Bunnings Fermenters?

[Ade42]

Been reading the forums a bit about the "bunnings" plastic 25Lt things that could be used as fermenters or secondary fermenters.
Went to 3 different Bunnings yesterday and nothing! Went thugh every isle as well. In desperation I went to a Kmart and nothi9ng there either/ Don't they make em anymore? or is it a season thing

The guys at Bunnings clamed theyd never seen such a beast. and Kmart were baffeled too. all theyd "ever" had were 20 Lt "jerry cans"

 

[chappo1970]

Look for the white pales with the lids generally 20lts and have no branding on the side of them. Usually a whole swag of them at the end of an aisle.

 

[sijani]

Same thing for me. I went to 2 Bunnings yesterday and must have walked through every isle twice and some isles a lot more.

What section are they in? The closet I could find was like what Ade42 said. 20l jerry cans.

 

[Bribie G]

Bunnings are Willow agents. Show them this: linky

 

[t_c]

i think i seen em in the cannon hill store, at the back isles a half or dozen or so to the right.

they've got red screw top lids. my mates got 4 of em.

 

[QldKev]

At Bunnings they are located next to the eskies. They are known as a 25L wide mouth water storage container. If you call it a fermentor they will probably say they dont have them. (ex Bunnings employee)

PS. Anyone know the overall height of the Bunnings ones?


QldKev

 

[litre_o_cola]

At Bunnings they are located next to the eskies. They are known as a 25L wide mouth water storage container. If you call it a fermentor they will probably say they dont have them. (ex Bunnings employee)

PS. Anyone know the overall height of the Bunnings ones?


QldKev

440mm without lid, 450mm with.

Also have found that they are only stocked at a Warehouse Bunnings stores, not the smaller ones.

 

[raven19]

Bunnings are Willow agents. Show them this: linky

Saw one only (round fermenter style - only 20L ish from what I recall - alot smaller than the 30L ones I have at home) in Mile End Bunnings (Adelaide) yest. Plenty of Jerry cans in stock though, all together in the back corner of the store. I am thinking of grabbing some 10L Jerry cans for more no chill batches. The Willow branded ones also have HDPE marked on them - IMO a good thing.

 

[Bribie G]

Yes all the Willow ones are HDPE, I emailed them a few weeks ago and they confirmed that.

 

[loikar]

Been reading the forums a bit about the "bunnings" plastic 25Lt things that could be used as fermenters or secondary fermenters.
Went to 3 different Bunnings yesterday and nothing! Went thugh every isle as well. In desperation I went to a Kmart and nothi9ng there either/ Don't they make em anymore? or is it a season thing

The guys at Bunnings clamed theyd never seen such a beast. and Kmart were baffeled too. all theyd "ever" had were 20 Lt "jerry cans"

Picked one up about 3 weeks ago from Bunnings.
I'm pretty sure they were labeled as water containers.
They had Cubes and jerrys there as well.

The fact that they have no idea what your on about only confirms Chappo's theory that to get a job there you only need to have an I.Q. 10 points above a bucket of smashed crabs.

 

[QldKev]

440mm without lid, 450mm with.

Also have found that they are only stocked at a Warehouse Bunnings stores, not the smaller ones.

Sounds good, I have 500mm height in the shelf, so 50mm to allow the blow off tube. Do you know was this the B.M.W brand one?

http://www.bmwplastics.com.au/garden.html

QldKev

 

[chappo1970]

...get a job there you only need to have an I.Q. 10 points above a bucket of smashed crabs.

+100,000,000,000 BF! :lol:

Helps if you take a photo for what your after, a whiteboard with pre-illustrations (make 'em simple or they will huddle for a meeting on ya), a crystal ball (trust me you'll need it to either gaze into or throw?), brightest T-Shirt you own that was they can't ignore your presence and pretend you don't exist and finally your 3yr child (if you don't have borrow one) to act as an intereptor.

