6.5 Gallon Bottling Bucket with Lid and Spigot for Bottling Beer

I bought this bucket because a "friend" ran off with my last primary and I needed to make a batch of plum wine. I am definitely please with this purchase. The included spigot is pretty nice, and I like that it can be rotated to point up or down, so that I can leave it up while I ferment and down when I use the bucket for bottling. I also like that it's a twist on/off instead of the "accidentally lift up the lever and spill wine everywhere" style lever. This will replace my current bottling/degassing bucket, which is too big, as well as being my primary fermenter, so it's a space saver as well. The hole for the airlock is a tight fit, but I like it better than my old one which required a rubber bung to hold the airlock. The measurement lines on it are great, and seem to be accurate, and as a bonus it has some other useful information (an ABV chart and some other charts that I forget right now) printed on the sides. It's a thermoplastic, so I wouldn't want to put boiling water in it, but I did add a freshly boiled honey/water solution to my plums, which brought the temperature to 130 or so, and the bucket didn't deform. It seems very sturdy, and is made by Ropak, who seemingly make just about every bucket or similar container in the US. Stop thinking, and buy it already!

Somewhat different from the picture currently associated with it, the bucket has "True Brew" embossed on the front and a blue lid. The lid snaps on extremely tight. While the manufacturers present this as a "bottling bucket" I have found that the 6.5 gallon size and the location of the spigot (1 inch above the bottom of the bucket) makes this an excellent vessel for fermentation. The trub (sediment from fermentation) of a 5-gallon batch does not rise above the bottom of the spigot; I'm able to use the spigot, rather than a siphon, to bottle. The spigot lever has "On" and "Off" in raised plastic - white on white. I used colored Sharpies to highlight "Off" in red and "On" in green. Make certain the spigot is closed before filling! There is a slight tendency for the spigot to leak when one is opening it, but it's just a couple of ml. The bucket has a sturdy wire handle with a rotating plastic grip in the center.

Bought as a gift to my husband. The lid is difficult to put on for me, but my husband doesn't have any issues. Spigot works great and is suprisingly easy to clean. Wish the spicket had a cap of some sort to put on it because my dog keeps trying to lick it. The spigot hangs low, so we have to keep the bucket on the edge of the counter, which is an inconvenience, but it never leaked and makes bottling a breeze. We have done three brews in here, each a couple months long before reracking them onto one gallon carboys (with different adding to give variety of flavor). This has really increased our output. The bucket lid has started to bow a little from wear, but that's common with plastic items. Overall we are very satisfied and it was well worth the money. Would buy again if I had more 1 gallon carboys. Holds 5 gallons of liquid with plenty of head room for our brews.

The lid seal doesn't hold up so great, there is a hole in the spout that spits out if not turned the right way but it did the trick for 2 brews.

Excellent product! No leaks! I think the people who complained about leaks forgot to make sure they put the rubber rings on both sides. We tightened the plastic nut a bit with a wrench and it made a very tight seal. The lid fits very tightly and makes an airtight seal. The hole on top is rubber lined and a perfect fit for a standard sized airlock. Brewing our first batch of cider now. Check out the video review. This is way easier than brewing in glass bottles! One caveat: I recommend purchasing a bucket lid opener tool with this product. The lid is very difficult to remove, and requires a great deal of elbow grease to put back on. On the bright side, very tight seal!

Dreadful product. The lid, once placed on the bucket, will not, under any circumstances, come off. Nowhere in the product description does it say any specific / special tools are needed to remove the lid. I have numerous fermenters and this product is, by comparison, absolutely useless. Also, the spigot hole in the bin is much too small for the spigot thread. 30 minutes of hard work to make it fit. Serious product design issues. I will not do business with this supplier again.

Perfect for bottling. After initial setup it leaked so i was a little disappointed, but upon further inspection i realized that there were two gaskets for the spigot and i had both of them on the outside. After changing it to have one gasket on the inside and one on the outside, the leak problem was fixed and haven't had a leak since. There aren't any directions hinting at this but hope this helps anyone who seems to have a leak problem. (BTW I only hand tightened it)