One of things that almost every home wine maker uses is a rubber stopper. It's used to attach an airlock to a plastic fermenter or wine carboy. The rubber stopper is tapered in shape, has a whole in it for the airlock, and comes in various sizes.
Knowing what size of rubber stopper to purchase can be of some issue. Whether you are using a gallon glass carboy or plastic fermenter makes a difference as to the size you need. I thought it would be nice to go over, "what size rubber stopper fits what", since there are 25 sizes to choose from.
I should start of by saying that any plastic fermenter we offer takes a size 2 rubber stopper. This may not be the case with a plastic fermenter purchased elsewhere. It depends on the size of whole the supplier decides to put into the plastic fermenter.
Glass carboys come in an array of sizes and take a different sized rubber stopper as the size changes. There are 6.5 , 6 , 5 and 3 gallon sizes. The rubber stopper size for each is as follows:
6.5 Gal. Glass Carboys (Size 6.5)
6.0 Gal. Glass Carboys (Size 6.5)
5.0 Gal. Glass Carboys (Size 7.0)
3.0 Gal. Glass Carboys (Size 7.0)
You may need to size a plastic wine carboy as these have become more popular over time. A plastic wine carboy takes a size 10.0 rubber stopper regardless of its size.
Other sizes of rubber stopper you may need to know is are:
Wine Bottle Opening (Size 2.0)
Large-Mouth Gallon Glass Jugs, Quick Quarter Turn Lid (Size 8.0)
Small-Mouth Gallon Glass Jugs, Thread-Down Lid (Size 6.0)
Visit our website. It lists all of these rubber stoppers and more along with their dimensions.
Knowing what size of rubber stopper to purchase can be of some issue. Whether you are using a gallon glass carboy or plastic fermenter makes a difference as to the size you need. I thought it would be nice to go over, "what size rubber stopper fits what", since there are 25 sizes to choose from.
I should start of by saying that any plastic fermenter we offer takes a size 2 rubber stopper. This may not be the case with a plastic fermenter purchased elsewhere. It depends on the size of whole the supplier decides to put into the plastic fermenter.
Glass carboys come in an array of sizes and take a different sized rubber stopper as the size changes. There are 6.5 , 6 , 5 and 3 gallon sizes. The rubber stopper size for each is as follows:
6.5 Gal. Glass Carboys (Size 6.5)
6.0 Gal. Glass Carboys (Size 6.5)
5.0 Gal. Glass Carboys (Size 7.0)
3.0 Gal. Glass Carboys (Size 7.0)
You may need to size a plastic wine carboy as these have become more popular over time. A plastic wine carboy takes a size 10.0 rubber stopper regardless of its size.
Other sizes of rubber stopper you may need to know is are:
Wine Bottle Opening (Size 2.0)
Large-Mouth Gallon Glass Jugs, Quick Quarter Turn Lid (Size 8.0)
Small-Mouth Gallon Glass Jugs, Thread-Down Lid (Size 6.0)
Visit our website. It lists all of these rubber stoppers and more along with their dimensions.
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