Bag Fermenters?

[Fingerlickin_B]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/COOPERS-HOME-BREW-F...1QQcmdZViewItem

Ok, so what's the deal with these?

I searched the Cooper's site and came up with nothing.

Are they just pre-sterilised liners for you fermenter or? :blink:

PZ.

 

[Steve]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/COOPERS-HOME-BREW-F...1QQcmdZViewItem

Ok, so what's the deal with these?

I searched the Cooper's site and came up with nothing.

Are they just pre-sterilised liners for you fermenter or? :blink:

PZ.

Sounds like a plastic bag fermenter instead of a normal fermenter :blink:

 

[chimera]

If they were wheelie bin sized it would be a perfect time to do a large summer batch

 

[doglet]

Chimera, that would be a Wheelie-big-batch!

 

[Steve]

Chimera, that would be a Wheelie-big-batch!

and it would be wheelie-bin criminal damage if you in any way damage said wheelie bin by cutting holes in it for taps etc as it belongs to the local council

 

[big d]

Many years ago i new a bloke who used to brew in clean new plastic garbage bins so im guessing it maybe some old school thinking from coopers for those who dont wish to purchase a fermenter :blink: but wish to brew in a bin or bucket.

Cheers
Big D

 

[chimera]

Im wondering about this bag fermenter - did some searching on the internet to see what info was around. Once again, no mention anywhere of coopers disposable fermentation system or bags, but found mention of disposable bags being used for more specialised processes in laboratories

This all got me thinking, does the bag system contain some sort of airlock, or is it designed to be liquid tight, but breath the co2 produced during fermentation. Then of course the bag would also have to be able to only allow permeation in one direction to prevent oxidisation or infection.

Maybe this is new tech, something we can make use of, or maybe its a fly by night gimmick. Have to watch and see

 

[big d]

Unless of course you are required to cover the opening with a tea towel or cling wrap ie the old open fermentation system.
Do Coopers still have a phone number for brewing questions as if so maybe worth a call to find out what gives with the bags.

Cheers
Big D

 

[Steve]

you could also use them as a bean bag whilst watching tele :beerbang:

 

[BottleBitch]

I have seen something similar where you put the liners in your fermenter so its just like having a brand new fermenter every time you brew, the guys at a BOP where doing it.

 

[crozdog]

I can't help you with info on those bags, but I recall the 1st homebrew I ever did was a Coopers kit. It came as a plastic bag of wort in a cardboard box, the bag doubled as the fermenter.

From memory you had to open a bung like in a wine cask, add hot water & yeast, seal the bung, then pull up one corner of the bag & prick it a heap with a pin to let the co2 out. Left it for a week or so & bottled. I do remember there was spillage on the floor which the dog liked! (probably as a result of using one of those mongrel cappers you whack with a hammer)

Can't remember what it was like, but it must have been OK as I've been keen on homebrew ever since. :chug:

Anyone else remember these "kits"?

Beers Crozdog

PS: PZ, Sorry for the thread hijack.

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

I can't help you with info on those bags, but I recall the 1st homebrew I ever did was a Coopers kit. It came as a plastic bag of wort in a cardboard box, the bag doubled as the fermenter.

From memory you had to open a bung like in a wine cask, add hot water & yeast, seal the bung, then pull up one corner of the bag & prick it a heap with a pin to let the co2 out. Left it for a week or so & bottled. I do remember there was spillage on the floor which the dog liked! (probably as a result of using one of those mongrel cappers you whack with a hammer)

Can't remember what it was like, but it must have been OK as I've been keen on homebrew ever since. :chug:

Anyone else remember these "kits"?

Beers Crozdog

PS: PZ, Sorry for the thread hijack.

I don't recall ever seeing those, but when I did my first brews (circa 1992) the local Coles supermarket didn't have any Cooper's branded stuff at all...and I didn't even know specialty HBS existed until later :huh:

PZ.

 

[sinkas]

Yeah I remeber my dad making these bagger wort kits, he had a fermenter though.

I think you could get the bags pretty cheap at the brewery, or maybe you could get stout wort form the brewery, that wasnt available in shops.

 

[razz]

I can't help you with info on those bags, but I recall the 1st homebrew I ever did was a Coopers kit. It came as a plastic bag of wort in a cardboard box, the bag doubled as the fermenter.

From memory you had to open a bung like in a wine cask, add hot water & yeast, seal the bung, then pull up one corner of the bag & prick it a heap with a pin to let the co2 out. Left it for a week or so & bottled. I do remember there was spillage on the floor which the dog liked! (probably as a result of using one of those mongrel cappers you whack with a hammer)

Can't remember what it was like, but it must have been OK as I've been keen on homebrew ever since. :chug:

Anyone else remember these "kits"?

Beers Crozdog

PS: PZ, Sorry for the thread hijack.

A work mate had one of those kits 20 years ago, left it sitting on the loungeroom floor. He forgot to prick the corner of the bag ! They had to get the carpet steam cleaned. His missus never let him brew again until plastic fermenters came on the market. :lol:

 

[johnno]

Im wondering about this bag fermenter - did some searching on the internet to see what info was around. Once again, no mention anywhere of coopers disposable fermentation system or bags,


Maybe this is new tech, something we can make use of, or maybe its a fly by night gimmick. Have to watch and see

Looks like Coopers may be on to the brew in a bag system that has been talked about on here recently h34r:

Lookout PP. They are on to you.

cheers
johnno

 

[JasonY]

I have heard of these being used in bop places a bit, i guess cleaning would be a PITA for them. Interesting idea but.

 

[WilBier]

I have seen these bags before.

At a local brew your own place here, where you use all their equipment, at any one time they have hundreds of plastic fermenters on. The amount of cleaning they would have to do would be impossible.
So when they place a brew on to ferment, they just grab these bags, like a bin liner, fold the loose plastic over the top, pour the contents in the vessel, then screw the fermenter lid on over the loose bag. They then rack down to bottle, and simply chuck the bag out.

The fermenter is as clean as it was when they started.

Simple huh.

WilBier