23L Juice Buckets

[RegionRat]

I will be picking up 3 juice buckets on Saturday. The order form says they will be, "23L-6.0/6.5 gallon pails." This will be my first time dealing with juice buckets. Will I be able to do primary fermentation in the containers the juice comes in? I currently only have one 6.5 gal primary. Do I need to pick up a few more by Sat?

RR

 

[Julie]

Yes you should be able to ferment in the buckets they come in. I have been buying them for the last few years and have had no issues.

 

[Rocky]

It may depend on how full the buckets are and the temperature at which you ferment the wine. I have purchased juice buckets with the juice about 2" from the top and some 1" from the top. If you ferment at a lower tenperature, a fuller bucket may be okay. At a higher temperature, you could have an overflow problem.