Clonefarmer
Well-Known Member
How do you decide when it's time to retire the plastic bucket fermenters?
How do you decide when it's time to retire the plastic bucket fermenters?
when that smell will not come out
Why not just buy a new seal for the lid?I love the smell of my fermenters.
I've got one that's about 12 years old. another one is 2 years old. That one I may replace soon because the lid doesn't seal any more. If I can find a new lid that fits, I'll keep using it.
I wash them with dish washing liquid and a soft cloth. The buckets will last a long time, but the lids warp and crack from flexing while removing them.
Why not just buy a new seal for the lid?
The seal isn't the problem. It's the plastic gets warped and starts to crack around the edge. This lid snaps on really tight, and is hard to remove.
I'm thinking, with my next lid, I will drill a large hole in it and use a carboy stopper. That way I can pull samples without prying off the lid. I should get at least double the life out of the lid that way.
Not all plastic bucket fermeters are created equal. The manufacturing quality has a lot to do with it IMO.
Believe it or not, they are pretty much created equal. It is where they are shipped from the molder that determines if they become paint cans or Ale Pails.
It is the care you are giving them that has afforded the many years of use.
I find the fear of scratches interesting. There were microscopic scratches in our buckets the second they fell from the mold.
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