warramungas wrote:Niiiice. If you're doing large washes and you'll do them within a coupla weeks of fermenting out (and you dont disturb it in the meantime) you dont really need a seal. Mines the same size barrel (volume wise olive barrel) and has a seal but I never use it. I just screw the lid shut and then back it off half a turn so the gas can get out.
If you still want a seal a very thin and CAREFULLY and EVENLY applied bead of silicone sealant to the rim of the barrel should be able to make a half decent seal when dried. However it wont be perfect unless you can clamp the lid somehow around the outside. Then you'd need an airlock.
hillzabilly wrote:G-day mate,I have used glad-wrap over the top of fermenters secured with a elastic band or two,with a couple of pin holes to let out gas,also leave the hydrometer inside ,with the clear top you can keep an eye on ya fermentation and see your hydrometer reading without disturbing the cover .cheers hillzabilly
HiString wrote:HDPE (high density polyethylene), same material as your kitchen chopping boards are made from. Not much will adhere to it easily or long term.
That said, you can try the silicone but another option would be to look at the range of adhesive backed rubber door sealing strips at Bunnings.
WTDist wrote:Ive used 60L storage tubs before, for vodka and whisky. Had no bad taste and im still here. I started using glad wrap over top but recently just used the lid that came with it. found it worked fine and had no infections and i kept checking it also. like the ones below
so basically, it was never sealed. You will be fine with the lid it has
WTDist wrote:ive got about just as many ha ha, its why i used them. I have tubs filled with shit i havent used in years :shifty:
I fill the same type of tubs up with citric acid for cleaning my copper too
hillzabilly wrote:One thing I have learnt with fermenting is ,an airlock may give you a false idear of where your brew is ,where as the hydrometer will not.When I started brewing I was the same ,I liked to go by the airlock .Now I ferment in 200lt drums ,and makeing mistakes is going to be 6times more costly than the old 30lt ones ,so my advice is if you go big use all the tools available to give yourself the best chance at success,and double your efforts on cleanliness.I am not sure the lid seal is critical but I know the other stuff is.And good ferments are the start of good spirits .cheers hillzabilly ;-)
hillzabilly wrote:The other thing I forgot to mention was,when you put a standard airlock on a large fermenter what I found was it blew all the liquid out ,as there was 6times the gas going thru it.cheers hillzabilly :angry-banghead:
Bundaboy wrote:hillzabilly wrote:One thing I have learnt with fermenting is ,an airlock may give you a false idear of where your brew is ,where as the hydrometer will not.When I started brewing I was the same ,I liked to go by the airlock .Now I ferment in 200lt drums ,and makeing mistakes is going to be 6times more costly than the old 30lt ones ,so my advice is if you go big use all the tools available to give yourself the best chance at success,and double your efforts on cleanliness.I am not sure the lid seal is critical but I know the other stuff is.And good ferments are the start of good spirits .cheers hillzabilly ;-)
Thanks hillzabilly duly noted.
BTW do you just simply scale up a recipe for 200lt ferments? I read somewhere that you can do with less yeast but it was a bit vague on by how much.
hillzabilly wrote:I donot use less myself,the only reason I can think of why one would ,was to slow down fermentation as the more volume you have the more difficult it can be to keep it on temp at the vigarouse early stage were she's generating a lot of warmth,thats when haveing some form of temp control be it fermenting fridge ,air con ,cooling jacket will be a big benefit.And a little more yeast for me makes sure your brew gets going before infections can start ,its the cover of CO2 that helps keep the badies out,and the sooner she starts the sooner she'is done .cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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