Better Bottles

[NChomebrewer]

Anyone have experience using the Better Bottles as a primary fermenter? I was looking at them in the Northern Brewer catalog. They sound really nice.

Lightweight, odor-free, stain resistant plastic.
They can be fitted with a racking outlet so beer can be transferred with a spigot instead of siphoning.

Is this all too good to be true?

 

[BootYtRappeR]

'tis true my friend! they are a godsend:rockin:

 

[JnJ]

True, and I like mine.

 

[olllllo]

I can attest that they work as advertised ( I have a 6 and 5 gallon) but I did not take the racking outlet option and have heard mixed reviews on this.

Can anyone elaborate?

 

[Shoopdog]

I love my Better Bottles My LHBS doesn't like them and questions the fact that the O2 permeability is negligible. I think it is just because they don't carry them and would like to sell you a nice glass carboy instead.

 

[Wolf]

The only thing I didn't like about my racking spigot was that they were a PITA to put in...but I was shorted the rod used to put them in.
In all I highly recommend them.

 

[Mike-H]

I ordered one from AHS, I thought they were glass! I have WINE in it right now, it will have beer, i'll let you know if that "no transfer of taste" thing holds up!