Price: $12.00
Pros: Open top for easy access when adding or removing fruits, etc. Easy cleaning
Cons: Scratchable, develops odors after extended use.
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Buckets have their place in brewing and if used appropriately, they are difficult to replace.

Price: $10.00
Pros: Easy to clean
Cons: I am concerned about scratching
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Great to start out with I am sure that I will end up getting more so that I can get more then one brew going in primary at a time.

The only thing I worry about is scratching but they are cheep so replacing is not a prob.

Help keep light out too.

even if I need to replace every year they are cheep so not a big deal.

Price: $70.00
Pros: durable, easy to use and clean
Cons: no secondary fermenter comes with it
Recommended? Yes

Comments: heavy duty food grade plastic containers. came with hydrometer, auto siphon, bottling bucket, top, air-lock, c-brite cleanser

Price: $13.99
Pros: cheap, clean
Cons: discolors
Recommended? Yes

Comments: discolored after first batch(pumpkin ale)

Price: $18.00
Pros: Easy to clean. Does the job without effort
Cons: Looks amateur.
Recommended? Yes

Comments: This bucket is a starter kit, however, I have used it more than the carboys because it actually works very well and is super easy to clean. I might just stick to it!

Price: $70.00
Pros: All the basic stuff necessary to start
Cons: No real cons - just nitpicky stuff that would crank up the price anyway.
Recommended? Yes

Comments: The big 7.8 gallon bucket (with spigot) gives lots of room for primary fermentation. The 5 gallon Better Bottle carboy is great for secondary instead of glass.

I did add some things to the kit to round out the equipment for my first brew: a carboy handle, an auto-siphon, and a digital probe thermometer with 1 degree increments and an alarm (lifesaver! - $15 at Wal-Mart). You can find pictures of these things in my blog and so far I have nothing ad to say about the kit. The price is reasonable and the parts are easy to use.

Price: $13.00
Pros: Lid locks great
Cons: Not a clear carboy
Recommended? Yes

Comments: This came as part of a starter kit, its more economical than a glass carboy, but you dont get to see whats going on. if you have the scratch go for the see through option.

Price: $50.00
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Nothing fancy here. Just a bucket. Doing it's job. First batch in it now. Bought it from Keystone Homebrew in Montgomeryville, PA. Cool guys. I told them they had a capper already, so they took it out and subtracted the cost of a capper from the shelf from my bill.

Recommended? Yes

Comments: I just bought the thing so I have no review so far, but I will come back later and give a good review on the fermenter.

Price: $20.00
Recommended? Yes

Comments: looks nice, almost professional sturdy bucket and lid is as tight of a seal as you can get,

Price: $13.99
Recommended? Yes

Comments: +Works well as a fermenter, easy to clean, easy to handle.

-Absorbs smell (maybe flavor), might affect other brews?

Price: $59.00
Recommended? Yes

Comments: This brew bucket works great! Added a Glass carboy for a secondary recently, but just what a beginner needs to get started.

Price: $11.15
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Awesome quality bucket. Easy to clean. Be careful to attach the airlock before fitting the lid or the rubber seal might drop into your must -- speaking from personal experience.

Price: $18.00
Recommended? Yes

Comments: got the bottling bucket for a primary/ bottling. good, seal holds, overall pleased with it

Price: $11.99
Recommended? Yes

Comments: have brewed many brews in this, i have 3, and they dont stain, stink, leak, and work well

Price: $12.99
Recommended? Yes

Comments: This thing came with my beginner kit. My frieds all use glass carboys, but those are for suckers. This thing is easy to clean and gets the job done. What more could you ask for?

Recommended? Yes

Comments: No problems so far. I don't know any other way so this will work for now. Will look to upgrade to 6 or 6.5 gallon carboy as I get further into the process as I've heard this will produce a better quality brew.

Price: $14.00
Recommended? Yes

Comments: works about as well as a fermentation bucket should... no air leaks around the grommet or lid... lid kinda hard to get on and off when brand new.

Price: $12.00
Recommended? Yes

Comments: These work well for homebrewing purposes. I own 3 and they work well. They stain a little but it comes out with good cleaning and they hold some smell but it fades with time. I have had one for several years since i got into brewing and it has held up well.

Price: $15.00
Recommended? Yes

Comments: First fermenter, working fine so far. Have brewed two batches of beer with a heffeweissen in the bucket right now. So far that is two batches and two bubbling airlocks.