$20 Better-bottle copy on eBay any good?

[stiltzkin]

Was looking to add another fermenter and found what looks like a $20 Better-bottle copy on eBay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Better-Beer-Wine-Spirits-Kombucha-Fermenter-Home-Brew-Bottle-Barrel-Wort-Drum-/300947476696?pt=AU_Barware&hash=item4611de10d8

Pretty cheap. Has anyone tried them?

Or I could go down to OfficeWorks and spend $10 on http://www.officeworks.com.au/retail/products/Catering-and-Cleaning/Water-and-Water-Dispensers/ASAQ2GO12 (I don't mind the smaller size). Any thoughts?

 

[QldKev]

What size are you after, you are comparing a 20L against a 12L. For a normal full size fermenter you can't beat a square Bunnings fermenter.

 

[stiltzkin]

I'm actually after a smaller size fermenter (~10 liters) but then I found that one on eBay and thought it was pretty neat.

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

You can get 15 (and I think 10) Litre fermenters at bunnings.

 

[stiltzkin]

You can get 15 (and I think 10) Litre fermenters at bunnings.

Like this one: http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_product_15l-water-drum-with-bung_P3241445.aspx?search=drum&searchType=any&searchSubType=products ?

 

[tiprya]

I'm looking at those eBay ones as well. It claims "Negligible oxygen permeability".

Problem is, I don't want to age a lambic in it for a year to find out it's no good.

Is all PET similar for oxygen permeability?
Wikipedia claims: "For certain specialty bottles, PET sandwiches an additional polyvinyl alcohol layer to further reduce its oxygen permeability"
The ad says: "Made from special PET" but no more information on what this means.

I also can't find this product for sale anywhere else to see if they have any more information.

 

[tiprya]

Looks like even normal PET lets in 10x less oxygen then HDPE:

Edit: If you're not looking for a better-bottle for long-term storage, just go with a HDPE bunnings fermenter like many of us currently use.

 

[tricache]

IMO anything in a fermenter for an extended time (mead or lambic ect) I would go glass

 

[stiltzkin]

Yeah, I'm not gonna age anything longer than a couple of weeks in them.