6.5-Gallon Primary Fermenter Bucket
Where every batch actually starts. A food-grade plastic bucket with a lid and a hole for an airlock.
≈ $22–$26price range
This is the bucket your wine spends its first week in. Yeast goes in here, fermentation happens here, and a lot of foam happens here. The 6.5-gallon size matters — your kit makes 6 gallons, and you need the headspace.
Make sure the lid has a grommeted hole for an airlock (most do). If yours doesn't, drill one and pop in a #6.5 stopper.
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Cheap, indestructible, easy to clean. Russ has had the same one for nine years and it's still going.
Every first batch. No exceptions.
- 6.5-gallon capacity
- Food-grade HDPE plastic
- Snap-on lid with airlock grommet
- BPA-free
Goes well with
Fermentation$48–$556-Gallon Glass Carboy
The big jug. Where wine lives between fermentation and bottling.
Fermentation$12–$14Airlocks + Stoppers (3-Pack)
The bubbling thing on top. Lets CO2 out, keeps everything else out.
Tools$8–$924-Inch Stirring Spoon
A long plastic spoon. That's it. You really do need one.