Fermentin Bucket Weight & Fridge

[OldGezzer]

Good Mornin Brewer's
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i have acquired a fridge a couple of days agoo for fermenting my brews using a Inkbird 308.I have been doing a couple of dry runs just using water in a small plastic container just to get the gist of the Inkbird settings really and seems to be ok. SO this morning i tried using a 25 litre fermenting bucket, and the thing that struck me was the weight of the thing gettin it in the fridge. This got me thinkin as to when I have finished me fermentation process how will i get it out the fridge without disturbin the sediment at the bottom of the bucket. ,or doe this matter if i let it settle before bottlin. Anyone on here had this problem and if so how did you overcome this.
thanks

 

[LeeH]

Back in the day when I used buckets with a tap on the bottom, I just lifted it out and left it to settle on the top for a day or so before bottling/kegging.

If you look t one of the many pressure vessels could leave it in and bottle up hill so to speak.

 

[OldGezzer]

Cheers mate thats wot i thought tbh the thing is bloody heavy to maul about never crossed me mind till i tried it this mornin, although i did think about usin demi johns as a substitute on top of a heat mat if it gets to much. I got it upstairs in the spare bedroom so got to be carefull gettin it out the fridge doe wann it comin through the ceilin else SWMBO woe be happy.

 

[RichardM]

Like @LeeH said, leave it to settle after moving it. If moving it is difficult consider getting a little dolly, something like this Furniture Mover , 3 Wheel Furniture Dolly, 6-Inch Steel Tri-Dolly with Caster, Easy Moving System , Great for Moving Furniture & Appliances, Durable and Easy to Use 2 pack: Amazon.co.uk: Business, Industry & Science, although it won't help with lifting.

 

[Buffers brewery]

One I made earlier

 

[Buffers brewery]

Since the above clip I've moved my fridge up on to a plinth so I can just open the fridge door and turn the tap on my FV to transfer beer to a primed PB (could be a bottling bucket). No disturbance caused to the trub in the bottom of the FV. BTW my FV is fitted with a float system found in PBs so, although the tap is in the bottom of the FV, beer is drawn from the top first until the float settles on the trub leaving about 5-10 mm of beer in the bottom.

 

[OldGezzer]

Wow i have just viewed your 2 video's in youtube, i must say i am very impressed with your set up especially the first vid with the fermenter on the little trolly and the way you get it in the fridge (superb). I think i will probably ave a go at raising my fridge onto a plinth like your so as to transfer the beer either to a Keg or fermenting Bucket to be Bottled. (you really got me thinking now) thank you for sharing and answering my post.
regards tarra a bit