I have had my fermenter now for about 8 months and have done about 7 AG batches in it. I love it. Easy to clean. Can be pressurized for Co2 transfer. The lid is big enough so you can get in the and scrub if you want. The connections are the same as a corny keg so it is easy to do transfers. Aaron is I believe the owner. He was really cool and helpful everytime I had a question. He even customized mine for a minimal charge becuase I needed it to be shorter than his standard. It is not a conical and you cannot quite get the yeast dump you would from a conical, but so far that is the only drawback for me and really not a drawback because if i want to secondary I just do it in a corny.