I'm VERY interested in these fermenters as after 4 years brewing in the original Cooper's fermenters (which I mostly love) I think it's time for a change. I'm looking at the Brewmaster Bucket with the thermometer probe. What I'm looking to alleviate, issue-wise, with my current fermenters is:
1. I want easy to open lid - the Coopers can often be crazy hard to unscrew
2. I want a non-screw in spigot - 2 of my fermenters spigots are getting finicky and leak a tiny bit and the only option is to tighten more but I can't tighten another full turn
3. I want stainless as it's easier to clean and less worry of scratching etc
4. I want a spigot that opens easily - the Cooper's is tight and often turns the whole spigot a bit when opening the valve so I have to brace it each time
So, this fermenter seems to do what I want. I've seen the thread and browsed it but it is something like 93 pages long!! I don't have the time to go through the whole thing. Can you owners give me any pre-order advice? I've seen some talk of replacing the O-Rings due to leakage at the ball valve? Also, I've seen a review that says the inner gallon markings wash off! Is that true?? I definitely need to know my volumes and this is very important. Are they still using printed or have they switched to etched markings? Anyhow, any other pointers, heads up, or advice you guys/gals can give? Thanks!
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1. I want easy to open lid - the Coopers can often be crazy hard to unscrew
2. I want a non-screw in spigot - 2 of my fermenters spigots are getting finicky and leak a tiny bit and the only option is to tighten more but I can't tighten another full turn
3. I want stainless as it's easier to clean and less worry of scratching etc
4. I want a spigot that opens easily - the Cooper's is tight and often turns the whole spigot a bit when opening the valve so I have to brace it each time
So, this fermenter seems to do what I want. I've seen the thread and browsed it but it is something like 93 pages long!! I don't have the time to go through the whole thing. Can you owners give me any pre-order advice? I've seen some talk of replacing the O-Rings due to leakage at the ball valve? Also, I've seen a review that says the inner gallon markings wash off! Is that true?? I definitely need to know my volumes and this is very important. Are they still using printed or have they switched to etched markings? Anyhow, any other pointers, heads up, or advice you guys/gals can give? Thanks!
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