BrewingRugger
Well-Known Member
I have recently broke one of my glass carboys, and now I am considering switching to the better bottle plastic fermenters. just wondering how people feel about them?
I prefer the simple ale pail. They are easier to clean than the bottle style fermentors.
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i switched to buckets maybe 10 years and several hundred batches ago. I far prefer them to glass and they are indeed much easier to clean and take less room to store than a conventional carboy shaped fermenter.
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I switched to buckets maybe 10 years and several hundred batches ago. I far prefer them to glass and they are indeed much easier to clean and take less room to store than a conventional carboy shaped fermenter.
For your average fermentation, plastic bucket will do the job. I prefer better bottles solely for the ability to see inside, all that light probably isn't the best for the beer tho. Bulk aging glass is probably the best.
IMO, bulk aging in SS is best.
I agree with all really. Stainless is best but not in everyone's budget. I too gave up on glass an do all of my ales in a 7.5 gallon bucket. I love the extra space and the flexibility to do 6 or 6.5 gallon batches. I also use a 6 gallon Better Bottle for Largers or a rare secondary (I almost never transfer to secondary) since plastic buckets are theoretically more permeable to oxygen, though I haven't had any problems with either one...
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