Fav fermentation vessel?

[bmd2k1]

Looking to move on from the tradition carboy.....wondering what peeps fav fermentation vessel is & why...I know there's plenty of choices these days. (Fermenator...'Sauraus...Speidel etc)

Thx in advance.
Brian

 

[IKR]

I think you're looking for alternatives but personally I'm still good with my carboys. I use alternatives to glass at times (Betterbottle), but the tight seal and easy cleaning are good with me. I'll live with the more difficult transfers compared to other fermentation vessels.
cheers

 

[LLBeanJ]

SS Brewtech Brew Bucket. Easy to fill, easy to clean, no glass or plastic, fits in my chest freezer ferm chamber. Mine is set up for CO2 pressure transfers and CO2 back-purge during cold crashing.

 

[Grod1]

im really feeling the fermonster carboy 7-gal because i can brew enough to fill a 5 gallon keg. they also great for large fruit additions. so far i have bought 3 in the last 3 months.
but it doesnt have a racking arm its all the same. if you want something " better" get something you can rack out of without a auto syphon.

 

[kh54s10]

Better Bottles. Inexpensive, light, clear, safe. Easy Peasy! I have no need for fancy fermenters at the moment.

 

[h22lude]

SS Brewtech Brew Bucket. Easy to fill, easy to clean, no glass or plastic, fits in my chest freezer ferm chamber. Mine is set up for CO2 pressure transfers and a CO2 back-purge during cold crashing.

Just used mine for the first time last weekend and I couldn't agree more. Best vessel I have used. Easy to clean. Easy to sanitize. Easy to do CO2 transfer. Easy to take samples. Easy to dry hop (if you add a 1.5" TC fitting...which I'd recommend).

 

[TANSTAAFB]

I'd like to go stainless, but for the price? I love my Speidel!

 

[jodell]

I have Fermonsters, cheap, easy, And I can pressure transfer

 

[casualbrewer]

My brew pot! Never have to sanitize again lol. Mash, boil, and ferment all in same vessel. Always sanitized before each fermentation. Works well for me because I don't ever start a new brew while one is still fermenting.

 

[Horseflesh]

Anything that lets me avoid using the autosiphon is a good start.

(I too like my Ss bucket, and plan to get a second one.)

 

[robcj]

im really feeling the fermonster carboy 7-gal because i can brew enough to fill a 5 gallon keg. they also great for large fruit additions. so far i have bought 3 in the last 3 months.
but it doesnt have a racking arm its all the same. if you want something " better" get something you can rack out of without a auto syphon.

I’n also a big fan of the 7 gallon Fermonsters and recently bought 3 as well. Lots of room for 5 gallon batches. Convenient 5, 6 and 7 gallon volume markings. Light, durable and easy to clean with the large opening. I’ve added spigots to mine—they have an indentation just for that purpose and keg transfers are so nice with a spigot. They’re just about perfect. My only complaint is the black gasket in the lids can be finicky sometimes.

Stainless looks great but I love that I can fit two 7 gallon Fermonsters in the chest freezer I use as a fermentation chamber.

 

[jalc6927]

Speidel works great and inexpensive

 

[PirateSheepBrewery]

I was using 6.5 gallon glass carboy but recently upgraded to 7 gallon Fermonsters (currently have 6 clean and 2 sour) and am loving them. I normally have ~6 gallons going into fermenter and have yet to have the need for a blow off. With a 6.5 gallon carboy I almost always needed one.

 

[JDXX1971]

I have Speidels, three 20L and three 30L, they work great and are easy to clean. My plans for the future is going all stainless steel though.

 

[MaxStout]

I'm content with glass carboys for now. I use Brewhaulers to carry and the risks for me are minimal. However, I'd like to switch to stainless at some point. No more siphoning and easier to clean and sanitize. I like the 7 gal. Brew Bucket, as it would not be too tall to fit into my ferm chamber.

