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Okay, here's a question/issue for all you creative thinking problem solvers. I currently do all my fermenting in a pair of 7.5gal Anvil Buckets. I really like them and have done the last several batches in them in my rather warm garage using voss and lutra kveiks. Anyway, to cold crash, I have been putting them in a big cooler and filling with ice. Prior to that method, I was cold crashing in my kegerator after kegging. I find the cooler with ice to be extremely convenient and I get really clear beer with a compacted yeast bed that stays put during kegging which results in nice clear first pours.
The problem is that the Anvil Buckets have a plastic housing on the bottom to make the vessel bottom flat as they have a pseudo-conical type of bottom. This housing is not water tight and it fills up with water when I do my ice bath cold crash. The water will drain, and there are a few holes on the bottom for that purpose, but I am worried that I am going to get mold growing in that area as it probably isn't fully draining. I wish I could take the plastic housing off completely and just have the bucket rest in there when needed. Has anyone done that? Any ideas not involving hundreds of dollars on additional equipment?
The problem is that the Anvil Buckets have a plastic housing on the bottom to make the vessel bottom flat as they have a pseudo-conical type of bottom. This housing is not water tight and it fills up with water when I do my ice bath cold crash. The water will drain, and there are a few holes on the bottom for that purpose, but I am worried that I am going to get mold growing in that area as it probably isn't fully draining. I wish I could take the plastic housing off completely and just have the bucket rest in there when needed. Has anyone done that? Any ideas not involving hundreds of dollars on additional equipment?