50l Keg As Fermenter...what Lid?

[homebrewworld.com]

Huge benefits - can be scrubbed clean - very clean - doesn't break down - doesn't absorb smells

personally I am sick of plastic fermenters. They are very permeable - I have abandoned the typical 'fermenter' style container altogether - now using food grade buckets with a siphon - much cheaper - smoother walls for cleaing - no dodgy taps threads - those crapo $30 fermenters should never have been sold for beer IMO. Still dreaming of a SS fermenter (non conical - where would I put the bugger )

Lou


Each to their own i guess ?
I dont scrub my food grade fementers, never had a leaky tap.
Six lightweight fermenters stored when i need them.
Give me a conical plastic fermenter and i will be very happy !

:beerbang:

 

[Trough Lolly]

...Give me a conical plastic fermenter and i will be very happy !

:beerbang:

Done:
8 Gallon plastic conical fermenter from the US
Or a 6.5 Gallon unit if you want a smaller one...
They're cheaper on E-Bay of course!
Here's another cheap one from beernut.com!!

Cheers,
TL

 

[Lukes]

...Give me a conical plastic fermenter and i will be very happy !

:beerbang:

Done:
8 Gallon plastic conical fermenter from the US
Or a 6.5 Gallon unit if you want a smaller one...
They're cheaper on E-Bay of course!
Here's another cheap one from beernut.com!!

Cheers,
TL

And the one's from W.A.
Roatamoulding Conicals
(has any one tried in on these yet?)


Luke

 

[Chuck]

Here are some pics of the fermenter I'm currently making , still have to drill a hole for the air lock and give it a clean.

What Piccys ? - I can't see any :unsure:

lou

The moderators took my pictures off because they showed brand names I will re-post them shortly :unsure:

 

[Chuck]

Here are those edited pics for ya lou. (and anyone else)

 

[chimera]

I've got a couple of 50L kegs and an angle grinder, hmm

 

[warrenlw63]

These have had me curious for some time. Would they make good fermenters? :unsure:

Warren -

 

[Chuck]

Dont see why they wouldnt

 

[Justin]

The ones I have seen Warren have been bloody expensive. They are used a lot as Olive oil containers. Seen them at CellarPlus in melbourne and they were quite dear. If you were going to go this route you might as well get a 50 or 60L stainless steel pot/kettle and ferment in that (and boil in it when it's free).

Or, ferment in corny's. I wish we could get the 10 gallon corny's over here like they have in the states. That's your problem solved in one go. SS, push beer under CO2 etc. I have seen one that was used for cleaning the beer lines in a pub. If I could pick the damn thing up I would grab it but full of cleaner Kidding. But that is the only one I have seen in Australia. They would be the holy grail of stainless fermenters if you weren't going to a conical.

 

[homebrewworld.com]

Hmm......
Plastic conicals! now ya talking boys......
Thanking you.