lets see your full Fermenters

[Bricks41]

Why do you like the better bottle so much.........er, better.... lol.

Just wondering, I'm still fairly new and have been using a pail exclusively.

I prefer better bottles because in my experience, I've had some very vigorous fermentations and I think the bottles do a better job as focusing the krausen for expulsion into the blow-off tube.

I've never heard of a properly inserted bung being shot out of a carboy, but you hear about fermentation blowing the lid off of buckets, literally, all the time.

 

[Brewsncrabs]

6 gallons of barley wine made with Nutella! Smells awesome.

 

[Jaysus]

L-R: 5 gallons of Ordinary Bitter in secondary, 3 gallons of Winter Warmer in Primary, 5 gallons of IPA in the bucket.

 

[StoutMeister]

on the left is my pale ale, middle is dads black IpA and on the right is my Russian imperial Stout

 

[Doctor_Wily]

so I see all these carboys. Are you keeping them somewhere dark to prevent skunking? Or is skunking a sunlight only kind of thing?

sorry, n00b question.

 

[StoutMeister]

its a direct sunlight kinda thing i keep them out of the sun and covered as long as the temp is good

 

[huntingohio]

I prefer better bottles because in my experience, I've had some very vigorous fermentations and I think the bottles do a better job as focusing the krausen for expulsion into the blow-off tube.

I've never heard of a properly inserted bung being shot out of a carboy, but you hear about fermentation blowing the lid off of buckets, literally, all the time.

Off topic, I have had 2 bungs blow out, both had chucks of fruit get into the air lock making it a projectile.. while pretty cool to watch not fun to clean up

 

[Bricks41]

Ok so I would put a qualifier to my statement.... under NORMAL circumstances a bung should not projectile launch out of the carboy lol... I consider chunks of fruit in the primary during high krausen an exception.

Cheers!

 

[Packman715]

here is a week old rausch like beer. Waiting on a keg to empty. and my empty waiting on an idea and a trip to the store for yeast and hops.

 

[patthebrewer]

My Christmas Beer (For Gifts), a high gravity Coffee, Cream, and cinnamon Porter, Actively fermenting. It's been three weeks, just about ready to rack to keg for conditioning and forced carbing. Actually hope it's ok had no power for the last eight days courtesy of Hurricane Sandy ( I live in NJ) so temps in my basement got alot colder than the normal , normally I keep it in the high sixties while fermenting. But Active ferment stop about two weeks ago so.......

My second tank is cleaned and ready to go...would have been in my lager fridge with a batch of my pre-pro American Pils....but again Sandy.

 

[malweth]

The first pic is my Belgian Golden Strong (Shut De Do). It has finished primary fermentation and is very, very slowly crashing out. The second is my Flanders Red, which just started primary fermentation (after about 36 hrs lag).

The final two pics show what the brew belt is getting me . . . 58°F to about 70°F. I want to build a chamber soon to nail these numbers down (I'd have loved 67°F on the dot for the Flanders).

The tag you can't see on the BGS fermenter is here. I'll be naming and labelling the Flanders soon - even though it has a year or more to go . . . at least I can tag the fermenter more fancily.

 

[Gaditano]

From left to right "Black Scourge IPA", "Christmas Ale", and "Southern Tier's Pumpkin clone"

 

[mikecshultz]

Paradise honey wit, and Bad Wolf Bay Chocolate Cream Stout.

 

[Darkness]

I have never had to or thought of using zip ties to hold a airlock and bung in nice

 

[Gaditano]

I have never had to or thought of using zip ties to hold a airlock and bung in nice

Zipties were my only remedy at the time since I did not have another blow off tube...that IPA blew its load all over the shower walls and ceiling...the Mrs. was nowhere as impressed as I was! :rockin:

 

[Mithranbeer]

Paradise honey wit, and Bad Wolf Bay Chocolate Cream Stout.

Love the Doctor Who ref.

Mine are a Christmas Ale in the bucket, and an Irish Red in the Carboy.

 

[Mojzis]

Left is 3 g of BM's Kona Fire Rock clone and right is 3 g of Ohiobrewtus's Edmund Fitz clone. I have to lay the 3 g sideways so I can close the lid . Disassembled pens fit in the drilled stopper holes perfectly, and a 3/8" tube fits right over, hasn't failed me as a blow-off yet.

 

[Darkness]

Left is 3 g of BM's Kona Fire Rock clone and right is 3 g of Ohiobrewtus's Edmund Fitz clone. I have to lay the 3 g sideways so I can close the lid . Disassembled pens fit in the drilled stopper holes perfectly, and a 3/8" tube fits right over, hasn't failed me as a blow-off yet.

You could always build a collar like a Kezzer would have and stand that thing up. Make the collar tall enough like 2x8 you might even get 6.5g carboys

 

[Darkness]

I started this thread and never expected this many pics. Now I feel bad cause haven't brewed in a month. But soon very soon. Great job guys and gals

 

[EastForkBrewing]

Here is my Milk Stout. Having a few gravity issues but hopefully it will work out!

 

[GLWIII]

Edwort's IPA. Pulled the door off the chamber this morning and the wonderful warrior/centennial aroma almost brought a tear to my eye.

 

[rjbank]

 

[Mojzis]

You could always build a collar like a Kezzer would have and stand that thing up. Make the collar tall enough like 2x8 you might even get 6.5g carboys

College...one day when I finally make it home, and have full reign over the wood shop I plan to

 

[TNGabe]

Brett C dark, bam bíere inspired saison, and more saison dry-hopped, 1 gallon jug is abbey singel w/blackberries



Bíere de garde and bíere de mars lagering



Abbey singel cellaring, might end up Kn blackberries if test batch does well.

 

[rjbank]

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[rjbank]

Has anyone had this?

 

[Darkness]

No but if you send me yours I will tell you if it's any good!

 

[+HopSpunge+]

A citra and amarillo pale ale I made earlier today. Used RainyDay's recipe.

 

[+HopSpunge+]

And my on going try to clone victory prima pils saga.

 

[TNGabe]

And my on going try to clone victory prima pils saga.

When you get that one nailed, be sure to share the recipe! Can't think of a US lager I like more.