Non-conical bottom drain fermenter

[TBoneBrewnet]

Has anyone tried/thought about using an upside-down sixtel (1/6 BBL, tall and narrow) sanke keg with a 2" sanitary connection, to concentric reducer, to a bottom drain valve as an alternative to a true conical fermenter? With a couple of light swirls, couldn't you get much of the sediment to fall into the center drain? I realize the slope of the remaining "bottom" would not work to allow sediment to "flow" toward the drain, but it seems like a quick and dirty compromise to a relatively expensive piece of equipment.

 

[TBoneBrewnet]

So either I didn't explain it very well, or no one has done this...
Figured I'd give it a try with an over-sized batch of Wit with plenty of proteins and yeast.

 

[chickens4life]

How did this work?

 

[TBoneBrewnet]

So, I quickly graduated to larger batch sizes and have been using a standard 15-Gal keg with a large opening cut into the bottom (top when used upside-down). You don't get much "conical" action with the bigger keg though. I pretty much gave up on that...