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The plastic bucket is the most basic and common primary fermenter used in home brewing. Mainly because of the size of the bucket which are from 6-7.5 gallons.  With this size a blow off tube is usually not necessary.  They are easier to clean than a carboy but the user most use caution while cleaning to make sure that scratches do not form.  Another benefit of the plastic bucket is that it is opaque, in which the brewer does not have to worry about light getting into the fermenter.  The plastic used in the making of these buckets is oxygen permeable meaning that longer term storage in a bucket should not be done.
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Most beginning homebrew equipment kits come with two food-grade plastic buckets; one to be used as a [[bucket fermenter]] and the other as a [[bottling bucket]].
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Many advanced home brewers continue using these buckets for these and other tasks (such as mixing [[Cleaning and Sanitation|sanitizing solution]]); other switch to [[carboy|carboys]] for fermentation and [[kegging|keg]] their beer or [[priming|prime]] directly in the [[bottles]] with [[sugar tablets]].

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Most beginning homebrew equipment kits come with two food-grade plastic buckets; one to be used as a bucket fermenter and the other as a bottling bucket.

Many advanced home brewers continue using these buckets for these and other tasks (such as mixing sanitizing solution); other switch to carboys for fermentation and keg their beer or prime directly in the bottles with sugar tablets.

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