AHS 12.2 cone for DIY conical

billtzk · 12-15-2007, 04:24 PM

AHS is selling the TMS 12.2 hopper for $160 right now, a good price. anyone made their own conical using this particular hopper? i know yuri_rage made that big 21 gallon (great thread on that) but i'm just wondering if others on this board have done it with the 12.2 from AHS. i'm thinking about it.

nduetime · 12-15-2007, 06:34 PM

Sorry, no experience but have just spent the last two days reading about them.

Are you looking at the 5-24 quantity pricing? I'm looking at their page and see the price of $205 for the 12.2 (http://www.toledometalspinning.com/pdfs/TMS16914.pdf). Is there a seperate page for specials?

One more thing, don't mean to hijack thread. Has anyone also purchased the window option? I thought that would be kind of cool to have a little window to see the activity like a glass carboy but wondered if it was still small enough so that light would still not be an issue.

2ndstorey · 12-15-2007, 06:45 PM

Ive built one. you need welding skills or to know someone with welding skills.

billtzk · 12-15-2007, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by nduetime

Are you looking at the 5-24 quantity pricing? I'm looking at their page and see the price of $205 for the 12.2 (http://www.toledometalspinning.com/pdfs/TMS16914.pdf). Is there a seperate page for specials?

no i'm not talking about the quantity pricing at TMS. i only want to buy one, maybe two. it is $205 in quantities of 1 to 4 from TMS. Austin Homebrew Supply is selling the 12.2 hopper for $159.99 on sale right now. their normal price is $179.99.

it is the TMS hopper, but at a much better price than buying quantity 1 to 4 direct from TMS - i am guessing that AHS got a big quantity special price maybe. i doubt they'd sell 'em at a loss.

anyway the price at AHS is why i'm thinking of getting one. or two.

edit to add the AHS link - 12.2 at AHS

billtzk · 12-15-2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 2ndstorey

Ive built one. you need welding skills or to know someone with welding skills.

i weld. but i won't claim to having "welding skills". i just started with a MIG welder. TIG would likely make nicer welds in this case, but can be done with MIG. i just gotta get a bottle of argon or trimix and ER308L wire for SS as what i have right now is C25 gas and ER70S-6 wire for mild steel.

did you weld it yourself? TIG or MIG? any pointers or advice you could offer?

McKBrew · 12-15-2007, 07:07 PM

Yuri built one, here's the thread.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/diy-conical-fermenter-14855/

**DeathBrewer** · 12-15-2007, 07:10 PM

yeah, Yuri's conical is pretty rad

billtzk · 12-15-2007, 07:17 PM

i read all through yuri's thread. he TIGged and it is a larger conical. very nice thread there and lots of good info.

i'd like to know if anyone has tried MIG with trimix or argon and how that worked out. especially whether you can get a good sanitary weld that way.

also what would be the practical maximum volume of wort you could ferment in a 12.2? room for 11 gallons or only 10?

Sir Humpsalot · 12-15-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by billtzk

i read all through yuri's thread. he TIGged and it is a larger conical. very nice thread there and lots of good info.

i'd like to know if anyone has tried MIG with trimix or argon and how that worked out. especially whether you can get a good sanitary weld that way.

also what would be the practical maximum volume of wort you could ferment in a 12.2? room for 11 gallons or only 10?

Depends on if you're using a blowoff tube or an airlock. But regardless, since most recipes are already designed for 5 gallon batches, I don't think I'd want to convert them to anything other than 10 gallon batches.

billtzk · 12-15-2007, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Humpsalot

Depends on if you're using a blowoff tube or an airlock. But regardless, since most recipes are already designed for 5 gallon batches, I don't think I'd want to convert them to anything other than 10 gallon batches.

blowoff tube probably because i have a old fridge i'm going to add a temp controller to so i can lager. the conical has to fit in the fridge.

i adapt recipes for other volumes routinely. just convert the grain bill to gravity units and scale up to whatever volume i want. i'm not precise on the hops calculations, but it has turned out good so far.