New Beer fermenting bucket

[Uncle Artie]

Picked up this 5 gallon HDPE bucket from walmart today, for $2.50. I cut a hole just a bit too small for a mason jar in the middle of the lid, and then screwed the jar in tight. This way I can look in without opening the seal and risking contamination. It will also serve as a good way to access the wash without exposing it too much, if need be. The tube will run into a gallon jug, half full of water, as a blow off valve.





Should be perfect for 3 gallon batches of wash for my stock pot still (pics of that once I finish getting it together.) I know the output won't be too much, but this is about as big an operation as I have room for in my apt. right now.

[fullhouse]

think im liking the site glass...ive got some pint jars that are not masons maybe mayo jars that have no imbossing on them that would be perfect...some 5 gals can be a bitch to open without disturbing to much...

[Uncle Artie]

some 5 gals can be a bitch to open without disturbing to much...

Yeah man, that is exactly what I was thinking. There were some buckets with looser lids, but I like the idea of a nice tight seal. The back side of that jar has no embossing, so it is pretty easy to see through.

[fullhouse]

i got some of those bucket from wally world also i dont like em cuz they dont have a rubber in the lid to seal em ...a few washes i thought had stalled bcuz the hose wasnt bubblin....But the best buckets i got were from wally world too for FREE ask the bakery for any they have i usually get 3 or 4 every time i go even if i dont need em...the others that i bought i use to store my sugar and grains in bcuz they do open easyer than the good sealing ones

[Uncle Artie]

Did you try putting weather stripping in the bottom of the snap channel in the lid? Works like a charm for me.

[fullhouse]

naaa wont need to now with my new site glasses lol thanks unk artie!lol

[Uncle Artie]

Glad someone else digs the idea. My older brother laughed at me and told me to just watch the bubbles come out of the vent tube. I am way too curious for that though. I gotta be able to see what's goin on.

[fullhouse]

i hear ya bro were on the same page lol....im always to temped to open the lid when thing dont seem to be going the way i think they should go

[Prairiepiss]

Nifty little setup you got there. I like the idea for access. But after a while you won't be looking at it. You will know what's going on without it.

[Uncle Artie]

Yeah, my brother said pretty much the same thing.

[seaguy]

i got some of those bucket from wally world also i dont like em cuz they dont have a rubber in the lid to seal em ...a few washes i thought had stalled bcuz the hose wasnt bubblin....But the best buckets i got were from wally world too for FREE ask the bakery for any they have i usually get 3 or 4 every time i go even if i dont need em...the others that i bought i use to store my sugar and grains in bcuz they do open easyer than the good sealing ones

I think the lids AceHW sells have the gaskets in them. seems like they were 1.50 ea I never snap them down anyway....just weight them with bricks. Never lost a ferment yet of course I haven't used mine for beer so whada I know

[Uncle Artie]

Pretty much the only difference between beer wart and whiskey mash is hops.

[Thedrayman]

Pretty much the only difference between beer wart and whiskey mash is hops.

So.......lol......if I add hops to my mash I will have beer wort......(wart.......love it)......lol..........