Plastic or Glass

Stainless period.

Obliviousbrew said:

Stainless period.

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Is that similar to the Bronze Age?

6 gallon better bottle for primary, and a 5 gallon for secondary

First 3 brews in glass, plastic from then on.

Glass is too heavy, too cumbersome, too dangerous for my liking.

Now that I make 10g batches I don't think glass is a real option, although I'm sure I could find large glass vessels if I wanted to.

I'm very happy with my 60L (15.9g) Spiedel tanks. Pure joy to use.

Gameface said:

First 3 brews in glass, plastic from then on.

Glass is too heavy, too cumbersome, too dangerous for my liking.

Now that I make 10g batches I don't think glass is a real option, although I'm sure I could find large glass vessels if I wanted to.

I'm very happy with my 60L (15.9g) Spiedel tanks. Pure joy to use.

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Ah, I've been eyeing one of those... but are they too heavy to lift out of a chest freezer alone? I'm not too weak, but I also wanna save my back.

Brulosopher said:

Ah, I've been eyeing one of those... but are they too heavy to lift out of a chest freezer alone? I'm not too weak, but I also wanna save my back.

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Well, it's heavy but the bigger problem is that it's such a snug fit the chest freezer wants to come up with the tank. I have to have my wife hold the chest freezer down while I lift it out.

I drain from my BK into the tank with it already in the freezer. Now I just need a way to transfer out of the tank without lifting it and I'll be set.

I have a 60l speidel too (and a 30l) have you guy ever seen the Mr Malt (italian) fermentors the is one 50l that looks great.

I've used both. I prefer plastic.

Obliviousbrew said:

I have a 60l speidel too (and a 30l) have you guy ever seen the Mr Malt (italian) fermentors the is one 50l that looks great.

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Never seen it, but it looks great!

Gameface said:

Well, it's heavy but the bigger problem is that it's such a snug fit the chest freezer wants to come up with the tank. I have to have my wife hold the chest freezer down while I lift it out.

I drain from my BK into the tank with it already in the freezer. Now I just need a way to transfer out of the tank without lifting it and I'll be set.

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I've got a bigger (15 cu ft) freezer, so it should fit that fine, no? My only concern is getting the darn thing out on my own...

Brulosopher said:

I've got a bigger (15 cu ft) freezer, so it should fit that fine, no? My only concern is getting the darn thing out on my own...

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I'm not sure if the 15ft chest freezers are wider than the small ones but I don't think you'll have a problem. This thing fits a 5cuft chest freezer like a glove. I like that there isn't very much deadspace in the freezer.



The handles are pretty nice. You can lift when full by the handles. I do 11g into the fermenter and I'm not he-man but I manage to lift it out. It's not graceful or anything, but I get the job done.