Can you have too many buckets?

orpheus16 · Post by **orpheus16** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:27 pm

Anyone else always seem to need one more bucket than they have?

I am thinking of buying a bunch from a supplier just to have enough to have a couple projects going at once. Of course I also want a couple carboys so I can see things happening, but they are spendy.

Post by **rtalbigr** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:43 pm

I got 20 buckets and 2 carboys and it definitely ain't enough.

Big R

orpheus16 · Post by **orpheus16** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:04 pm

wow that puts my three buckets to shame... carboy coming on friday!

EuroStiller · Post by **EuroStiller** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 4:38 am

Can't ever have enough PET- HDPE buckets or carboys and demijohns!!
I think back at my grandfather and great-grandfather and how the used wooden buckets with steel or iron bands holdin em together.

We sure have come a long way!!!

ES

Post by **Bushman** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:27 am

Space is a problem with me. I have 3 buckets, one carboy, 1 4 gallon ball jar with locking lid and a 2 gallon ball jar with a locking lid. Would like to add at least one 6 gallon carboy!

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:30 am

I found some wire racking that is big enough to hold four 9 gallon fermenter's Then I built a rolling rack of 1.5" sq tubing
that is 3 tiers - the top two tiers are high enough to allow siphoning directly in to the boiler
So I can have 12 going at one time if I desire

Just some cheap hard rubber swivel wheels Makes things move from the fermenting room to the
boiler and back really easy

Coyote

Post by **rtalbigr** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:55 am

Coyote, Dangit!! Don't give me any ideas like that! I see I'm gonna need more buckets now.

Big R

Post by **Bushman** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:07 am

Coyote wrote:I found some wire racking that is big enough to hold four 9 gallon fermenter's Then I built a rolling rack of 1.5" sq tubing
that is 3 tiers - the top two tiers are high enough to allow siphoning directly in to the boiler
So I can have 12 going at one time if I desire

Just some cheap hard rubber swivel wheels Makes things move from the fermenting room to the
boiler and back really easy

Coyote

Can you post pictures of your set-up

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:56 am

I have updated this stand since these pics
Now has a cross bar on the open sides and a 1-1/2"
leg between levels

The roller stand on the boiler has been a great back saver

Coyote

orpheus16 · Post by **orpheus16** » Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:42 pm

I NEED ONE!!!

Rabies · Post by **Rabies** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 12:17 pm

this might give me an idea

Post by **Samohon** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:35 pm

Got 3 22L glass carboy's at a boot/trunk sale, 3 others I bought (3 for wine - 3 for spirits)...
I was given a dozen 5L Demi-johns, that I like to age my whiskies in...
4 x 80L fermenters rounds this lot up, oh and 1 x 25L food grade bottle to carry my water from the mountains in...

Man I could do with one of those trolly's, my back's killin me....

Thanks Guy's...

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:27 pm

Might be over kill but what if. . .

Big Mud Tires with a V-8 ?

Oh wait that would be a truck

Coyote

Post by **rtalbigr** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:19 pm

Might be over kill but what if. . .

Big Mud Tires with a V-8 ?

Oh wait that would be a truck

Be hard to get that around in my kitchen.

Got 3 22L glass carboy's at a boot/trunk sale, 3 others I bought (3 for wine - 3 for spirits)...
I was given a dozen 5L Demi-johns, that I like to age my whiskies in...
4 x 80L fermenters rounds this lot up, oh and 1 x 25L food grade bottle to carry my water from the mountains in...

Man I could do with one of those trolly's, my back's killin me....

My back too!! I'd look for an apprenctice, ya know, to do the heavy liftin', but then I'd have to kill him to keep my secret! D***!

And he'd probly just wanta drink my booze.

Big R

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:30 pm

Really nice to be able just to siphon into the boiler and if you noticed the bottom of the boiler is valved with
drain hose that somehow lines up just perfectly with the drain line under the sink in the Man Cave.
Grab a gallon or 2 of back set then down the drain with the rest. . .

I really think the guy who designed the Man Cave is a lazy sort of a guy. . . with a bad back

rowdybowdy · Post by **rowdybowdy** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:56 pm

The other day a guy on craigslist had 30 6 gallon carboys with there own crates that he built for sale for 500 dollars...

I called him and they were gone....

Thats crazy...

Now that would be crazy...

nevadadrifter · Post by **nevadadrifter** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:21 pm

I've been looking around on craigslist, hoping to come across some glass carboys that need a good home. I DID find a guy with 500+ food grade 6 gallon buckets. They were originally used to hold pickles, and I was wondering how easy it would be to get rid of the pickle odor, but for the price, it was hard to beat. $1.25 each, or $1.50 if you wanted the lid.

What I really wanted to know was who the hell need 3000+ gallons of pickles!

rowdybowdy · Post by **rowdybowdy** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 8:26 pm

nevadadrifter wrote:I've been looking around on craigslist, hoping to come across some glass carboys that need a good home. I DID find a guy with 500+ food grade 6 gallon buckets. They were originally used to hold pickles, and I was wondering how easy it would be to get rid of the pickle odor, but for the price, it was hard to beat. $1.25 each, or $1.50 if you wanted the lid.

What I really wanted to know was who the hell need 3000+ gallons of pickles!

Hard as hell to remove pickle odor

I have 20 of them sitting in my garage local deli gives them away

I suppose maybe a good soaking in oxi clean could remove the smell

Maybe a pickled liquor?

Post by **Dnderhead** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:09 pm

"Hard as hell to remove pickle odor"
try sodium carb./bicarb and hot water soak
then dry and leave in sun to bleach.

Post by **Bushman** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:30 am

I asked you to post the pictures and am just now getting back to the thread

Great idea I've been wondering how to move from the fermenting room to the still

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:54 am

Well Bushman, its the old story - Farmer + Winter + Shop full of tools + Rack full of steel + Time to play = Da Da ! Rolling rack !

If I could only have one I would go for the boiler roller over the fermenter rack myself

Hope this helps

Coyote

orpheus16 · Post by **orpheus16** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:41 am

This thread is leading to bucket envy on my part!

Home Distiller

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