Well I’ll be darned. I always said I can’t think of anything nobody else has.
https://www.kegoutlet.com/f-lid-fermenting-keg-lid.html
https://www.kegoutlet.com/f-lid-fermenting-keg-lid.html
The ball-valve is for unrestricted blowoff in primary...keeps gunk out of the gas post so I can close the valve and use it clean to transfer or, on the sanke I could always swap out for a spunding valve after the krausen stops blowing.I don’t quite understand how that works but if its working for you great.
I guess the amount you ferment in a keg matters too. I personally would probably not ferment more than 3 or 3.5 gallons in a 5 gallon keg so it doesn’t get to the top. Split a 5 gallon batch between (2) 5 gallon kegs. Morebeer has 6 gallon kegs and I’ve seen where some guys like those for fermenters. Nobody is getting one of those for $20 though.
In my old neighborhood many years ago we had a member of our club who was a welder and he used to do stuff for us. I haven’t heard from him in probably 20 years. If I was going to ferment in a keg I’d get an extra keg lid and drill a hole, remove the pressure release or whatever. Make a hole in the lid big enough for the beer bottle sized stopper and an airlock. I used to have an account with Foxx - I know they sell all the keg parts.
I am more careful about skunking lately, because I was shocked when a homebrew IPA started turning skunky within minutes of being set in strong sunlight. I've replaced most of my lights with LED in order to be energy efficient, and I don't know how broad the spectrum is for those.I was gonna come in with mentioning fluorescent lights, but thought I'd look online to find a good source and was surprised myself to see that even LED's can skunk your beer;
https://byo.com/mr-wizard/effect-of-light-on-beer/
If you can believe what you read on the interwebs, LEDs emit very little UV.
You mean like this?I don’t quite understand how that works but if its working for you great.
I guess the amount you ferment in a keg matters too. I personally would probably not ferment more than 3 or 3.5 gallons in a 5 gallon keg so it doesn’t get to the top. Split a 5 gallon batch between (2) 5 gallon kegs. Morebeer has 6 gallon kegs and I’ve seen where some guys like those for fermenters. Nobody is getting one of those for $20 though.
In my old neighborhood many years ago we had a member of our club who was a welder and he used to do stuff for us. I haven’t heard from him in probably 20 years. If I was going to ferment in a keg I’d get an extra keg lid and drill a hole, remove the pressure release or whatever. Make a hole in the lid big enough for the beer bottle sized stopper and an airlock. I used to have an account with Foxx - I know they sell all the keg parts.
And the light can get inside too. Stainless is the way to go.You can see inside. Plus, they're generally a lot cheaper.
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