How'd these go as fermenters?

[thesmashhit]

Just wondering how these camper can 25L would go as fermenters? Need to cut a hole for the airlock, but their food grade and seem ok. Thoughts?

 

[Adam Howard]

They'll work fine. The 30L square ones at Bunnings are a little better as they have more headspace.

 

[Tahoose]

They will be fine, plenty of people use them including myself.

Just use the rubber o ring from the inside of the lid and glad wrap instead of an airlock.

 

[Dazzbrew]

I use one from bunnings very similar to that one and love it. Like you said just drill a hole in the lid and pop in a grommet for an air lock

 

[Mardoo]

Yep, I too prefer the Bunnings square ones, and they work great.

 

[SBOB]

Like you said just drill a hole in the lid and pop in a grommet for an air lock

Glad wrap + the rubber o-ring in the lid is much easier and stops you constantly checking an air lock for signs of life

 

[Bribie G]

Willows are generally better quality but more expensive.
The blue colouring is to protect them from UV, as most of them are used in the great outdoors as water carriers. I emailed Willow years ago as I actually owned one of the last white ones and they explained it all, including the fact that the blue colouring is perfectly food safe and neutral.

 

[Tahoose]

Other thing to note on the square ones is that they sit nicely side by side in the fermenting fridge..

 

[Bribie G]

With the square ones there's also the advantage that the opening and O ring are smaller and therefore much easier to use with gladwrap.

 

[Brewman_]

Looks good, I like them.

 

[thesmashhit]

So with the square ones (may well do a Bunnings run today) you've just popped the o-ring off, glad wrapped the top and popped it back on to seal?

 

[Bribie G]

That's what you do with all of them. Don't be alarmed at the blue colour, as posted above it's food safe.
Ed: you might need to ring around a few Bunnings (e.g. Port, Hawthorn etc) as they don't always have them in stock at every store. Ask for 30L camping water container (square).