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Silicone Bung for Small Barrel - Breathable
FE489

Silicone Bung for Small Barrel - Breathable

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Description

Silicone bungs offer a number of advantages over traditional rubber or even wood bungs. They are more durable, grippier and tighter fitting, and won't stain or absorb wine odors over time.

When the two-piece is set to the open position, the bung acts as an airlock and allows the release of CO2 while maintaining a seal against oxygen coming in. This makes the bung ideal for alcoholic or malolactic fermentation. When fermentation is over and you no longer want the bung to "breath" out, you just push the center cap into the bung to create a firm seal and the FE489 becomes a solid stopper!


This size bung is designed to fit a most barrels under 30 gal, including the 6.1gal Vadai, and our plastic carboys. We always recommend measuring your barrel's bung hole prior to purchasing. Dimensions are 1 7/8" tapering down to 1 1/2".

Item # FE489
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Weight 0.25 LBS
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Used for smaller tank
Stewart P on Feb 2, 2021
In hopes that it will fit my Speidel 20L that I use for long term aging
Mark Nunes on May 14, 2019
Used for smaller tank
Stewart P on Feb 2, 2021
trying it out
Brass Hill F on Sep 10, 2019
In hopes that it will fit my Speidel 20L that I use for long term aging
Mark Nunes on May 14, 2019
15 gallon barrel
Jimmy W on Mar 14, 2019
15 gallon barrel
Jason S on Dec 13, 2018
I have some barrels to put beer into.
Valued C on Aug 9, 2018
Recommended to me for my small barrel
joseph d on Jun 26, 2018
Need a small bung for barrels whose bung hole is to small for standard bung
Connor C on Apr 25, 2018
This was recommended where I bought my barrel
Alex F on Mar 20, 2018
I have used these silicone bangs previously and they are excellent for my small 12 gallon barrels as well as my variable volume tanks. I always seem to need more on hand.
Michael R on Jan 29, 2018
trying it out
Brass Hill F on Sep 10, 2019
15 gallon barrel
Jimmy W on Mar 14, 2019
Will this fit in a standard glass demijohn?
Douglas F on Nov 21, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Hello Douglas, no unfortunately this is too small. The mouth on the narrow mouth Demijohn is 2'' the widest part of this stopper is 1 7/8''.
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Rated 5 out of 5
Very Interesting
Will it work in a wood barrel? If you don't have a water bubbler how do you know when fermentation is complete, you can see any air bubbles???
February 26, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5
The Bung is Plugged!
Fits as indicated, looks great! Let’s see where it is in a year when the Flanders Brown is finished!
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Added Feb 1, 2019
February 1, 2019
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