Finally received my 7.5gal stainless fermenter from Anvil. I’ve been wanting to get away from my glass carboy for a while. Lot of things I like about glass but I’ve been fearing the day I accidentally bump something and glass & beer go everywhere.
Overall quality of the Anvil is good with a few exceptions. One of the lid’s spring clips was bent and didn’t hold the lid as tight as maybe it should. Not easy to bend it back without damaging the clamping mech but a little patience and I was successful. Holds tight now. Those lid clamps are strong and well made... just bent. Lol!
I found a few very minor burs in the stainless but nothing a little 400 grit sandpaper couldn’t fix in seconds. One was under one of the handles and it was very minor. Barely noticeable but I did and it bugged me so I fixed it. The other was the bung hole in the lid. I used some 400 grit to round off the sharp edge. Gave it more of a rounded feel and the bung fits better and is easier to remove. Doesn’t grab the bung like it did.
I found the graduated volume markings to be off. I filled the fermenter with 4 gallons of water, which came up to the 3.75 gallon mark on the fermenter. From the indicated 4 gallon mark the other volume marks are accurate. Adding one gallon showed I added one gallon exactly. Filling to the 4 gallon mark actually required 4.25 gallons.
Other than that, it’s a nice product. No leaks. Spigot rotation works great. It feels solid, not cheap. A little lighter than a glass carboy and certainly much easier to move around. Wish the volume marks were spot on but I’ll live with it.
Dave
Overall quality of the Anvil is good with a few exceptions. One of the lid’s spring clips was bent and didn’t hold the lid as tight as maybe it should. Not easy to bend it back without damaging the clamping mech but a little patience and I was successful. Holds tight now. Those lid clamps are strong and well made... just bent. Lol!
I found a few very minor burs in the stainless but nothing a little 400 grit sandpaper couldn’t fix in seconds. One was under one of the handles and it was very minor. Barely noticeable but I did and it bugged me so I fixed it. The other was the bung hole in the lid. I used some 400 grit to round off the sharp edge. Gave it more of a rounded feel and the bung fits better and is easier to remove. Doesn’t grab the bung like it did.
I found the graduated volume markings to be off. I filled the fermenter with 4 gallons of water, which came up to the 3.75 gallon mark on the fermenter. From the indicated 4 gallon mark the other volume marks are accurate. Adding one gallon showed I added one gallon exactly. Filling to the 4 gallon mark actually required 4.25 gallons.
Other than that, it’s a nice product. No leaks. Spigot rotation works great. It feels solid, not cheap. A little lighter than a glass carboy and certainly much easier to move around. Wish the volume marks were spot on but I’ll live with it.
Dave
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