FastTrack Fermentation Bucket ,Home Brewing Wine Fermenter ,2 Gallon Fermenting Bucket with Lid, 100% Food Grade-BPA Free Fermenting Bucket for your Beer, Wine or any other Fermented Beverage,White

When I initially found this bucket, I was dissuaded from purchasing it by all of the comments about the lid not sealing. However, I wanted to start a mead right away and decided to buy this one since it was available with Prime shipping. I thought that I could always do a temporary fix and transfer the mead to a different container if I happened to get a better one. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this will not be necessary.I noticed that the logo present in some of the pictures is not on the bucket. This leads me to believe that the bucket was changed at some point or this seller started getting buckets from a different manufacturer. I can confirm that this new bucket is super airtight. After I attached the lid and the airlock, pressing on the lid would cause the airlock to bubble. This was an immediate indicator that the bucket was sealed and I would have no problem with leaks or the fermentation. I am writing this the morning after starting my mead and the airlock is still bubbling away.The only "bad" thing I would say about this product is that the lid is extremely tight. This is great in the long run, but I did struggle a bit to put the lid on. I have not made an attempt to remove the lid yet, though I can only imagine the effort that it will require. In my opinion, a difficult lid is much more desirable than a bucket that is leaky or not airtight. So this product has really managed to turn around my opinion on it. I highly recommend it to anyone doing 1-gallon batches of mead or other fruit alcohol. Since I'm basing this review on a short experience with it, I'll be sure to post updates if anything changes.

This is a great bucket for fermentation. I like that the lid is predrilled with an installed airlock grommet.

Received bucket and it was just wrapped in plastic. Air lock was just inside and not secured and was broken (in picture). I had another air lock to use. Problem is that it never started to bubble within 3 days of firmenting. I had to place spring clamps to help hold lid down to get a good seal. I also swapped lids out to make sure it wasn’t the lid. I believe it’s the bucket itself that is defective. Now after almost a week of opening it to keep the wine mixed it’s not sealing again.

First off this a bargain for a brand new pail this size. Some reviewers noted that the Home Brew Ohio logo is missing from the side of the pail. In my opinion that is a feature not a flaw. The pail arrived here in a nice and sturdy cardboard box right when it was due to arrive. However, I was tempted to return it because the lid wouldn't seat on the pail. It was late at night so I waited 'til the next day to investigate further. Checking the pail and lid again I saw a notice on the lid about removing the security strip from the lid. Apparently these pails are brand new and intended for bulk processed food destined for the deli and restaurant industry. Made me chuckle a bit since my first 2 primary fermenters were gotten from a deli in Cambridge, MA back in the 90s. They had originally held potato and macaroni salad and needed a little coaxing to give up their smell. Anyway, getting back to these pails the reason for 4 stars is due to the seller neglecting to mention that the security strip needs to be removed before using the pail. That took a little bit of doing as that strip was pretty difficult to remove. Once I broke the pull tab free I anchored the tab in a bench vice and with some effort was able to remove it. The lid now fits snugly on the pail. There's a bit of a rough edge on the lid but when I raise the ambition I'll take an Exacto knife to it and smooth it out. I like to make fruit wines and in the past used a 1 gal glass carboy (jug) which a) is a pain to clean and b) would yield less than a gal of wine. This pail has enough headroom to account for loss from racking and will be a lot easier to clean than a glass jug. Since some fruit wines tend to foam up during the initial stage of fermentation having the extra head space ensures that the foam will keep out of the airlock. Finally, I usually lubricate the lid with food grade mineral oil. It makes getting the lid on and off a lot easier. 😁

This is a 2 gallon bucket and the lid seals pretty good and it is a tough and strong made little bucket

I ordered 4 units. Each came inside its own box and all 4 boxes were shipped inside a larger box. The buckets do not have a logo but feel high quality. The lids seal well and each had its own grommet taped inside each lid. I used a rubber mallet to secure the lid to the bucket and a plastic lid tool to remove the lid after fermentation. The airlocks are not included. I would purchase these again and recommend them. They are a good buy for$16 dollars.

The tool works and is a good quality for the price. However, I noticed that when trying to use the bucket to make hot sauce the air lock doesn't move up/down as it does with other methods like a mason jar. That being said, the pepper mash I'm using with a 3% salt so far have been doing just as well as they do in glass mason jars. The lids come with the un-open seal in place, but once you use the bucket once that's no more. The lid fits on just as nicely without it as with it, however, it is by no means air tight. So if you need a tighter seal maybe pick up some new gaskets at Ace Hardware and you should be all set. No idea if they're stain or smell resistant, but I'm guessing no based on the price and the feel of the plastic. So I wouldn't share buckets between types of brews. (i.e. wine buckets for wine, beer for beer, etc.) They also stack pretty well for not in use storage.

I bought two. Lid seals well on one and leaks on the other. The buckets don't feel cheap but you never know what you will get in the lids. I probably would buy a different product next time.