bovine_OB
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Hi all,
Recently acquired an sanke keg (not stolen), and want to create a fermenter out of it. I currently use 5 gal carboys and dislike them for several reasons -
1) small opening
- hard to clean
-hard to shove dry hops in/out (and I like me some dry hop)
2) glass
- safety
- safety
- safety
3) 5 gal max capacity
- majority of batches end up with roughly 4.25 gal in keg after trub, yeast, and blowoff are accounted for
With that being said, I have been reading how several people have use snake kegs to ferment in. I like the idea of a larger vessel, but want a large enough opening to ensure cleanliness before dumping wort in. I’d like a easier method to add dry hops, etc. While I don’t intend to work on pressure fermentation, I do transfer via CO2 so it would need to hold <5 PSI.
I understand the dome angle isn’t steep enough to collect and funnel trub/yeast. If I were to flip her upside down and put a corny lid on the smooth bottom side (now top), and put a 2” TC on the bottom to drain out the bottom would I constantly be dragging trub out the bottom as I am transferring? With a conical fermenter there is a charge of trub and yeast at first, but then clear beer runs, with the sanke idea would the whole batch be a stream littered with cloudy material if it were drained out the bottom? I assume dry hops would plug up the opening as well - just looking for some insight.
Thanks.
Recently acquired an sanke keg (not stolen), and want to create a fermenter out of it. I currently use 5 gal carboys and dislike them for several reasons -
1) small opening
- hard to clean
-hard to shove dry hops in/out (and I like me some dry hop)
2) glass
- safety
- safety
- safety
3) 5 gal max capacity
- majority of batches end up with roughly 4.25 gal in keg after trub, yeast, and blowoff are accounted for
With that being said, I have been reading how several people have use snake kegs to ferment in. I like the idea of a larger vessel, but want a large enough opening to ensure cleanliness before dumping wort in. I’d like a easier method to add dry hops, etc. While I don’t intend to work on pressure fermentation, I do transfer via CO2 so it would need to hold <5 PSI.
I understand the dome angle isn’t steep enough to collect and funnel trub/yeast. If I were to flip her upside down and put a corny lid on the smooth bottom side (now top), and put a 2” TC on the bottom to drain out the bottom would I constantly be dragging trub out the bottom as I am transferring? With a conical fermenter there is a charge of trub and yeast at first, but then clear beer runs, with the sanke idea would the whole batch be a stream littered with cloudy material if it were drained out the bottom? I assume dry hops would plug up the opening as well - just looking for some insight.
Thanks.