Brew buckets

[Manners]

Is there any any real difference between your boggo fermenting bucket and any of the more expensive options out there for your average home brewer?
If you believe there is then links and justification please!

 

[Brew_DD2]

Is there any any real difference between your boggo fermenting bucket and any of the more expensive options out there for your average home brewer?
If you believe there is then links and justification please!

If you're using a decent amount of hops, then yes.

 

[user 18729]

Shiny that and being able to clean more easily, keeping out O2... but mainly the shiny!

 

[An Ankoù]

My brew buckets are 6 Gallon Fermenters from Patsy and John at Hop and Grape in Darlington. They are at least 25 years old. My secondaries of choice are Boots pressure barrels- without the pressure. I bought a load of Speidel fermenters ready for when this lot pop their clogs, but they're still lying empty. So no, a bucket's a bucket as long as it's food grade. It's not what you've got, but how you use it.

 

[foxy]

Not so much about fermenting, you can ferment in almost anything you want as long as its sanitary. The only benefit from some of the more expensive is the ease of collecting the yeast.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Is there any any real difference between your boggo fermenting bucket and any of the more expensive options out there for your average home brewer?
If you believe there is then links and justification please!

To add to what has already been posted if you want the peace of mind of seeing airlock activity i have found buying the more expensive FV's (mine is a Richies version) with a tight fitting lid is worth the extra, my cheaper FV with a flimsy lid has never been airtight, the old saying you get what you pay for fits here.

If you can find a FV with a lid similar to the one below with the ridges round the edge you will find its much harder to snap shut and will be more likely to be airtight.

 

[Honk]

I use the SS brewbucket with ftss temperature control. Its an expensive bit of kit and probably not worth it for most brewers but for me has the following advantages:-
1) conical base , less beer is in contact with dead yeast cells,
2) bottom tap, dont have to use syphons and easy to draw off a sample
3) less risk of infection through scratched plastic.
4) ability to do closed transfers, less risk of oxidisation
5) I transfer hot wort to it then cool using the ftss system this adds a extra sterilization step to my brewing and is less wasteful on water than previous cooling methods.
6) space saving, the ftss system controls temperature so I do not need a dedicated fridge to control temperatures.
7) shiny and better looking in my opinion than a plastic bucket hidden away in a mouldy and smelly fridge.