Conical Fermenter
 

I just my new conical. I got the one off ebay for $320, looks to be a good deal. First what are the two valves used for. The bottom one you dump trub from, the top one, is that for gravity samples? I guess you get the yeast from the bottom. Any tricks and tips would be appreciated.

Thanks.

The top valve if used in conjunction with a racking arm can be used for both sampling and bottling. The bottom valve is used almost solely for dumping yeast. Are you going for a Mini Brew Poly Conical or did you find an SS for that cheap?

It is a SS I got on Ebay, looks to be a pretty good deal. It's not Blichman quality, but it will get the job done.

I guess I need to buy some sort of racking arm accessory for it?

Doubtful... The SS conicals are usually top quality. It will probably come with all the bells and whistles you need. Congrats!

The fermenter itself is nice, the stand it sits on is not though.

Huh... It doesn't have the welded legs? Can you post a link or an image?

No it just sits in a little tripod stand. You can pick up the fermenter for cleaning.

That sounds a lot like the build that Yuri_Rage did. You might want to take a look at his thread.