Ma23456
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Does anybody use an inverted Carboy for a fermenter works out to be similar to a conical just cheaper seeing as I already have a glass Carboy... And a better bottle... But can I use the better bottle?
Inverted carboy fermenter
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Ma23456
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Well basically you get a brewcap (2 outputs) one is a tube going to the top air pocket and leading out into a water cup similar to a blow off tube... And the other is to drain trub then after the trub is gone the beer can be transferred Google brewcap and you will find diagrams
DoubleAught
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Interesting...what do you use to hold it upside down?
Ma23456
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WHYB
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Doesn't work, the angle on the neck is to shallow.
Ma23456
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I'm reading a book called brew ware By Karl lutzen and mark Stevens and they speak about doing this they say if it gets stuck just swirl a bit
There's quite a few thread on it, and at least one company makes a kit to convert a carboy to a "conical" style fermenter.
Fermentap Valve Kit converts carboy to conical fermenter?
Conical Fermenter - Fermentap??
There's also a couple of DIY design threads too. Like these....
Carboy conical.... Maybe
Poor mans conical fermenter
This comes up every year or so on here.
Fermentap Valve Kit converts carboy to conical fermenter?
Conical Fermenter - Fermentap??
There's also a couple of DIY design threads too. Like these....
Carboy conical.... Maybe
Poor mans conical fermenter
This comes up every year or so on here.
Ma23456
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So what is your opinion on this worth it or not?
I really don't have an opinion.....it seems cool for a DIY project. But really if I were going to go through all that to build a 5 gallon pseudo conical, I'd order one of those US plastic conical shaped tanks, and make a "real" conical.
From here.
I think US plastics sells 5 gallon tanks as well if you wanted to go smaller.
frydogbrews
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damn you revvy, just when i get my whole brewing area situated, now i have to mess up the garage building that thing and find a place to put it in my brewsment (brewery basement, yeah, i'm clever)
thanks.
thanks.
