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11-24-2006, 11:41 PM
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Location: Bee Cave, Texas
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Anyone using a 14 gallon Fermenator Conical?
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I was wondering if anyone is using a 14.5 gallon conical from Fermenator? It's this puppy.
If you are and you have it in a fridge or freezer, I'd like to hear about the make and model of the fridge/freezer and how it is working for you.
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11-24-2006, 11:48 PM
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Ed,
Now you're just showing off!  
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11-25-2006, 01:11 AM
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Mmm...beer.
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The outside dimensions of my 21 gallon DIY fermenter are 22" diameter x 36" tall. I think I'll work on the remaining couple tomorrow or Sunday.
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11-27-2006, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Orpheus
Ed,
Now you're just showing off! |
Not yet, just dreaming at the moment.....
Some day though! |
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11-27-2006, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by EdWort
Not yet, just dreaming at the moment.....
Some day though!
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Aren't we all!!! Well almost all of us. |
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11-27-2006, 04:28 AM
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Location: Colorado
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Just ordered mine. Evidently the prices are going up on the 1st; if it is true, I didn't want to pay more. Can't wait to try it out...
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11-27-2006, 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by EdWort
Not yet, just dreaming at the moment.....
Some day though!
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I have the catalog from northern an Midwest. I drool over those things on a daily basis!!!
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On Tap: Whatever I just brewed (got sick of updating it)
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11-27-2006, 07:45 PM
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I'm drooling too. I was hoping to find someone using it and find out what they are using for temperature regulation.
It would be cool for 12.5 gallon batches. I keg it in two 5 gallon kegs and one 2.5 gallon. Hmmm. 12.5 gallons of Bavarian Hefe. Hmmmmm.
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02-24-2010, 12:46 PM
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Location: Cambridge, MA USA
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Ed,
Did anyone ever get back to you on this? I just got one and its not going to fit in my freezer. I was looking at options. Hopefully you have an answer before I start a new thread.
-Sumo
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02-24-2010, 03:39 PM
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I use the B3 Ranco controller with the stopper thermowell. Seems to work well so far.
To heat, I use a FermWrap heater that I wrap around the bottom cone. I tape it on with blue painters masking tape. Temps range from 45° to 55° in my garage right now and I pushed it up to 75° yesterday to finish off a biere de garde. I haven't seen if I can push it any more than +30°.
To cool, I'll be getting an upright freezer some time over the next month or so. It'll look a lot like what Blichmann recommended on their site. I'm estimating about $100 or so on Craigslist.
I'm not really crazy about getting another fridge/freezer. I think I can get away with just the heater for ales 8 or 9 months out of the year her in Portland. But I'd really like to get back to lagers soon and maybe ales in the summer and I can't rely on ambient temperatures to get cool enough.
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