqwzk

Don't get too hung up on the seals and the airlock working, it's sufficient to have the lid snapped on with one of those things, also be very careful when it gets a bit older, that plastic can get very brittle and break very easily when they get on a bit, especially if you are going to be cleaning it with very hot water and caustic solutions, it'd be terrible if you had a catastrophic failure while it was full.

for gods sake just tell him its rubbish.or am i the only man who speaks his mind on here

[GrowlingDogBeer]

I've just ordered 4 x 45 Litre Mango Chutney Barrels. I'm hoping they'll do the job nicely. They seem tried and tested by folks on here.

[Wolfy]

It's a cool idea, but unless things are different over there I don't really see the point.
I've been fermenting in plastic food-grade 'cubes' or 'jerry cans', they cost less than AUD$10, which at today's rates is about £6.5, they are food grade and made for the purpose, so no need to explore any other options.

[EoinMag]

I said I was going to do it and here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuG6Y-Wqwzk

Don't get too hung up on the seals and the airlock working, it's sufficient to have the lid snapped on with one of those things, also be very careful when it gets a bit older, that plastic can get very brittle and break very easily when they get on a bit, especially if you are going to be cleaning it with very hot water and caustic solutions, it'd be terrible if you had a catastrophic failure while it was full.

for gods sake just tell him its rubbish.or am i the only man who speaks his mind on here

Why? I don't think it's rubbish, there is one of the guys on an Irish forum using the same storage bins and he's having great success with them.

I think there are better options, and I'd question the need for a seal or a bubbler on any fermenter. The idea of a large flat fermenter is actually quite a good one and will possibly even lead to a different beer profile due to less pressure on the yeast in a shallower vessel.

[greenxpaddy]

Its food grade, it has a tap and it will do 35l. I may just end up using it for racking. Or first drop.

Too much shiny stuff on here. I'm brewing for fun and to save money at the same time.

[Trunky]

[micromaniac]

I've just ordered 4 x 45 Litre Mango Chutney Barrels. I'm hoping they'll do the job nicely. They seem tried and tested by folks on here.

whats with the mango chutney bins ?ive seen them mentioned on here before .i could do with something that size now ive incresed my batch size to 46ltr

[Hogarth]

Miserable gits.

I've used a PP box as an HLT for years, works fine, and I'd happily use one as a fermenter. They are cheap and convenient and come in all shapes and sizes. There's no reason why a fermenter has to be bucket-shaped ... or, indeed, conical. Think about Yorkshire Squares, or the shallow fermenters used by Black Sheep. Cylindrical fermenters have only become the industry norm because they are convenient, not because they are better for the beer.

[greenxpaddy]

Although I like mine I have to say those mango chutney drums are better than perfect. Think I'm going to be buying 4 of them

You can never have enough FV's

[Wolfy]

Pointless, you say 'less then £10' well just pay £12.21 and get a screw-top fermenter ( http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/home-brewi ... YYKg%3D%3D ) or £8.79 for fermenting bin (http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/home-brewi ... YYKg%3D%3D)

FV's can be had for free also, lots of products come in 20-30 litres food grade buckets, ask around.

Or instead of buying from a home-brew shop, find a plastic wholesaler or cheap-o shop that sell something similar most likely at half the price.

Fetta and other similar cheese, vinegar and many other catering supplies also come in containers that can be very useful for home-brewing, and they are all most defiantly food safe - and they are often available free of charge. (Though I use my fetta-cheese buckets for storing grain rather than fermenting in).

Miserable gits.

I've used a PP box as an HLT for years, works fine, and I'd happily use one as a fermenter. They are cheap and convenient and come in all shapes and sizes. There's no reason why a fermenter has to be bucket-shaped ... or, indeed, conical. Think about Yorkshire Squares, or the shallow fermenters used by Black Sheep. Cylindrical fermenters have only become the industry norm because they are convenient, not because they are better for the beer.

Bah-humbug, if you actually read the comments, you'll see that nobody suggested that you have to ferment in bucket shaped containers, just that there are many similar alternates, that are often cheaper and and (for some people) more suitable.

[Hogarth]

Oh sure, he'd have got the same sneers if he'd gone for a bucket-shaped vessel.