scaling up

[matthewsx]

Hi,

I've been making cider for a few years now in glass carbouy's and got up to 20 gallons going last time. Now I've acquired 4 ~50 gal conical fermenters and am thinking of scaling up. Any thoughts from someone who has gone big?

Thanks,

john

 

[Klickitat]

Love to see your fermenters and know where you got them.

Right before the end of last season, I build a 30-gallon fermentor and had great success with it. I did three back to back fermentations, using the yeast from my fast ferment to start the 30-gallon fermenter. It saved me a lot of yeast and expense. Also going up in fermenter size saved me a lot of time.

 

[matthewsx]

Great to hear it. What do you use to hold for aging?

I have four of these 60 gal fermenters to play with....
I'm looking into yeast farming

John