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Using a 5 gallon plastic water bottle as beer fermentor?
I currently use 6 gallon buckets to ferment my beer. I’ve been toying with the idea of using a 5+ gallon water bottle like a glass carboy. Several of the brew shops sell these plastic bottles, but I’m not sure what Resin id code should I be looking for. My buckets are a 2 and the bottle I have is a 1.
Anyone out there use the bottles?
I use something very similar made by a company called Better Bottle which is essentially a 5 gallon water jug with recycle code 1 on it (PET plastic) which is the best plastic you can use to not retain flavors from cleaners and previous batches of brew. So to answer your question, yes you can use 5 gallon water bottles. They use a size 10 or 10.5 rubber bung. I would still use the buckets for your primary fermentation just because they are easier to clean.
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3 Piece Plastic Airlock (Sold in sets of 3) $0.40 3-piece plastic airlock with a snap-on vented cover. This airlock is easily cleaned and easy to use. Fill the airlock halfway up with your sanitizer and stick in the drilled rubber stopper. Be sure to see the other products offered by Learn To Brew LLC…. |
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