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Sunday, July 08, 2007

Stainless fementer option

I don't own one of these (yet), but I'm always on the lookout for new equipment ideas. I've been scouring eBay and other internet locations for a suitable stainless vessel that could serve as a low cost alternative to stainless conical fermenters. I've come close, but haven't been able to find the right geometry, or something available in quantity so that I could assemble and sell online. Looks like someone has already beat me to it (again). I found this one yesterday . I would like to see the price point under $100, but at first glance it appears a solid piece of equipment and good alternative to the $500 stainless conicals on the market. I would also prefer the volume be at the 7 gallon mark, but 6.6 gallons should probably work (though excessive wheat beer fermentation might benefit from more head space). Obviously yeast harvesting won't be as easy as a conical, but you get all the ease of a plastic bucket combined with the advantage of stainless steel. No more replacing buckets every other year or worrying about scratches and the harboring of nasties.

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