Fermentation Bucket Kit with Lid, Tap and Airlock
A home-brew fermenting kit built on our plastic bucket: snap-on lid, drain tap with seal, clear airlock and the grommet that holds it in the lid. Ferment wine, beer, cider or mead, then draw it off above the sediment and fill bottles without lifting the full bucket.
Product Details
This kit turns our plain plastic bucket into a working fermenter for home-made wine, beer, cider and mead. Each kit is one bucket with its snap-on lid, a drain tap with its seal, a plastic bubbler airlock and the grommet that seats the airlock in the lid, so a batch can be started, left to ferment and bottled from the same vessel. It comes in black or white, in a 20 litre or 25 litre size, and every colour and size is sold as a kit of its own.
The bucket is made from durable, lightweight plastic that is easy to wipe clean. Its snap-on lid closes with a dependable, spill-resistant seal, and a metal wire handle with a plastic grip lets you lift and move the bucket. The grommet sits in the lid with a small stopper of its own, and the tap is placed low on the side of the bucket, as our photographs show.
The airlock is a clear, twin-bubble type. With a little fresh water inside, it lets the carbon dioxide from fermentation escape while keeping outside air and dirt away from the brew, and the bubbling tells you the yeast is working. Whenever the airlock is out, the stopper closes the opening in the lid. Once fermentation has finished, the tap lets you run the brew off above the sediment, or fill bottles and jars directly, without lifting and tipping a heavy bucket and with less spilling on the worktop or floor.
The kit suits anyone making a first wine or beer at home, and it is just as useful to regular home producers who put on a batch every season from grapes, apples, currants, raspberries, chokeberries or cherries. Choose the 20 litre or 25 litre bucket to match the size of batch you usually make.
