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Review on 🍷 Fermtech Wine/Beer Thief: Convenient 19-Inch Extraction Tool for Winemaking and Brewing by Scott Rao

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Great product but doesn't fit all pitchers

Without a doubt this is a 5 star product. It's easy to use, easy to clean, and does what it's supposed to do if you can put it in a jug! I use 1 liter jars. Now you obviously think that all one-gallon jars are the same. Well it isn't. The problem is that the inside diameter of the 1 gallon jars just has too much tolerance! Of the 9 I use, this only fits 1. What happens with the 8 that are too small is that the necks narrow over time while the top of the hole is a good size. I used my micrometer to make sure this is happening. So the thief goes in about 1/2 inch and then can't move any further because the inside diameter is too small. Hence the 4 star rating because I fully expected to be able to use this in any of the 1 gallon jugs I have. :( Fermtech - please redesign the plastic end that prevents it from being used in ALL 1 gallon glass containers!

Pros
  • This is great
Cons
  • Some bugs