Cooper's Kits - feedback requested!

[Vic_Sinclair]

Hi All,
I am going to look for some vasoline to put on the seal for batch #2. I could tell that this must have been where the air leaked from because putting my nose right under the lid I could smell it.

DON'T DO IT! IT'S A TRAP! Seriously, I had the same problem and bought some food-grade lubricant and put it on the o-ring. Three weeks later, I bottled and then went to take the lid off to clean the fermenter...The lubricant had turned into cement and the lid would not come off. I had to throw away the fermenter. And like others have said, getting a perfect seal is not a huge deal. Now I don't sweat things like that.

 

[lamarguy]

I would seriously use those Coopers fermenters as my primaries if I could find some! Those are frickin' nice looking vessels!! I am stuck with ghetto food grade plastic pails with lids.

Just an FYI, you can purchase just the fermenter, instead of the whole kit.

I bought three of their 7 gallon fermentation buckets several years ago for $25 a piece. Just call them and ask to order the fermenter + tap kit (spigot & airlock). I highly recommend 'em...

 

[ZooBrew]

I have 2 of the COOPERS fermenters. Make yourself a strap wrench to crank-off the lid. I use a popsicle stick to dig out the lid gasket and clean everything with a toothbrush. Squeeze out and soak that spongy gasket it StarSan.

Check out this 60 liter fermenter:

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