Cheap Hdpe (2) Jerry Cans At The Big Green Shed!

[drew9242]

Why syphon when you can tip the cube up and pour the beer out??

Only reason i don't put a tap on mine now is i always had problems with it spitting beer everywhere and for some reason falling off. If i just pour the beer out i havn't had a problem yet.

 

[manticle]

Mants, its not about the leaks for me its about the tap hanging out where I can bump it with my passing foot

Understand that. I am always very careful where I point my tap. Same goes for any vessel. Me= clumsy bigfoot.

+ don't need to frekkin siphon out of the cube to the fermenter, just stick a short piece of hose and let I splash

Why do you need to siphon from your no chill cube?

 

[pk.sax]

Ya man, I'm a cheapaz homie brewe that also bottles. I gotta watch the $$, I just sanitize religiously between uses and store with sodium percarbonate to keep it in an oxygen rich atmosphere between brews. Just an aside, I'm kinda accident prone (one reason I don't use bleach). So, I really don't like the odds of tipping a heaviesh cube, spills, mess.... Mmmm, I mean, I handle powertools n all pretty safely, but for some reason I always make a mess brewing and spill, leave taps open, point hoses the wrong way etc. Hehe, just a little safer for me to stick a tap and drain out

But seriously, for a bottler, how cool is it to be able to drill a bunch of thin holes behind the tap and have a built in filter sort of

Back on topic, gotta go get cubes

 

[pk.sax]

Cuz I don't trust myself with tipping a cube manticle.

 

[manticle]

Fair enough. You just seemed to suggest it was standard practice rather than something specific to your own mongolicity (and believe me I too suffer from mongolicity although tipping cubes is a skill I've had since birth).

 

[pk.sax]

Na Na, I just don't verbalize enough. On that note, g'nite u shud've come to the taphouse thingo today we were all beer judges.

 

[peas_and_corn]

Fair enough. You just seemed to suggest it was standard practice rather than something specific to your own mongolicity (and believe me I too suffer from mongolicity although tipping cubes is a skill I've had since birth).

What method do you use to oxygenate your wort?

 

[manticle]

Tip cube from height into fermenter. That's it. As mentioned in another thread I used to use a whisk but haven't noticed any difference either way. I also used to shake my cube up before tipping but recently have been trying to leave cold break behind (again to see what differences I notice) so currently I don't.

I'll be experimenting with some other commonly used methods if I can do so without buying expensive equipment so I can see any potential differences for myself.

 

[ekul]

I would def have problems with a tap but do you reckon you could fit it just before you need to transfer? Sometimes my floor gets sticky with all the splashing so a tap would be very handy.

I'm heading out to the big green shed today.

 

[Dazza88]

Interesting you are all talking the tap because i got one and the bloody caps on the top are not water tight!

I can squeeze air out of the container and with water upside down they leak!


Who has no-chilled with these? Do I need to exchange for one that actually seals or do they all not seal (my wife bought this for me yesterday)

 

[Goofinder]

I no chill in a jerry can that doesn't seal properly (not once of these lot from Bunnings, but an older willow one). I haven't had any problems yet, but I try to get it in the fermenter as soon as possible. Longest I've left it was about a week I think.

Or just use as a bottling 'bucket'.

 

[QldKev]

Interesting you are all talking the tap because i got one and the bloody caps on the top are not water tight!

I can squeeze air out of the container and with water upside down they leak!


Who has no-chilled with these? Do I need to exchange for one that actually seals or do they all not seal (my wife bought this for me yesterday)

Have a look at where the lid seats onto the jerry can. Often they are joined at this point and often they can have a small dag at the seam. Sand the top of the seat until it is flat and it will then seal perfectly.

QldKev

 

[NickB]

I'm planning on transitioning to the Jerry Can style cubes as fermenter shortly, as I can fit 3 of these into my big fridge side by side, as opposed to one standard fermenter. Would most likely use this as the lager fermenting fridge, with my small bar fridge as an ale fridge.

Was planning on no-chilling into the cubes with bungs in place, and when ready to ferment, laying the cube on it's back, removing the bung, and replacing with a tap. To me, this eliminates the issue of the taps not 'holding on' when squeezing the air out of the hot cube, and also lets me make sure there's no gunk in the thread before the tap is inserted.

Cheers

 

[jimi]

I no chill in a jerry can that doesn't seal properly (not once of these lot from Bunnings, but an older willow one). I haven't had any problems yet, but I try to get it in the fermenter as soon as possible. Longest I've left it was about a week I think.

Or just use as a bottling 'bucket'.

Goofinder - I had issues with my jerry shaped cube sealing for a while, then I realized that the hot wort, the position of the handle and cap ment that when I lifted it at the handle I must have been making very small (but still significant) changes to the aligning of the thread which stopped the cap from sealing. I now never lift my full 'jerry' shaped cubes by the handle (when wort is hot) and they all seal beautifully.

 

[davo4772]

4 Left at Thomastown.

Have been considering fermenting in these containers as they fit into the fridge more compactly.

Now that I keg I make min 20L batches, Difficult if the jerry can is exactly 20L but if it is like my cubes then it will be at least 23L.

Anyone know the real volume of these Bunnings jerry cans?


Cheers

Dave

 

[Goofinder]

Goofinder - I had issues with my jerry shaped cube sealing for a while, then I realized that the hot wort, the position of the handle and cap ment that when I lifted it at the handle I must have been making very small (but still significant) changes to the aligning of the thread which stopped the cap from sealing. I now never lift my full 'jerry' shaped cubes by the handle (when wort is hot) and they all seal beautifully.

This one won't even stay sucked in just sitting there by itself. I tried cleaning up the top of the thread as well and that didn't work either. I'm probably about due for a new one anyway so I'll make sure I do the kneel test in the shop before I buy!

 

[nala]

Is this Australia wide?

Batz

Not in WA 6210. Still $17.95

 

[Batz]

This one won't even stay sucked in just sitting there by itself. I tried cleaning up the top of the thread as well and that didn't work either. I'm probably about due for a new one anyway so I'll make sure I do the kneel test in the shop before I buy!

They should seal, you do have a rubber gasket under the lid? I'm sure your on to it but just in case, you say cleaning up to top of the thread. This is the top of the containers opening, looking inside it so as to speak, the container was made in a mold which consists of two pieces. So if your rub your finger around the circumference you will feel two areas where the mold joined. Sometimes these need a little sanding with fine paper wrapped around a block of some sort.

Sorry if I'm stating the blatant obvious here but perhaps it may help someone.


Batz

 

[Goofinder]

Yep, gasket is there and the rim of the opening seems smooth enough. The only thing I can think of is that it's a bit too high past the top of the thread because if I keep turning a bit past where it almost seals then it jumps the thread.

 

[Nevalicious]

Anyone know the real volume of these Bunnings jerry cans?


Cheers

Dave

Dave

I have 3 of these white "Bunnings" cubes

They comfortably hold 23L for fermenting. I have calibrated mine and made marks all the way up the cube at 10L, 15L, 18L and so on.

I have also fermented 23L of high gravity stout (1.080) and they hold up to the task... But make a **** load of mess!!

If using for fermenting, just screw caps on loose to prevent nasties from entering but allow CO2 to escape (obvious right??!!)

Cheers

Tyler