WHICH HOMEBREW FERMENTER SHOULD I BUY?

[kraftdinner]

Just a tip if one can't lay hands on a step bit: if you run the spade bit in reverse and use minimum pressure, it doesn't shred. It's more like etching your way through the material. I usually finish up with a bit of fine sandpaper and a razor blade held flat to the lid to cut through the "lip" that often occurs. I find a 1 1/8" spade does pretty well for #6.5 bungs.

[homebrewlife]

1:17 What not to buy
3:17 My favorites
4:07 How to make fermentor for $7
8:16 Anvil Bucket Review
9:00 Pros and Cons of Conical Stainless Steel

[ShortCircuitedBrewers]

Plastic bucket $5... Spigot $3... Short Circuited Brewers shirt on while filming... PRICELESS!
I do not own a glass fermenter any longer either!! PET (fermzilla) have been good to me as well. Plastic fermenter.. This is the way baby yoda!! Cheers Braj! 👍🍻

[blindguy]

Being a blind home distiller myself; I use and absolutely love, my fast ferment 7.9 gallon plastic conical fermenter. I turned the whole bottom end into a combination of stainless steel along with a half pint glass mason jar to replace the collection ball set up. The deal with being blind is; I don’t have to judge the height of an auto siphon in order to rack to pull off from the yeast. I just close the valve and drop the collection jar and dump The dropped out yeast, then go through my two step clearing process and drop the collection jar for the last time. I then put the hose attachment on and load the boiler and it’s off to the races. This set up works exceptionally well if you happen to be blind. A great video man!

[xavisimon]

I am glad that someone with much more experience has come to the same conclusion.
My instincts told me to start creating my own containers, but I was afraid of contamination from the spigot during the 2 weeks of fermentation if there was any small leak.
On the other hand as a newbie you always want to see what is happening inside the fermenter at the beginning, I think nobody escapes having at least a small glass fermenter to start with.

[Mozenator]

The amount of condensed information and life experience in this video astounded me. Love the fire-hose style

[coppertnk]

Im so thankful to finally find someone that dreads carboys as much as I do. Switched to buckets with spigots and I'm never looking back.

[imacracker]

Love the frugalness nature of this video. That's what Im all about.
And OMG, you are so correct about glass. My first homebrew was using a bunch of stuff I got for free. Which included a 6.5 gallon glass carboy. Never again.
After that batch I went out and got a plastic bucket and was no longer scared of severing tendons from a broken carboy. Fuck glass.

[tmagda]

AWSOME insight!! I used to make liquor, and everyone that supposedly knew something about it, told me something different, and made it complicated, but when I started to learn on my own, I found that it isn't complicated at all. They used fancy equipment, pressure and temperature gages everywhere, technical speak that only seasoned brewers used in order to make themselves finally feel smarter than everyone else. Thanks for being regular you for regular me!!!

[dhagey]

So glad I watched this. Was going to buy a speidel but didn’t realize you could get those food grade buckets at Home Depot.

[jeffrhone]

I've used plastic, glass and even in the 90s grunge era stainless steel milk containers. Worked on a dairy farm. All worked great with the right tools. Never dropped a glass carboy but that would be the end of glass for me. That's alcohol abuse right there. Channel is amazing. Thanks

[GarySylvester]

Hey! Excellent video...I was NOT expecting you to go the cheap route! I was anticipating total endorsement of robocop stuff I can't afford/justify. Cheers!

[ralphbarker]

Gotta say i love your channel and subscribed. I have been brewing for 20 yrs and love your content. I tell people all the time you don't need that fancy BS. I do use conical fermenters but I am a cheap bastard and harvest liquid yeast to reuse. I see guys with fancy automated mid 4 figure "home brewing" systems and think "dude wish I had that much money to blow". Keep it up Amigo you are rocking it.

[johnyboy]

Very informative I’m always surprised at just how much money some home brewers will spend on needless and not necessarily better equipment. Good advice from someone who has the experience.

[GrzegorzDurda]

I have glass fermenters with full size lids and Stainless steel spigots. Glass is the most non reactive and non porous next to Stainless, which can still harbor bacteria in the brushed metal finish so it required extra care in cleaning unless it's polished. Stainless also requires a bit of seasoning meaning that it brews tastier and better after some batches. Glass is always consistent.

Glass requires handling care but aside from the handling procedure it's the best medium in existence for brewing and can last a several lifetimes. Just get ones with Spigots and you're set.

[beerreview]

I've used plastic buckets for 20 years, no complaints.

[Zachary-Daiquiri]

im gonna be fermenting 1 gallon test batches in glass, but thanks to your sage advice and expert comedic delivery Ill be paying home depot a visit on any batch bigger than that

[davidmccormack]

“Get on that Dewalt game fam” proceeds to use a Milwaukie multi saw lol ... sick channel, good content 🤙🏼🤙🏼 growing some hops in the back yard and appreciate the info

[MikeP]

There are several pros to glass carboys to be fair. They are not oxygen permeable, they hold a much tighter seal than any bucket style fermenter. More moving parts = more room for failures or leaks. They do not scratch easily, nor harbor any bacteria or odor. Glass is an easily sanitizeable surface, and they can last for decades if taken care of.

Yes they are heavier, and take 5 extra minutes to clean. They are actually much easier to clean in comparison to something like a stainless conical with 10 different ports and fittings. Ive used the same glass carboys for 10 years without dangerous incidents either. I still enjoy my PET big mouth bubblers as well though. Plastic isnt a bad choice, easily replaceable and cheap...Cheers 🍻

[patrickharrington]

I have a new Spike brewing Flex fermenter. It has the ability to add many accessories. As you can afford them. The Wort Chiller, water pump and thermometer make cooling your wort really slick, quick and easy.