Walmart 5 gallon HDPE buckets

[S-Cackalacky]

Not saying you can't use these to do a ferment, but if you expect to get a lid seal good enough for an air lock, good luck. I have 4 five gallon washes going. Two are in Tractor Supply 5 gallon HDPE buckets and the other two are in Walmart buckets. I have 3/4" rubber stoppers in the lids of all four with 3/8" clear hose running to a water filled jug for air locks. The two TSC buckets are bubbling away and the two Walmart buckets are not. I popped the lids on the two Walmart buckets and they are actively fermenting. I even followed some advice I got here on the forums to use honey in the seal groove on the lids - didn't help. The Walmart buckets will be relegated to grain storage.

[frodo]

ill stay away from wally world buckets.

has anyone used gamma seal bucket lids?

https://www.wheatgrasskits.com/Gamma-Seal-Bucket-Lids

i have found them at lowes

[S-Cackalacky]

Frodo, I saw those gamma lids at Lowe's a while back and had hoped to buy a couple, but when I tried to put one onto one of their buckets, it didn't seem to fit the bucket. I was thinking that if I ever did get it to seal, I wouldn't be able to pry it off again. I noticed they also had a non-screw-on version of it - like a regular lid, but with a rubber seal in the groove. Same problem with it - just wouldn't go on the bucket. Anybody else tried the gamma lids?

[dieselduo]

I use the gamma lids and they work great.I get them from here https://beprepared.com/catalogsearch/re ... e=Products" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow Pretty good price and you can also get 6 gal buckets with the gamma lids which is what I use

[S-Cackalacky]

Thanks for that link dieselduo. Great price for the 6 gallon bucket and it comes with the lid - much cheaper than the brew shop.

[humbledore]

The gamma lids are great. I use them for grain storage. They are very structural so I feel comfortable stacking buckets on top of each other. They are a bitch to get on, I have to whack them with a big mallet. Once on, they are not coming off. Honestly though I can't tell much difference between that and a normal lid for freshness of grain, if there is such a thing.

[frodo]

Frodo, I saw those gamma lids at Lowe's a while back and had hoped to buy a couple, but when I tried to put one onto one of their buckets, it didn't seem to fit the bucket. I was thinking that if I ever did get it to seal, I wouldn't be able to pry it off again. I noticed they also had a non-screw-on version of it - like a regular lid, but with a rubber seal in the groove. Same problem with it - just wouldn't go on the bucket. Anybody else tried the gamma lids?

the seal is really good..i use a 2x4 and a hammer to lock the outter ring on the bucket

place on the bucket, hammer the shit out of it!!!

use a 2x4 so you dont crack it. it unscrews, so i have never tried to take it off

i store grain, food, cat food,bird food, think i will use it for ferminting

[frodo]

dieselduo, nice link, thanks, 6 gallon bucket with lid and 6 dollar shipping

not bad

cackalacky...get one of these
http://beprepared.com/6-gallon-bucket-w ... l-lid.html



looks like we might have some preppers on here. GOOD!!!

check out DAK hams on the top shelf, walmart in the same aisle as spam

$3.75 a can..3 year shelf life..we buy them,,then close to expire date, fry it up for breakfast
replace it

we grow our own beans, dehydrate, vacuum pack, into a bucket.

[dieselduo]

I've had them for years. The buckets are sturdy and they are still air tight. I used a rubber mallet to get the rings over the buckets

[S-Cackalacky]

Well, I may go ahead and get a couple from Lowe's just to try them on my existing buckets. I like those 6 gallon buckets at the beprepared.com site. Even with the shipping, they're about the same price as the ones at the home brew store that only have standard lids.

Thanks all for posting up the good info.

[ranger_ric]

S-Cack
The only difference may be that the homebrew shops usually have a hole drilled and grommet inserted...

[dieselduo]

they have the 6 gal buckets with gamma lids on sale for 12.99 http://beprepared.com/6-gallon-bucket-w ... l-lid.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow