piperkeith
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Hi - I just ordered a 6 gallon bucket from an emergency-be-prepared-type store ($7.95 w/lid) to use as a bottling bucket. How high from the bottom should I drill the hole for a spigot?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Bottling bucket spigot hole
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Jim Karr
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Just make sure the hole is high enough so the end of your spigot doesn't touch before the bucket, when you place the bucket down on a table or floor.
In other words, the hole must be at least the height of the spigot from the bottom of the bucket.
In other words, the hole must be at least the height of the spigot from the bottom of the bucket.
ECOdork
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Do you have to "worry" about the plastic being impregnated with antibiotic compounds? Some plastic trashcans, for example, have this stuff....could be a bad combo with something like yeast and your health....
rod
beer -just brew it
make sure the bucket is food grade ECOdork
freyguy
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It may be just me, but I'd make it as low as possible. Normally there is no trub in the bottling bucket, and you want to get it all out of there. My spigots normally swivel, so they will move out of the way if you set it on a flat surface. Mine is normally hanging over the counter and I bottle on the dishwasher door opened up.
So, I'm no pro, but my vote is for as low as possible.
So, I'm no pro, but my vote is for as low as possible.
ECOdork
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rod said:
true. and when in doubt, don't use it.
piperkeith
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This is the bucket
http://beprepared.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_MS C201_A_name_E_6-Gallon Bucket with Lid
it doesn't say anything about antibiotics, so I'm assuming it's simply a food-grade bucket.
As low as possible seems like the best bet, allowing for the inside nut. My spigot is the standard bottling bucket-type... rotates out of the way.
Thanks for your input, guys. I'll be bottling next week
Keith
http://beprepared.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_MS C201_A_name_E_6-Gallon Bucket with Lid
it doesn't say anything about antibiotics, so I'm assuming it's simply a food-grade bucket.
As low as possible seems like the best bet, allowing for the inside nut. My spigot is the standard bottling bucket-type... rotates out of the way.
Thanks for your input, guys. I'll be bottling next week
Keith
