I bought these to replace my ten gallon brutes that I was using for fermentation. It’s an adjustment because there are no handles, but there is enough lip on the bucket that it’s not an issue. I like the material these buckets are made of. They clean up very well.

Love this bucket. I’m going to use it to do a cold soak for red wines with grape skin packs. Customer service got me the rough dimensions. It fits well in my refrigerator. I do need to make a 1/2” shim to angle it backwards, away from the door. If I can move things around in the fridge I probably will be buying a second one.

First several brews were great now makes a great bucket for grains and sterilizing bottle but if you are trying to buy this for fermenting do yourself a favor and buy a wide mouth glass carboy or stainless steel keg for cheaper options. After the first batch spoiled in this every batch has spoiled since despite how well I cleaned it but that just happens with plastic.

Read carefully! Not a brewing bucket this is a bottling bucket. Bought this to replace my worn-out brew buckets with spigots. This is not that. This is a bottling bucket that only assists in bottling. It does not hold pressure so is not shipped with a lid. I've been brewing for over 10 years and haven't run into this before. Get yourself a brew bucket for secondary fermentation that can handle both the fermentation and bottling tasks.

You'll have to drill your own hole (3/4" or 1") for the airlock. I use several 16-ounce cans of vegetables to hold the lid down.

Just a hair over ten gallons to the absolute top. I calculate 5.85 gallons to the step.

These are thinner so they come off easier. I also like that have NO gaskets.

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

bring the nipple and the air lock as well is a good option for beginners

The bucket is great. I like the size. No blow off when I put five gallons into it to ferment.

I brew only extract with some mini mash and steeping grains. Most recipes brewed in the LBK. This fermenter allows me to brew 2.5g batches. I have figured out the lid not a problem. The lack of a full tight seal is also not a problem. I lube the lid mating with keg lube gets a better seal. Most of the time I get a good bubble action in the air lock. The spigot I use the flat 'o ring' on the inside and round 'o ring' on the outside two gaskets. Dont over tighten. Check for leaks when sanitizing. It has been working great for me. I might try and find a 12.5inch by 1/8 O ring later to get a better air-tight seal . If I brew a 5g recipe kit I split it between 2 of these. I have 2 now plan on another as the MRB LBK age out (only use them for 2 years)

The fermentation bucket and spigot are excellent. Keep note about how the spigot goes in. It has a lip system for the inside so you can drag way less turb so just mount it and screw it down. I like the inlet toward the top to drag the least less.

Get what you pay for. It’s plenty fine quality but the spigot connection was a little weak and leaked a touch. I worry about contamination at that junction.

Love these easy to clean very stable on the shelf holds over 7 gallons. I have 4 of them. Very fast service!

Fantastic fermenter! I love how you can still sort of see through it. Perfect for my mid-sized cider batches.

Nice bucket - holds stuff…

Ordered this to put mash in. Arrived on time just as expected. Spigots are not predrilled but I typically do not use mine. Slightly see through which is a bonus. I like the thinner sidewalks as I heat externally too. Only downfall I can see if I wish they had screw top lids as these lids are quite hard to seal properly. All in all These are well worth the money.

Only 4 stars because of the difficulty with the lid and spigot assembly. I have not fermented yet though it should go well. There must have been some design changes with the spigot since the instructions and some comments were made. I used a 1/2" drill for the spigot plug but there is good flow. There are 2 gaskets. one must be place on the bucket in the recess at the top of the hole. The other gasket must be placed on the spigot. Using only one gasket the spigot bottoms out too soon and will probably leak. Using both I have no leaks and did not use teflon tape or any thread caulking. Also be careful not to cross thread the spigot. I also thought the lid would not close tightly. I gave up trying and used bungees and weights to keep the lid on. BUT After inspecting the lid and the bucket rim I found there is a latch and it cannot be closed all at once even when I placed it upside down and jumped on it! This is what worked for me. Thinking of the lid as clock I put pressure with one hand at 6 o'clock until it snapped. Then with one knee I kept pressure at 6 o'clock while pressing down with my hands on the left and right sides. I worked my way up to 12 o'clock. Then checking from the sides I looked for any high points and pressed those down. I tested it filled with with water and no leaks. Letting the water drain out the spigot with my finger on the vent water eventually slows as the vacuum inside increased. Air tight and the spigot rotates 360 degrees at any time! This should have enough head room for Krausen I will be fermenting a 23 liter Ale.

I really like this smaller batch fermenter. I mark mine with volume gradients and noticed that one could likely brew 2.75 gal batches in these and maybe a bit more as long as it’s lower gravity. There’s a few things I noted. The lid to me is a bit too secure. It takes a lot of effort to twist the lid on/off though it does have cool grippy holes to help with this. My issue is that it seems easy to rile up the trub bed. I’ve actually just pressed the lid down without screwing it’s in place. The spigot is interesting in that it can be disassembled to clean which is great. However it’s placed in the fermenter a bit low so that the spigot has to be canted to sit flush which is odd. The air lock is just cheap junk I threw mine away. Overall I’m quite pleased and would recommend this.

I replaced the metal lids for this and work better because they don’t rust

The fermenter is fine for tinkering with small batches. The bottom spout is a nice feature but haven’t tried it yet. The only thing I didn’t like was the really cheap airlock. It works and all but it’s a cloudy kind of plastic and really cheap. I put my nice heavy duty clear one on and now all is good now. For $30 bucks it’s a good deal.Quick ship too!

Spigot handle broke off. Kinda sux less than a year

I had to cut a small portion of the tip of the spigot for bucket to sit level on counter surface. I also had to wrap the threads with electrical tape (3 times around) in order to make a tight seal. Otherwise very pleased with size durability utility. Love the volume markings extra room for fruit melomels.

So far so good. great size air tight and no leakage. Currently got an apple nectar mead fermenting very excited to see how it turns out!

Despite the lid fastening issue other reviewers have complained about —and it is challenging—the fermenter is designed very well and I use it primarily for secondary. The few times I used it as a primary fermenter I had to use my rubber mallet to make a better seal. But for the price it was worth the minor inconvenience.

Very good quality but I can't give it perfect stars due to lid. I'm able to twist it on and off just fine but mu concern is how air tight it is. I can hear it fermenting from the side and not tye bubble lock. While I'm sure the c02 will be enough to keep out oxygen I am concerned about it ruined my batch of cider I made with fresh apples. Would had to waste a $50 beach from a $20 fermenter

Thanks you!! Much needed

They arrived and appear to be top quality. Unfortunately they are not the size I needed...lol

The bucket is well made and I like the handles. I guess I will use it to store grain because the lid is crap. Won't seal even after almost standing on it (200+ pounds). I can't use it as a fermenter.

Good product. Packed well. Pleased