I've just this very day put down our first brew in this, a 70L plastic conical. Because I think it's the conical which will make ALL the difference, harvesting/dropping out yeast, and dropping out dry hops. I think that's the point which will improve brewing methods and tastes, rather than...
yep, don't "taste-test" how clean your fingers are with undiluted *Star-San* (nasty); and don't sit things that're wet with it on polyurethaned wood/ply/MDF benches.
I agree - I will hose down *between* brews.
My point is whilst brewing, I like to keep the inside of the fermenter-fridge clean. Not with sticky-yeast left behind.
The exposed thread just means a bit extra cleaning after opening the 1 & 1/4 bottom valve.
photo 2 shows a worry of mine - a nice wide 1 & 1/4 ballvalve, but this is to drop out yeast and hop sludge - it's gonna catch on that outside thread no?
That'd be the way to go Aussies - bulk-buy a pallet or two now, so TheJones has some more seed-money to play with?
It's a really nice plastic conical molding - one of you should nip over for a weekend in NZ, as touching-is-believing!
I agree about tiers - it'll be a while until we can go to stainless, so it's great to be able to go to conical now.
Les has a point, the standard plastic 30Ls to seem to pick up an aroma, not sure if that effects the beer taste though?
Still, every few brews I soak them with "klear klenz"...
First bread recipe I've seen with a decent spent grain/other stuff ratio.
Afterall, the idea is using up the spent grain in a tasty way - not spending a fortune on additions.
I'll try your vegan version on next brewday, thanks.
I use 50 litre new plastic rubbish bins with "clip-on" lids - $10 and so much easier than sacks when weighing out grain, with the use of a rigid plastic container as a scoop.
There's no way a mouse could chew into them - and if you have house-rats, you've got bigger problems than nibbled grain...