need new fermenter

[corn field]

I'm in need of a 20 gal. ferminter. Was looking at diferent types of garbage cans or square storage containers. I have forgoten which numbers are clased as food safe. My regular ferminter has the # 2 in the triangle on the bottem. The ones at Wal-Mart have a #4 in them. Home depot and lowes only have the 32 gal brutes and I need a 20 gal one. Would apreciate any help on this matter. Will be going to Des Moine tomorrow and hope to pick one up.

 

[IQwine]

Rubbermaid info ...

Certified to NSF Standard #2 (gray, white and yellow)

Gray, White and Yellow are USDA Meat & Poultry Equipment Group
Listed and assist in complying with HACCP guidelines

 

[cpfan]

I'm in need of a 20 gal. ferminter. Was looking at diferent types of garbage cans or square storage containers. I have forgoten which numbers are clased as food safe. My regular ferminter has the # 2 in the triangle on the bottem. The ones at Wal-Mart have a #4 in them. Home depot and lowes only have the 32 gal brutes and I need a 20 gal one. Would apreciate any help on this matter. Will be going to Des Moine tomorrow and hope to pick one up.

The recycling numbers (ie 4 in a triangle) have absolutely nothing to do with Food Grade or not Food Grade. One Canadian supplier was reported 3 or 4 years ago to have said that their white pails were Food Grade but other colours, even though the same type of plastic and recycling number, were not food grade.


Steve

 

[Wade E]

I have also read that on a site that sells these. Here is a site with the Rubbermaid barrels.
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=25000&clickid=redirect

 

[vscottcolorado]

Do a goggle search for it. Several come up. A friend of mine got one from George, http://www.finevinewines.com/ProdDetA.asp?PartNumber=5120

 

[Wade E]

That 1 is 10 gallon.

 

[corn field]

Went to all the Lows all the home depots & LHBS no 20 gal. brutes. Had the 32 gal. ones. LHBS shop didn't have any thing over a 7.9 bucket. Went to Wal-Mart and got2 60 quart ice chest. Needed a new ice chest any way. I would have ordered from George but needed it yesterday. But I will definately get a 10 gal. and a 20 gal. one from George in the next few weeks. Cleaned out the deepfreeze to put in a whole beef given to me for 2 cases of wine. I had to cut it up my self but that is no hill for a climer. Any way found 40 lbs. of pie cherries and 12 lbs. choke cherries. Plus 6lbs. Wild grapes. so needed new fermenter since the old one had a hole in it. Will be busy for the next few days.

 

[IQwine]

U have work ahead of U

 

[xanxer82]

Maybe you should look into some flex tanks if you're gonna start making batches that big.

 

[PatL]

You can go to a restaurant supply company. You should have one locally.

http://www.acemart.com/prod6402.html

20 gallon brute 22.98

 

[vscottcolorado]

22.98 + 31.00 shipping to Colorado. Not much of a deal.

 

[PatL]

Rubbermaid Brute is a very popular brand. You can buy a 32 gallon rubbermaid brute at Homdepot for 29.99.

You can find them at janitorial supply stores.

Lowes.

Not hard to find

 

[PatL]

24.43 at Sams in Colorado Springs. Now thats a deal

 

[corn field]

Up date on ice chest fermenter. One big advantage to the ice chest is it realy holds the temp good. The temp of the must has held at a stable 76 dispite the fact the room temp has droped to 64. Then during the day when the room got to 79 it was still at 76 in the fermenter.