Been thinking of adding a fermenter myself. Am sceptical of the SS at this point. All the pics they show are NOT of the 14 gallon version, so no telling if it will be identical. I also emailed twice since last week asking for the thickness of the stainless, and pressure rating.......only 1 reply, saying go to the site and check the specs. The specs ONLY say it is 304 stainless, and holds 10 gallons. Will wait it out some to see if I get an answer to my question. Customer service DEFINATELY not a strongpoint with them!