Stainless Steel Fermenters

[MashBag]

Tech answer...

I brew in both. There is never a difference.... Except of course the extra expense of stainless and the weight and the portability and more conductive.

I voted no. I actually favour plastic. In particular. youngs wide mouth jobbies.

Never had an infection I wasn't expecting.

 

[MashBag]

Also they are very shiny which is the most important thing surely. But ultimately if I was doing a true cost benefit analysis I doubt they are actually worth the expense but I like them and can’t say I regret buying them.

Equally valid answer...

Brilliant, made me chuckle. Spot on. If it makes you grin that it what it's about.

So I can only conclude is, you need to understand "why" you are buying them.

Bit like a grain mill..... But let's not go there

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Like your reasoning @obscure.

I'm not bothered about the cost really - not even bothered if they're ugly either. I just want something that works really. If something is out of my price range I save up until I can afford it. That's how I've got most of my equipment.

 

[MickDundee]

If steel is how the pro's do it that's good enough for me

I was on a brewery tour back in February and they fermented/conditioned quite a lot of their beers in modified versions of these:
https://thetankshop.co.uk/products/...RSrKg362QkPGAh4taCREGbe8g6LtUPGgaAt17EALw_wcB

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Woah!

 

[JockyBrewer]

If they made steel buckets with an airlock lid thingy I'd buy half a dozen lol

If steel is how the pro's do it that's good enough for me

Like one of these: Brew Builder

I use a smaller version: Brew Builder

They're really not any better than plastic buckets, other than having a tap and being easier to keep clean/sanitary.

 

[Tess Tickle's Brewery]

Yes they're fab, thank you.

Perhaps steel not noticeably better then from all the comments, but it makes me feel better

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I use a smaller version: Brew Builder

Don't look, don't look, too late

Its a lot of money but it looks like i could bottle straight from it with no need of a syphon and it comes with a blow off tube.





A great value for money 5gal (imperial) Fermenter.

The mini - FV has an air tight gasketed lid, fitted with a series of toggle clamps to hold everything in place, giving you a good seal first time every time.

Preconfigured with a 21mm hole at the bottom to allow the fitting of the aptly named “Racktap”.

The “Racktap” tap is a weldless fit tap kit with a racking tube attached to the back of it. Once fitted it can be gently rotated as required to avoid the pick up of yeast and hops during the racking process.

There is another hole in the lid to allow fitting of a 90 degree barb kit and a length of silicone hose which can be attached to create a blow off.

This simple out of the box solution comes with everything you need to get fermenting*.

These pots like our conicals can also be fitted up with cooling coils, temp probes, etc

Dimensions

24l = 30cm x 35cm (small enough to fit in most fridges)

Made from 1mm thick SS304

 

[Agentgonzo]

This is the one I have.
https://www.angelhomebrew.co.uk/brewdevil-ss-conical/391-30l-brewdevil-ss-conical-fermenter.html
Like the brew builder above, but conical. I bottle straight from the fermenter via the bottom tap. The drain valve is REALLY good for cleaning

 

[Chippy_Tea]

This is the one I have.
https://www.angelhomebrew.co.uk/brewdevil-ss-conical/391-30l-brewdevil-ss-conical-fermenter.html
Like the brew builder above, but conical. I bottle straight from the fermenter via the bottom tap. The drain valve is REALLY good for cleaning

I have looked at that one in the past but its too tall for the place i put my FV

 

[Agentgonzo]

I have looked at that one in the past but its too tall for the place i put my FV

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The legs are adjustable "a bit". But yeah, is fairly tall. Certainly taller than my old plastic one

 

[JockyBrewer]

Don't look, don't look, too late

Its a lot of money but it looks like i could bottle straight from it with no need of a syphon and it comes with a blow off tube.

You can indeed bottle straight from it - the rack tap works really well.

I replaced the barb on the lid with a bigger one to take 1/2” tubing, but aside from that it’s perfect.

 

[MashBag]

I have looked at that one in the past but its too tall for the place i put my FV

https://www.balliihoo.co.uk/25-litre-wide-neck-fermenter-4-cap
These are a bit shorter

 

[Bzee]

I use 30l stainless milk churns, as said by others you can pour boiling wort into them, I never sterilise them with chemicals. I don't use air locks either, the lid pops up a bit sometimes but milk churn lids are deep. Done over 200 brews with them and not a problem. Cost effective to

 

[Clint]

You can indeed bottle straight from it - the rack tap works really well.

I replaced the barb on the lid with a bigger one to take 1/2” tubing, but aside from that it’s perfect.

If bottling straight from the fv how do you prime?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

My head says no but my heart…?

I ferment in plastic buckets and I don’t think I’ll ever change that. I would never store beer in plastic though.

I have no idea what this means except maybe I shouldn’t try to answer these questions after a few beers.

 

[Clint]

My head says no but my heart…?

I ferment in plastic buckets and I don’t think I’ll ever change that. I would never store beer in plastic though.

I have no idea what this means except maybe I shouldn’t try to answer these questions after a few beers.

Don't you count plastic PBs?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Don't you count plastic PBs?

That’s an excellent point Clint, I used to very happily store beer in PBs for many months but I don’t do this now I have corny kegs. Maybe the beer is better in stainless but there’s just as good a chance I might be following the herd. Dammit!

 

[JockyBrewer]

If bottling straight from the fv how do you prime?

Add sugar to bottle.

 

[Clint]

Ah yes...at the moment I batch prime in a separate bucket.
Ideally I suppose would be to transfer straight to keg.