bucket question - spigot

[adamtroxel]

Is it a bad idea to "convert" a bottling bucket into a primary? Seems like a nice easy way to grab samples.

I figure as long as the bucket is sanitized its really the same thing, no?

If I racked to a secondary or at bottling I'd still use the siphon and not the spigot.

 

[bdupree]

you can use the bottling bucket as a primary but you can't use the spigot to grab samples. The trub in the bottom will be over the spigot.

 

[adamtroxel]

makes sense. darn.

regular bucket it is then.

 

[Special Hops]

Did this for a while. The spigot is hard to clean out and nasties like to hide in there. Had several off batches that I attributed to contamination in the spigot.

 

[Justibone]

Didn't work that great for me, but some people say it works if you have a dip tube.

*shrug*