Wow, I am really getting into this! My husband wasn't initially interested in my making cider; now he is. We weren't mead drinkers; now we are. Whenever I work up a sweat, I cool off with kombucha. I have started buying 3 gal carboys; I just bottled 4 gallons of cider. The other day I dropped a 3 gal carboy on my racking cane and broke it; I used a ladle today. I am starting to think about getting a conical fermentor for 6-gal wine kits and large batches of cider. Most of the people discussing fermentors are beer brewers; we have a craft beer place around the corner and love their beer; I don't want to mess with all the wort cooking and pressurizing and stuff. I first considered a FastFerment, but so many users complain about the poor QC and the need for lots of Teflon tape to eliminate leaks. The jury is still out on the toxicity of Teflon, but why risk it? The Fermentosaurus looks good, but some people complain about the fragility of the plastic and the awkward butterfly valve. The Catalyst looks interesting; I like that it uses standard Mason jars. I wish it were a little less pricey, but it looks like it would pay for itself by eliminating all that racking that I, a newbie, am still getting the hang of. Thoughts?