EDIT: Yep HDPE is the go not white as I said... still hungover and couldn't remember how to spell opaique? <_<

 

[sijani]

Chappo, sounds like you've had a life altering experience or 6 at Bunnings

They're not all that thick. Some of them will even point you towards someone else in aisle (insert number) who almost knows something vaguely related to what you want to know.

 

[MarkBastard]

I recently had the same problem, went to three different bunnings and couldn't find any.

Then I went back to one of them a few days later and they had heaps.

They can usually only hold about 4 of them on the shelf at one time I find, so I bet they just haven't been restocked or something. When I found them in stock I bought 2 of them and then there was only one left. I reckon they'd have to replenish them daily.

Also I've picked them up at the smaller bunnings stores before.

 

[raven19]

Sounds good, I have 500mm height in the shelf, so 50mm to allow the blow off tube. Do you know was this the B.M.W brand one?

http://www.bmwplastics.com.au/garden.html

QldKev

The ones I saw yesterday were the blue ones (Willow brand). Best to take a tape measure with you and make a judgement call whilst there. I dare say different stores may well stock some slightly different items... 2c.

 

[Cortez The Killer]

Aussie Disposals stock the 30L ones if there's a store nearby for $19.95

http://www.aussiedisposals.com.au/catalog/...products_id=336

Cheers

 

[smollocks]

Sounds good, I have 500mm height in the shelf, so 50mm to allow the blow off tube. Do you know was this the B.M.W brand one?

http://www.bmwplastics.com.au/garden.html

The one I bought from Bunnings about a month ago were BMW, labelled on that page as "25lt Wide Mouth Drum
& Bung & O'Ring". It had a red lit though. The tap on that site was about $2 and is designed for this drum. I get a better seal on the lid of this drum than I do the 30L fermenter I received with my starter kit.

 

[pdilley]

The one I bought from Bunnings about a month ago were BMW, labelled on that page as "25lt Wide Mouth Drum
& Bung & O'Ring". It had a red lit though. The tap on that site was about $2 and is designed for this drum. I get a better seal on the lid of this drum than I do the 30L fermenter I received with my starter kit.

I kept an eye out when rummaging through Bunnings the other day for fan speed controllers but didn't see them but didn't walk the whole store either. If desperate there's always the Rays Outdoors cubes. 20 liters for 14 and 25 for 16 already tapped for the plastic taps which are there for 2.50 same as the LHBS minus the cost. No wide mouth but simple to drill the lid for the standard grommet for airlock. These are the same cubs for the OG no chiller method btw.

 

[antains]

Picked one up about 3 weeks ago from Bunnings.
I'm pretty sure they were labeled as water containers.
They had Cubes and jerrys there as well.

The fact that they have no idea what your on about only confirms Chappo's theory that to get a job there you only need to have an I.Q. 10 points above a bucket of smashed crabs.

At my Bunnings, they are in the same aisle as the pool supplies. 25l water barrels.

 

[Ade42]

Ill check back in a few days, to see if bunnings has any,

Funny about all the bunnings "Team Member" Talk

I Worked in a Hardware store for 12 months before moving to Brisbane, I got to know a heap of products and could do anything for a customer but mix paint (never got around to learning. In A Small hardware chain you DON'T Want to make mistakes) We had to help and advice each and every customer that came though the store. and ya know what it wasn't that bad (pay was the pits) So seeing I live now a few meters from a bunnigs I applied, You'd think that with my experience they'd be jumping at the chance to employ me. well no. I did the group interview and found (at 34) i was about the oldest one there and pretty much the only one who was born in Australia and knew I mean REALLY knew my hardware.

Well no they don;t seem to care much. I think the employees are ONLY there to stock the shelves. in the 3 or more ive been into recently Ive NEVER been asked did i need any help (and being a semi actor I did my best to do this in front of em all) Ive only ever seen 10-12 employees in any store at any one time. most of em under 20, when you DO ask one for advice you never seem to get a straight answer. if any.