Importing from China

[Simonh82]

Why the need for a seal? if its for pressure driven transfer i dont think stockpots can be modded that way, however if its only for a blow off tube or airlock then a simple wrap of poormans parafilm tape (ptfe) tight over the lid/pot jucntion should suffice, it works for the distillers

While I have not used it for this purpose myself, i have used it to seal the diy yeast test plates i made which maintained sterility with no microlife growth on the agar/malt medium after 12months @ room temp.. just a shame im so ham fisted and tear up the medium when attempting to streak them ;(

That's a really good suggestion and I can't quite believe I didn't think of it. I spent some time looking for large silicone gaskets and stock pots with lid clamps. Both do exist but I couldn't find an consumer retailer cheaper than the Italian one.

Oh well, I think the Italian one is on order now but if I want to get a second stainless FV in the future then I'll just bodge it with PTFE tape.

 

[JapanBrew]

That is a good idea. I think the weight alone would be fine to seal it.

 

[johnbarleycorn]

I started off down this route and was looking at converting a stock pot into a fermentation vessel but I couldn't find a way to create an air tight seal. At least not at a reasonable cost.

I know many people don't place too much wright behind having a sealed FV but if I'm going down the stainless steel route then I want something that seals.

My fermenter is a SS pot and tap from angelhomebrew.....No seal, just the lid; It goes into the temp cont fridge and left for 2 weeks without any fiddling- not lost a brew yet to it..... the fridge seals seem to do all the sealing i need.

 

[terrym]

While I have not used it for this purpose myself, i have used it to seal the diy yeast test plates i made which maintained sterility with no microlife growth on the agar/malt medium after 12months @ room temp.. just a shame im so ham fisted and tear up the medium when attempting to streak them ;(

'Kin 'ell.
It's straightforward home brewing some of us do, not research at Porton Down.

 

[MrRook]

What kind of hassle will it be to return a defective product to China?
Might not be worth the lower original price.

 

[JapanBrew]

Depends on the seller. Some just refund your money and let you dispose of the old one. Some send you a new one. Others make you take it to the post and then try to reburse the shipping fee. Never seen it come back. So I wait a long time to review my sellers.