You should have bought a new fermenter when you got the first one. That lets you have 2 batches in fermenters at once so you don't feel the need to bottle too early or be frustrated because you have time to brew one and have your fermenter full. I make smaller batches and sometimes I may have 5 fermenters full at one time.
I wish I had more room to brew multiple batches. I'm limited by my fermentation chamber, and over all house space. Maybe eventually I'll get/make a keezer so I can brew more. For now, it's 1, 5 gal batch and 1, 3 gallon batch every other month.
Depends how tight you are. I know of brewers on HBT's UK sister forum THBF that have had their bucket for 10 years
I buy a new fermenting bucket when all my buckets are full and I want to brew another beer.
A lot is mentioned when comparing glass to plastic about plastic scratching. I can't think of a good reason for a bucket to incur scratches, at least ones deep enough that, after a good cleaning and sanitizing, would still harbor bacteria. An occasional stirring with a metal spoon, if not gentle, should not even have to make contact with the plastic itself. No scratching there. Cleaning a bucket is best done with a plastic bristle brush. No scratching there. Beyond that, I can't think of anything else that might scratch the plastic. I have used the same plastic bucket for at least 15 batches and there's not a scratch to be found. If you're *scratching* the inside of your plastic fermenter during a normal brewing operation... ...just sayin'.
A lot is mentioned when comparing glass to plastic about plastic scratching. I can't think of a good reason for a bucket to incur scratches, at least ones deep enough that, after a good cleaning and sanitizing, would still harbor bacteria. An occasional stirring with a metal spoon, if not gentle, should not even have to make contact with the plastic itself. No scratching there. Cleaning a bucket is best done with a plastic bristle brush. No scratching there. Beyond that, I can't think of anything else that might scratch the plastic. I have used the same plastic bucket for at least 15 batches and there's not a scratch to be found. If you're *scratching* the inside of your plastic fermenter during a normal brewing operation... ...just sayin'.
You should have bought a new fermenter when you got the first one. That lets you have 2 batches in fermenters at once so you don't feel the need to bottle too early or be frustrated because you have time to brew one and have your fermenter full. I make smaller batches and sometimes I may have 5 fermenters full at one time.
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