3 Gallon Primary

SwampDog35 · May 1, 2015

Looking for suggestions on a place to purchase a couple of 3 or 4 gallon primary buckets for fermentation. My local shop doesnt offer any and I didnt see any on thd common brewing supply websites. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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Boatboy24 · May 2, 2015

Lowes sells 5 gallon, food grade buckets. A little bigger than you need, but they are cheap and good.

dralarms · May 2, 2015

Also some bakeries get stuff in buckets that are slightly smaller than 5 gallons, but have weight measurements so I don't know how much they hold.

SwampDog35 · May 2, 2015

Thank you. I've been having some back issuses and 3 gallons is much easier to lift instead of the 6.5 gallons.

NorCal · May 2, 2015

SwampDog35 said:
Thank you. I've been having some back issuses and 3 gallons is much easier to lift instead of the 6.5 gallons.

When fermenting, bigger is better, if I was doing a 1-3 gallon batch, it would be in a 5 gallon bucket. The difference in weight between an empty 3 and 5 gallon bucket is negligible.

grapeman · May 2, 2015

Just make a 3 gallon batch in the regular fermenter bucket. Measure out 3 gallons of water and put a marker line on the outside to use as a guide when making the batch. If you own one it is even cheaper than a new bucket even from a big box store.

SwampDog35 · May 3, 2015

Thank you everyone. I was thinking about the air gap with the small batch in a big primary. That doesn't cause a problem?

grapeman · May 3, 2015

If you ferment in the bucket and then transfer to a carboy later there is no problem at all. The unfilled headspace just fills with C02 gas and keeps excess oxygen away.

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