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Friends, I'm trying to determine which stainless steel conical fermenter is best overall (in regards to quality, features, performance, and price) for the 5-15 gallon range. As we all have seen, there is a wide spectrum of prices for stainless conicals. How does a less expensive brand...

I've been researching affordable conicals and the Minibrew seems to be the best for the money (my opinion). Many sites sell the 6.5 conical model for less than the minibrew.com website. Although the issue there is that the manufacturer makes periodic upgrades (stand, valves, hardware with...

It would probably just slow it down a bit, but if you have any doubts it's best to either wait for temps to earn or bring your fermentor inside.

Im having the same problem with carbonation. I primed a 1 gallon small batch with 3 tbsp of honey and all I get are visible bubbles on the sides, but no fizz in the cider. After a month in the bottle it's still incredibly sour. Anybody got any ideas?