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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...

yes, this is ok; but I tend to let the bottles sit, THEN upend them and pour off the excess StarSan, just before filling the bottle. I mean, why not?

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.

good question, I've wondered that myself.

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!

nice - I'm about to wash up bottles soon, and curse not having made one of these every time I do. Hole size/sizes?

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"...

yep agreed, so much easier overall. Only need a "bottling bucket" to decant into (bulk priming into the fermenter made for a yeasty mess).

so so true! That feeling when tasting the final bottle of "damn it, so THIS is what it would have developed into".

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.

Snakes! Ahhh New Zealand, freezing ******* cold, but snakeless :-P

if enough people email and ask, they'll ship it. This is a great idea, wireless solves so many potential issues.

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...

this may be a dumb question, but what was the starter doing at 17oC? My lager yeast is always kept at around brew temp - 11.5oC.

the perfect size - and I'm sure it's rated for load-bearing... It sure takes a lot to break them!

Nev's onto it. Because I'm in charge of our cleanup and sanitation, I asked the very same question when I first saw it!

hi My friend got us one of the trial-run 70 litre fermenters. But no, we don’t know the manufacturer so have nothing to gain by praising - I’ll be sure and point out if anything goes wrong with the test brews! It’s a really great molding. Very sturdy slick plastic, very smooth inside and crisply...