Willow Garbage Bins

[Apple-O-Me-Eye]

Willow 60l bins have been on sale at Bunnings for ever for only $12. Has anyone used these for fermenters? I use one as a worm tub and for storing dog food but I'm wondering if they're suitable for fermenting?

[MacStill]

What type of plastic are they?

If they're food grade I'd use em :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[crow]

they wont seal but i needed some thing in a hurry for the fig wash so yeah I used them , wouldn't trust them with low wines but they got me out of trouble going to get some sealable 80 ltr ones though $20 in Melb. $40 in Ballarat :roll: typical . i will be using the drums to store grain ect in :handgestures-thumbupleft: PS they are full of shit too they don't hold 60 ltrs bit over 50 ltr filled to the very top

[R-sole]

One thing to think about is that although you don't need an airtight seal and none of my wash fermentors have one, i at least, need a bug proof seal to keep the little vinegar flies that are invariably drawn to a wash out.

It's pretty amazing the ways they find to get in and i can't see a bin keeping them out.

If you don't have a fly problem yet, they may work for you until you do, but if they do get into your wash, the chances are that it will become infected.

[Apple-O-Me-Eye]

Thanks for that fellas. The misses is convinced that we don't have enough room in this house for stilling but says it's ok for me to brew beer. I told her that her hypothesis is bullshit, I can easily still in the garage with the doors 1/2 open for air flow without the neighbours being the wiser. Last year I ficked up and left the dampened closed on my 3 ring burner and it smoked up the back yard in our place in Melbourne and is convinced that even though I fixed the problem( opened the fuckers and now have a clean flame) that it's still going to stink out the house. I figure, fuck it, I'f she's gonna lay down the law then I'm gonna upgrade my bee kit to all grain and still use the burner.

:)

[crow]

@ Appleye If ya look on ebay there a joker in craigieburn selling 80 ltr sealed food grade drums for $20 cause I don't know which side of the big smoke your on but I reckon thats a better deal than the bins . On the beer :laughing-rolling: I'd try the old "fuck forgot to put hops in it , damit now I have to distill it ;-)

[Apple-O-Me-Eye]

@ Appleye If ya look on ebay there a joker in craigieburn selling 80 ltr sealed food grade drums for $20 cause I don't know which side of the big smoke your on but I reckon thats a better deal than the bins . On the beer :laughing-rolling: I'd try the old "fuck forgot to put hops in it , damit now I have to distill it ;-)

I'm up in Brissie now and away from civilisation (prove me wrong fellas! :teasing-neener: ). I was living in Hoppers Crossing. I have a 100L keg with a 1/2 inch thick aluminium lid that's pretty useless until i find someone who can knock up a stainless lid for me. I'm thinking of using it as a fermenter in the mean time.

Ooooooh, brainwave! Could I use some thin stainless sheet cut to the shape of the aluminium lid and use it as a seal between the aluminium plate and the boiler? That way the vapour would be in contact with stainless only with the structural integrity of the 1/2" aluminium plate?

Here's a pic.
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