 

[6midgets]

I have glass carboys and a few 7 gallon fermonsters but I prefer 6.5 gallon plastic brew bucket. Its what I first started using and I've never had any issues with them. When one gets discolored or scratched I use it for a yard work bucket and just by a new one for brewing.

 

[Kerrbrewer]

Beer: 7 gallon Chapman UniVessel. Modified with internal ss coil for lagering. Cider and wine its glass.

 

[Dog House Brew]

I use 15 gallon screw-top drums for 12 gallon batches. I love them and the lids have a silicone gasket. For smaller batches I use 7.9 gal buckets. If money were no object I would buy stainless. Something with a sampling port, and able to pressurize. Fermentasaurus looks like a nice spot in the middle.

 

[day_trippr]

Clearly bucking the prevailing wisdom I use 6.5 gallon Italian glass exclusively.
I'm the original owner for all six of them, the oldest is 14 and the youngest 11, and I know each one by name
I treat them like the grenades they are: they've never experienced thermal shock, never mind physical knocks.

But I wouldn't advocate this path to anyone less OC than me

Cheers!

 

[cooper]

Just used mine for the first time last weekend and I couldn't agree more. Best vessel I have used. Easy to clean. Easy to sanitize. Easy to do CO2 transfer. Easy to take samples. Easy to dry hop (if you add a 1.5" TC fitting...which I'd recommend).

Looks like MoreBeer is running a sale right now:
https://www.morebeer.com/products/ss-brewtech-brewmaster-brew-bucket-7-gal-fermenter.html

 

[yourlastchance89]

When I first brewed a little under a year ago, I was researching equipment and stumbled across the SS Brewtech thread regarding the SS Brew Buckets on here. I remember reading someone say that they will never go back to using anything else after their experience with their SS Brew Bucket. That was good enough for me, so I splurged a little and got one. Now a have 2 of them and their 7 gal. Chronical. Their products are the only thing I’ve ever used but their range of products, service, and quality have treated me so good I haven’t thought of using anything else thus far. My goal is to save up for one more Chronical from them so I get in a routine of brewing/kegging something on a weekly basis, and if I want to do more maybe go with a cheaper carboy later to try it out, but they’ve been nothing but fantastic thus far.

 

[cubalz]

I use Speidels exclusively. I love 'em.

 

[griffi]

Another Ss brewbucket convert here. I have other options but usually just wait til the brewbucket is free!

 

[h22lude]

Looks like MoreBeer is running a sale right now:
https://www.morebeer.com/products/ss-brewtech-brewmaster-brew-bucket-7-gal-fermenter.html

Never buy their stuff from anyone but them directly. The MB "sale" price is the list price from SS direct.

 

[Vandulus]

Another vote for the Brew Buckets - I have 2 of the ones with thermowells and love how easy they are to use and clean. After losing a batch to a cracked glass carboy and having nothing but frustration with a leaking FastFerment, Brew Buckets are my favorite.

 

[h22lude]

$185 for the regular brew bucket http://www.birdmanbrewing.com/brew-bucket-stainless-fermenter-free-shipping/

 

[D-roz]

I recently added a 6.5 gal. Minibrew plastic conical to my fermentor line up. Stainless fittings, blocks light, holds temperature like it is insulated. Love it. Maybe a second one will show up soon...

 

[fragged]

I have glass carboys, buckets (with and without spigots), and plastic big mouth bubbler.

The bubbler is my favorite, as it is clear and easy to clean. I'm not a huge fan of the lid on it though, it is just a silicone seal that uses froction to stay in place and will almost come out with the slightest pressure on the bottle.

For those reasons, a fermonster is likely next, unless I splurge decide to get the Brewbucket.

 

[Solidsnake]

I prefer to use slim quarters with the fermentation conversion kit from brew hardware. I move a lot and plastic won’t hold up and glass will break. It’s a cheap way to get into stainless steel.

 

[triethylborane]

5gal mexican glass and 6.5 italian glass carboys, plus a few 6.5 brew buckets.

I think about a ss conical from time to time, but I wind up forgetting about it and just use the carboys.