A different primary fermenter

[Beer-lord]

In the summer it's too hot for me to ferment 5 and 6 gallon batches.....I have no way (yet) to keep it cool enough so I've been doing 2 1/2 gallon batches. I rather like it and it's great for trying new recipes but I don't want to have to wait until October to do full size batches.
So, I'm looking for a primary that will fit in my 60 qt ice chest. The problem is, to close the chest, it has to be rectangular(ish) in shape.
I've searched for weeks and can't find it anywhere but I was hoping there was some other type of food-grade container I could use and tweak to work. Of course none of the online brew shops have it but I have seen a few 2 gallon ones that are the right shape, just not the right size. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel, just make my brew life easier.

Any ideas?
TIA

 

[Frankiesurf]

Try checking with local restaurant supply companies. They may have something, or be able to find something, that's fits your needs.

 

[kgalle]

A 6" deep, full-sized hotel pan should hold approximately 5+ gallons.

Linky

Hotel pan capacities.

 

[Revvy]

Anything goes for a fermenter really, as longs as the recycle codes are <1> and <2> just look for what fits in your space.

These are a couple popular alternafermenters talked about on here all the time.

Aquatainers available at most big box stores- Very popular with no-chill brewers, since they can take boiling wort and can vacuum seal as it cools, but can be used as a regular fermenter as well..

And vittles vaults from pet stores.

A few places are carrying <2> 3 gallon water jugs, especially with the BPA bans over the years water jug manufacturers are going with hdpe and pete jugs these days

Plastic Jerry cans that are meant to hold water can be used,

Collapsable water jugs work

Walk through any big box store and look at storage containers and water containers and you'll find plenty. Then get a rubber grommet, put a hole in it and attah an airlock.

Us plastics is a great source as well.

And of course my favorite small batch, low profile 2.5 gallon fermenter.

 

[Beer-lord]

Actually, I never did a search on HBT on this and the word 'rectangular' caught and I found this:https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/rectangular-fermenter-251069/
and the Vittles Vault 25 might just fit but I'll have to measure to see. The airlock might be a problem but it's a start.

 

[outside92129]

what are your dimension constraints? On the rectangular post i'm #8 and still have some left over.

 

[Beer-lord]

I need to measure my chest to see exactly how much space i have but I may just either build a polysterene enclosure or, remove the top off my ice chest and make a custom polysterene top. I'm half Italian so I like it easy.

I have a few Mr. Beer kegs and use them many times for my small batches and have also split a large batch into 2. But, I'd rather keep things as simple as possible if I can.
Thanks for all the ideas.