asterix404
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone. I am looking to switch over to fermenting in used kegs. I have used buckets which mildewed and am on glass which I can't clean well and pouring 6 gals of wort means about 2 quarts end up on the floor.
I figured a stainless keg would be perfect. I am thinking half keg kegs, like 15g. I am also curious about conversion systems. NOTE: I am not looking to use a 5G keg as a fermentor. I need at least 7g and 10 seems much safer. I have had brews with huge amounts of head space explode from particularly vigorous strains. I also learned the joys of open air fermentation. Not having an air lock end up 6 feet away and krausen on my ceiling was well worth the risk of doing the thing that brewers have done for 1000 years.
I figured a stainless keg would be perfect. I am thinking half keg kegs, like 15g. I am also curious about conversion systems. NOTE: I am not looking to use a 5G keg as a fermentor. I need at least 7g and 10 seems much safer. I have had brews with huge amounts of head space explode from particularly vigorous strains. I also learned the joys of open air fermentation. Not having an air lock end up 6 feet away and krausen on my ceiling was well worth the risk of doing the thing that brewers have done for 1000 years.