will this pass for fermentation ?

so im putting together my 1st rig and i got to the part for fermentation
was wondering if this will be ok for fermenting ???
here we use it for storing wine and rakia over longer periods of time and its not like any of the glass carboys i have seen by now (keep in mind i have no xp in home-brewing) so i was wondering if the non straight shape will cause any problems to the fermentation.
looking forward to you answer !

and keep on :rockin:
beerly yours,
Beeronious !

If the containers shown are large enough and you can make or buy an airlock for them they should be fine. The yeast won't care what shape container they are in. Best of luck with it.

well they come in several sizes: 25, 34, 56 lt, so i think ill find something that will fits my needs
i plan on doing 20 liter batches, so what size should i get ? the 25 or the 34 litter one ?

beeronious said:

well they come in several sizes: 25, 34, 56 lt, so i think ill find something that will fits my needs
i plan on doing 20 liter batches, so what size should i get ? the 25 or the 34 litter one ?

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I'd get the larger size, probably the 34. If your fermenter is too small a violent ferment can cause an airlock to fill with krausen, clog, and then blow the airlock off while painting the ceiling and walls with krausen. There isn't a problem with using larger yet except for the weight and difficulty in handling one.

thanks for the advice !
ill surely go for the bigger one then

I think the reason mist people use carboys and fg buckets is their accessibility. Meaning they're everywhere you look. I'd also guess they are cheaper the containers you'll be using. Other than that I can't think ogmf a reason not to use. Post a pic when its full.

home brewing its low to non existing here where im from so carboys are nowhere to be found ...
while on the other hand we have a huge tradition on wine making and distilling spirits, so we use this vessels for storing then, but when i thought of a carboy, this was the 1st substitute that came to my mind

i promise ill post a picture !

You probably have the white food grade bucket there too. They are available all over here in the U.S. and pretty cheap. I feel that they are much safer to handle than the glass containers. Some of the buckets are 5 gallons and some are 6.5 gallons. You would want the larger ones for a 5 gallon batch to allow for the krausen as the fermentation gets going.

For a 20L batch I'd go for the 25L sized container. That leaves you with 5L of headspace which is plenty for fermentation, and you can always run a blowoff tube. If you go with the 34L you're going to have 14L (almost 4 gallons) worth of headspace, which can be a bad thing because it leaves more room for oxygen if you ever crack open your fermenter to add dry hops, take gravity readings, etc.

The only downside I can see with these is they look like a pain to clean due to the very narrow neck.

RM-MN said:

You probably have the white food grade bucket there too. They are available all over here in the U.S. and pretty cheap. I feel that they are much safer to handle than the glass containers. Some of the buckets are 5 gallons and some are 6.5 gallons. You would want the larger ones for a 5 gallon batch to allow for the krausen as the fermentation gets going.

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yeah well i haven't saw one by now and i spend some time looking for them ...
i have only one more stop to check for one and i will do it tomorrow

jro238 said:

The only downside I can see with these is they look like a pain to clean due to the very narrow neck.

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daaamn havent even took that into consideration ...

now big are the necks on the carboy ??

beeronious said:

daaamn havent even took that into consideration ...

now big are the necks on the carboy ??

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About 1.5-2", or 3.5-5cm. But it can vary. As long as it's about the same size it won't be any worse to clean than a carboy.

will have to check that out 1st then ...
at first thought i think its quite smaller, but we will see!
fingers crossed !

beeronious said:

will have to check that out 1st then ...
at first thought i think its quite smaller, but we will see!
fingers crossed !

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Hot water and PBW will take care of most stuff but you will still want to be able to squeeze a bottle brush in there occasionally.

so i found the white buckets after quite a long search.
the problem is that the biggest size they have is only 22 liters ...
ill check one place on Friday that allegedly sells exact carboys and will see what ill do then !