In the aisle next to those 59 buck drums is a 60lit vessel with lid for 18 bucks...
its called a black plastic rubbish bin... does me just nicely...no need for air lock, lid fits fine and no spoils.CO2 keeps the heebies out.
OK..PLASTIC... i hear you say... yep a NO NO ... but is the10 to 15% alcohol level so high to be a concern, and does not the process of distillation...remove ...a lot of shit that we dont want... call me silly...i am ok with it.