The best replacement for bucket is pail.

The best alternatives to bucket are rated as following:
★★★★★  pail
★★★★  carboy
★★★  bench seats
★★  pale
★  flickr
★  carboy primary
★  token bucket
★  carboy fermenter
★  bouquet
  better bottle
  split bench
  glass carboy
  carboy beer
  ebb and flow
  pipeline
  leaky bucket

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