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What style will you be brewing with this?

Something missing here, as this describes what we always do. Unless "significantly" means hugely.

fwiw, I began using Scottish ale yeast out of respect for Bert Grant back in the 90s. Wyeast 1728 back then, but Imperial Tartan A31 today. I tried but did not as much enjoy White Labs Edinburgh WLP028. This is traditional, for sure. But, here in the Pacific Northwest, my Scottish Imperial...

Just seconding everything @Whisky River said. Especially after reading how heavy some conicals are, I'm happy I chose the Flex+. A bucket with most features of a conical. Price ain't cheap (esp. with the almost essential gas manifold bundle), but corresponds to its function/features.

Wow, that's quite a rig. You've got stuff there that I can't even say what it is! That works for you, which is great. OP may need to use a different method, of course.

Of course, professional (commercially available) beers vary widely from one another. Your homebrewed beers will differ from one another somewhat, even when you use the same recipe. So it's really just guesswork for others to identify what you're experiencing as "exactly like the malt tastes."...

So, it could be a mere 18 pounds to carry to the sink except you gotta keep the bottom fittings (elbow, butterfly valve) on, so a bit more weight semi-stripped. Not so heavy that CIP is necessary, yes? I understand. Moving full glass fermenters was ordinary for me until I got a Spike Flex+...

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With the top and accessories removed, a stainless bucket fermenter isn't heavy. I wonder about the weight of conicals, especially the jacketed ones.

People can make fine beer in plastic buckets. Just sayin'. It's satisfying to be able to minimize oxygen ingress. And notwithstanding improvements in plastics, they're still plastic. Is that a need? Sort of. Best of luck with your next fermenter, whatever it turns out to be!

Given your goals and location (i.e., shipping challenge), the Delta Fermtank TC seems like a fine fit at a good price. I share your preference to reduce plastic parts. btw, you may find dumping trub into your smallish sink to be fairly straightforward. (That said, I'm glad of my 24x24 sink...

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Nome. Dang, that's a serious limitation. Maybe others could be persuaded to use the shipper Delta uses, on a one-time basis?

Of course, you may wish to also consider competing products, from Spike for example. Some have posted that the bottom port is mostly for yeast harvesting, and that 1-1/2" is small for that (or for dumping trub).

RM-MN is right about the enzymes. A handful of rice hulls stirred in with everything can mitigate the risk of stuck mash.

Nor am I suggesting you erred. Thanks for the ppm-based info. on PGA and head retention. My effort to calculate ppm based on volume seems to show 1/2 tsp. per 5 gallons make ~130ppm. I suspect weight/mass is the relevant measure. Lallemand shows a similar chart scaled in mg/l. Irrespective...

12 ml. = 0.4 fl. oz. which, according to Abstrax, replaces 12.8 oz. of hops. That certainly should blow me away! More expensive than YVH hops at my current rate, but comparable to LHBS prices. But the testimonial is seductive. Cheers!

🍆Dahling, there is no such thing as unnecessary head. -- Margaret Cho She was not talking about beer, of course. Fighting unwanted, excessive foaming is a common kegging concern here. But no one has complained about excess head retention, as far as I can recall.

Thank you for this really key data point. (Maybe you could also please share the dosage of hop extract you've enjoyed. I'm guessing it could be injected with the PGA solution.) The seller recommends a range of 0.1%-0.5% by weight. A 5 gallon batch of 1.012 TG ale weighs almost 650 ounces...

Semi-hijack, but based on the Abstrax hop extract aka terpenes that motivated OP @passedpawn to try PGA: it seems less expensive than the somewhat similar products at Yakima Valley Hops. What kind of dosing do you use, @passedpawn? And when in the process do you inject it? I've been reluctant...