I posted this in a Fast Ferment Conical thread but in the interest of DIY, thought I would re-post here as I'm sure you guys can appreciate what goes into designing and building something from scratch...
Have you ever had an itch you just had to scratch? Practical or not?? This project can certainly go in that category.
Handling a FastFerment (FF) conical when it's full can be a bit of a challenge. It's awkward at best. I ferment in a chamber (DIY) so when fermentation is finished, I need to pull the FF stand (DIY) near the door of the chamber, then I can pick it up by the top ring on the stand and set it outside the chamber on the floor.
So here is the FF sitting in it's stand on the floor outside the chamber. It has 7 gallons of water in it for demo purposes.
Once I get it outside the chamber, I still need to elevate it so I can rack into a keg or bottling bucket. So I started thinking what I could do to make moving and lifting the FF easier.
Several FF owners built stands using 2x4s. Their designs got me thinking so I built one too using the factory wall mount support brackets provided.
The difference; The stand I built has casters, it's a little taller and happens to have a trailer winch mounted on it.
Now I'm able to pick it up, move it to where I need it and elevate so I can either rack into a keg or bottling bucket. :rockin:
Was this project necessary? No.
Can you move the FF without one? Yes.
Will it be more convenient to move the FF around and lift it with the Beast? Yes it will.
But honestly, I'm wondering if the convenience of using The Beast will out weigh the inconvenience of storing it, working around it and the floor space it takes up. I didn't name it The Beast for nothing...
BUT. It's an idea I had bouncing around in my head and I just had to get it out...
NEXT!!
Have you ever had an itch you just had to scratch? Practical or not?? This project can certainly go in that category.
Handling a FastFerment (FF) conical when it's full can be a bit of a challenge. It's awkward at best. I ferment in a chamber (DIY) so when fermentation is finished, I need to pull the FF stand (DIY) near the door of the chamber, then I can pick it up by the top ring on the stand and set it outside the chamber on the floor.
So here is the FF sitting in it's stand on the floor outside the chamber. It has 7 gallons of water in it for demo purposes.
Once I get it outside the chamber, I still need to elevate it so I can rack into a keg or bottling bucket. So I started thinking what I could do to make moving and lifting the FF easier.
Several FF owners built stands using 2x4s. Their designs got me thinking so I built one too using the factory wall mount support brackets provided.
The difference; The stand I built has casters, it's a little taller and happens to have a trailer winch mounted on it.
Now I'm able to pick it up, move it to where I need it and elevate so I can either rack into a keg or bottling bucket. :rockin:
Was this project necessary? No.
Can you move the FF without one? Yes.
Will it be more convenient to move the FF around and lift it with the Beast? Yes it will.
But honestly, I'm wondering if the convenience of using The Beast will out weigh the inconvenience of storing it, working around it and the floor space it takes up. I didn't name it The Beast for nothing...
BUT. It's an idea I had bouncing around in my head and I just had to get it out...
NEXT!!
