Cheapest place for FVs?

[marcarm]

Looking to expand but being on a budget means I've got to shop around.

Anyone know of any cheap places to get 5 gallon FVs from.

I can get them for £10 each local so hoping that I might be able to get some cheaper including delivery (bit of a long shot I know!)

Alternatively if anyone is selling any local to Colchester I'd happily take them off your hands.

[sbond10]

Ten quid is best I've found without silly postage. I really want 33 litre jobs but there even more

[Cully]

Go to your local Indian restraunt/takeaway and ask them to keep you a couple of mango chutney barrels. I've had a couple from mine.

[JamesF]

Or this sort of thing, possibly? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-New-25L-25 ... 1132771110

I think they do them as singles for about £8 too.

James

[JamesF]

Go to your local Indian restraunt/takeaway and ask them to keep you a couple of mango chutney barrels. I've had a couple from mine.

They're about 45l, aren't they? So should do for sbond10?

James

[marcarm]

Ten quid is best I've found without silly postage. I really want 33 litre jobs but there even more

My LHBS does 32l for £11.99 with £4.29 postage up to 5kg if that helps.

[sbond10]

Mango barrel come in various different sizes so could be a cheap option.
cheers for offer mac I can get um for around 14 with an existing order I'm planning on putting in.

[vacant]

I bought two 33L buckets in March from eBay for £12.99 delivered (one would be £8.49 delivered). Select "25/30 litre" - they're 33 to the brim indentical to the one I already had.

You can get food grade plastic storage boxes in Wilko's. Just check for the cutlery symbol on the base. e.g. "Crystal" storage box 24 litres for £4.50.

[Andy]

25 litre plastic jerry can ?

A brewery local to me gives used food-grade ones away for nowt (this is in Surrey) or I've seen some online for about a fiver (postage would beef that up though).

[Cully]

I got 2 x 30 ltr chutney barrels from my local Curry house.

[Matt12398]

These are marketed as bird food storage but they are identical to fermenting buckets.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chapelwood-CPW0 ... chapelwood

[gobuchul]

Matt - That is a bargain. Just shows how we get ripped off on a lot of our kit.

[JamesF]

Be fair. Printing that inaccurate volume scale on the side costs a fortune in ink.

James

[marcarm]

Thanks guys, going to go with the Amazon lot, £5 is essentially half price

[roscoe]

I use single use kegs like dolium et al, for the odd fermentation, got there downsides, but free and they work fine for me.