No Chill container

[Dunkel]

Due to the upcoming water charges, I'm thinking of trying the Australian No Chill method. But what is a suitable type of container for this? Would this work? http://www.homebrewwest.ie/vinotainer-20-litre-92-p.asp

[Shane Phelan]

Why not the fermenter?

[Garry]

I got a 20L one in Woodies. They have one with a tap too.

Were you on the apple juice group buy last year? That 25L drum would do the trick too.

Why not the fermenter?

You can't squeeze the air out of a fermenter 

[Dunkel]

Yep, I have the 25l container from the cider juice group buy - would the 2l extra headspace not cause any problems?

[Garry]

It will be fine. What brew lengths do you do?

You just need to squeeze the air out until there's no head space left. It's just about manageable if you place the drum on its side, with the cap at top. Sit on drum and then bleed the air out slowly. Just remember that the drum is going to be 80+℃. Put some insulation in your jocks. Not the glass wool stuff 

[LordEoin]

I got one like THIS in the co-op for about €6.
Seems to do the job.

[John_C]

I use a corny and purge the head space with CO2.

[Shanna]

I got one like THIS in the co-op for about €6.
Seems to do the job.

Hi Lord Eoin,

What is the capacity of that container?

Shanna

[LordEoin]

20l. They have them in a few different sizes
Well, it says 20l but it's closer to 21.5 to 22

[jawalemon]

I'm looking at no chill for when i move to BIAB. Would these containers be able to handle the hot wort?
http://www.arro.ie/Products/25LTR-FRESH-WATER-CONTAINER__SPECWATER001.aspx

[armedcor]

Good find i was just looking for some earlier. It doesn't mention what type of plastic it is in the ad though. It they're HDPE you're good to go.

[Parrot]

I got a couple of those and can't get the air out of the top because of the shoulders behind the filler cap

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[cruiscinlan]

Due to the upcoming water charges, I'm thinking of trying the Australian No Chill method. But what is a suitable type of container for this? Would this work? http://www.homebrewwest.ie/vinotainer-20-litre-92-p.asp

Could you not put clingfilm over the top of your pot, put the lid on it and just leave it outside? 

[armedcor]

Due to the upcoming water charges, I'm thinking of trying the Australian No Chill method. But what is a suitable type of container for this? Would this work? http://www.homebrewwest.ie/vinotainer-20-litre-92-p.asp

Could you not put clingfilm over the top of your pot, put the lid on it and just leave it outside?

I'd say that'd be fine but the beauty of the no chill cube is that you can hot pack it and ferment it whenever you're ready. I just read a comment on some aussie sight about a guy who went and fermented some cubed wort that he'd brewed 9 months previously.

[Jacob]

Lads, even with water charges it wont be that bad.
I don't think that I'm using over 100l for chilling so it's just extra €0.24 on a brew day ... ok, €0.48 with charges for wastewater removed.