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6.5 Gallon Food-Grade Fermenter Bucket with Volume Markers

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    A food-grade 6.5 gallon plastic bucket perfect for all kinds of home beer or winemaking activities. Plastic buckets are often used as a fermenter, bottling bucket, or even sanitizer bucket. We go through thousands which helps keep our price down. If you want to use it as a fermenter you will also need to pick up the optional lid, stopper, and airlock. This bucket is also available in a version that includes a spigot (see recommended products below).

    If you use this plastic bucket for fermentation be sure to use care when cleaning. Do not use any abrasive pads that would scratch. Once you get a scratch in a plastic bucket it is very hard to sanitize.  This is also why we don't recommend storing equipment in a bucket between uses as a fermenter. A hot PBW soak is often a perfect way to clean a bucket, followed by a Star San soak for killing bacteria.

    Bucket has external volume markings up to 5 gallons. 17.5" H x 12" Ø

    Please note:

    • 6.5 Gallon Capacity to the brim. Volume markers go to 5 gallons. 
    • Buckets are translucent and do not come with lids.
    • Buckets are not designed to hold pressure.
    • Lids are not gasketed and so do not always form a perfect, airtight seal. Not intended for long-term storage.
    • Food grade up 180°F.

    6.5 Gallon Food-Grade Fermenter Bucket with Volume Markers

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      SKU: FE340

      $16.99

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        Description

        A food-grade 6.5 gallon plastic bucket perfect for all kinds of home beer or winemaking activities. Plastic buckets are often used as a fermenter, bottling bucket, or even sanitizer bucket. We go through thousands which helps keep our price down. If you want to use it as a fermenter you will also need to pick up the optional lid, stopper, and airlock. This bucket is also available in a version that includes a spigot (see recommended products below).

        If you use this plastic bucket for fermentation be sure to use care when cleaning. Do not use any abrasive pads that would scratch. Once you get a scratch in a plastic bucket it is very hard to sanitize.  This is also why we don't recommend storing equipment in a bucket between uses as a fermenter. A hot PBW soak is often a perfect way to clean a bucket, followed by a Star San soak for killing bacteria.

        Bucket has external volume markings up to 5 gallons. 17.5" H x 12" Ø

        Please note:

        • 6.5 Gallon Capacity to the brim. Volume markers go to 5 gallons. 
        • Buckets are translucent and do not come with lids.
        • Buckets are not designed to hold pressure.
        • Lids are not gasketed and so do not always form a perfect, airtight seal. Not intended for long-term storage.
        • Food grade up 180°F.
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        Ken
        Good buckets

        These work great no plastic handle to worry about .nd good marking on them too.

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        ERIC OTTO

        Nice bucket - holds stuff…

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        Heather
        Perfect

        Good quality plastic and easy to clean

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        richard
        6 gallon buckets are great

        I am using the buckets to mix self leveling concrete. The extra large buckets make it easier to mix the concrete without making a mess.

        C
        Carla
        Good primary

        It's a bucket. Works fine. The semi-transparent plastic is nice so you can see what's going on with your fermentation while offering some protection from light.

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        Thomas
        Great buckets.

        What is not to like? The gallon markings are great. I wish the bucket was a little more see through .

        J
        Jeffrey
        Great fermenter

        I have used these buckets since 2002 and they never disappoint. Great product.

        H
        Harbor Freight Customer
        Great Product

        Always fast delivery.

        V
        Virgil M
        Good buy

        Nice bucket easy to use

        A
        Adam

        These buckets are high quality and slightly translucent. It was surprising how welcome the translucency was!

        W
        Will
        Great value

        Nice heavy duty 6 gallon bucket sturdy handle. Just what I needed!!! Thanks!!!

        T
        Thomas

        Prefect I need these and they were priced right

        C
        Christopher
        exactly what I needed.

        This was the best place I found to buy 6 gal buckets. The shipping was extremely fast! Very Happy

        J
        Jon Davison
        Just a Better Bucket

        I like the more beer bucket because it's opaque so it's easy to see the beer level. Also the graduation measurements are right on the money. Other buckets I've purchased are solid white making it hard to see the liquid level and or the side graduations were off.

        J
        Jason
        Love these things

        Use them for everything primary long term wild ales.

        J
        Jason
        Good product

        Great product for the price. Just needed some extra fermentation containers

        J
        Joe
        Great price

        Just what I needed for a fermenter

        R
        Ron

        Don't forget the lids; I did. They are separate.

        M
        Matt

        It’s a fantastic bucket for cleaning and storing my sanitizer.

        R
        Roger Taylor

        I love these for fermenting my mead. I just wish the lids sealed better

        K
        Kenneth E.
        Brew Great Beer not Bad Backs!

        I find these much easier to work with then carboys which are at the very least heavy and at the very worst deadly hazardous. There’s more beer buckets come with a very nice easy sealing flexible lid that last a long time the handles are strong and their new spicket’s are wonderful with the trub trap already built in.

        G
        Gary

        Lid does not provide a good seal. Air locks therefore do not indicate fermentation activity

        M
        Marcus J
        Just for Support

        A bucket is a bucket but love to support my favorite HBS

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        Dave
        Great buckets!!

        Great buckets.price was right too!!

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        Peter
        Translucent fermenter

        This bucket is not nearly as opaque as my last one - while fermenting I could see the krausen without popping the lid (it helped if I used a flashlight). This was a big win for me I just had to keep it covered to protect it from light. I did manage to scratch the inside somehow (just a bit) and was being very careful so not sure yet re: durability but so far so good.

        T
        Travis
        Its a bucket.

        It accels at bucket type things.

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        MemphisBrews
        Good general bucket

        I don't ferment in buckets so I just use mine for sanitizing and washing. It works fine for this purpose.

        P
        Patrick O
        Great Bucket

        Have a couple of these and they work great. Use them for sanitizing and bottling. They stack well and are great for storage.

        T
        Tom
        Works Well

        I have three sets for fermenting. I've never had a seal or bad taste problem with any of them. I have had a top blow off twice due to very active fermentation (and now use the SSA with locks) but I think these buckets generally work well.

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        David B
        Used for wine and beer

        Use it for my wine and beer no issues. Be sure to use a blow off tube if doing beer in this however or you may come home to an unsightly explosion and mess.

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        nvosker
        Perfect for sanitation

        Very useful for sanitizing during brewing

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        Dann S
        Good bucket

        Good Bucket. but I don't ferment in it so I cant speak to that. I use these to sanitize and store all my smaller equipment when not in use. I like them.

        C
        Chris P
        Great price for a great bucket

        I have four of these that I use for everything but fermenting and I try and replace them every year. For the money you can't go wrong.

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