7.9G Bucket for Big Beers

Considering buying a 7.9 Gallon Bucket to ferment big beers in to avoid the mess and loss of blowoff in a 6G carboy.
Anyone use these?

yup. they work fine. I have converted a stubby pony keg( 7.75 gallons) for the same reason.

Why not use 2x 5-gallons and have plenty of headspace and the capability to aerate more?

M_C

Misplaced_Canuck said:

Why not use 2x 5-gallons and have plenty of headspace and the capability to aerate more?

M_C

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I had not thought of that! Nice way to make different dry hop or other additions to compare.

I have one. I love the surprisingly accurate measurement graduations on the side.

To rack beer off, do you take the lid off and hold the cane off the cake while it transfers? The cane wont fit into the bung,right?

Misplaced_Canuck said:

Why not use 2x 5-gallons and have plenty of headspace and the capability to aerate more?

M_C

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Because it's just easier to ferment in one bucket. Less cleaning/sanitizing. Easier to pitch also.

Wolfhound180 said:

Because it's just easier to ferment in one bucket. Less cleaning/sanitizing. Easier to pitch also.

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+1. You are basically brewing smaller amounts of two beers which is fine if that is what you want. If you go this route, just go to any large grocery store deli and they will give you food grade buckets for free( frosting). I have a ton of them to keep mine grain in.

triangulum33 said:

To rack beer off, do you take the lid off and hold the cane off the cake while it transfers? The cane wont fit into the bung,right?

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Do you mean an autosiphon? If it fits in the neck of a carboy it will fit in the opening on the lid of the bucket as well.

Edit: I see this is a grommet-type lid. You'd have to crack the lid to rack, yes, or drill out a bigger hole around the grommet to accept a bung directly (that's what I would do, personally).

Have been thinking of getting one myself for bigger brews

i have a 7.9g, and ferment in it. brewing the same beers, with the same yeast, friends use a blowoff tube in a 5g. i just let it ferment with an airlock in the big boy fermenter

Misplaced_Canuck said:

Why not use 2x 5-gallons and have plenty of headspace and the capability to aerate more?

M_C

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because the 7.9 gallon bucket goes to 11.

I also use 6 gal better bottles with no blowoff even for my high gravity stuff.

Just add some fermcap -s and forgetaboutit!