Speidel Plastic Tanks

[smokinghole]

I bet that with 5.5 or 6 gal if you put a big enough beer in there you would need blow off. I got blowoff in my 10 gal fermentor with 7 gal in there on my imperial stout last year. I would rather account for blow off and set up for it than not account for blow off, and have needed to to set up. Cleaning a mess is much more of pain in the butt than throwing a hose on top of my fermentor.

 

[triangulum33]

I bet that with 5.5 or 6 gal if you put a big enough beer in there you would need blow off. I got blowoff in my 10 gal fermentor with 7 gal in there on my imperial stout last year. I would rather account for blow off and set up for it than not account for blow off, and have needed to to set up. Cleaning a mess is much more of pain in the butt than throwing a hose on top of my fermentor.

I dont know about 6G, but I did 5.25G of RIS last winter and the krautzen never got past 7.5G

 

[tre9er]

Homebrewfinds said on Monday these were all back in stock (all sizes) but Morebeer's site says the 60L is pre-order now...did they sell out since yesterday, or what?

 

[tre9er]

Just ordered one of these:

14 gallon HDPE drums

For $25 shipped, I'll give it a shot. 27"x15", previously held double-bagged salt. Wide enough that I can get a spigot in them if I want.

 

[goirish04]

Received my 2 30Ls today. They look good. I cant wait to fill them up.

 

[troyh]

I got my 30L Speidel fermenter the other day. Looks great, I hope I can fill it in the next week. After washing it, I noticed they dry a lot faster than Better Bottles, which seem to take days to dry.

 

[skullface1818]

Am I the only one who noticed that the 31 gallon versions of these tanks...........are really, really, really cheap?

for what they do? I mean, even if you where to jury rig a fermentor of that size from two kegs it would most likely, still cost more......and undoubtedly be harder to clean and maintain.

Wouldn't they make it a LOT easier for a restaurant to convert into a minor brewbub?

 

[FarmerTed]

I have mine going now. Don't be a ******* like me. The flange on the top came inverted. I saw no bubbling during the first 24 hours, then realized I had the flange upside-down (the threaded neck should point up). Otherwise, it's great.

 

[eastoak]

Just ordered one of these:

14 gallon HDPE drums

For $25 shipped, I'll give it a shot. 27"x15", previously held double-bagged salt. Wide enough that I can get a spigot in them if I want.

I like that barrel better than the LME barrel since the inside is more accessible for cleaning, might have to get one of these.

 

[dreaded]

finally have my 30l and cleaned it today... I like it alot, I noticed the keg shape , has anyone built a stand for theirs so you can use the valve as a yeast dump like a conical? Or will the little valve be too small to get a good pull of the trub? maybe get an extra cap and put a nice ball valve in it..

 

[smokinghole]

I just wanted to repeat myself about headspace on big beers. I am using one of my 60L speidels right now and I only have 8 gallons in the fermentor at the moment. I went up stairs thinking I'd add my next 8 gallons I have sitting in a sealed corny keg. Well the 8 gal has krausened out of the 15.9 gal fermentor so if you have a big enough beer you'll need blow off, and I thought with another volume's worth of beer in the head space I'd be fine till I topped it up. It's a 1.117 RIS so it's not typical I would say.

 

[EchoTony]

I'm on the backorder list with a 60L and 30L. When I ordered, it didn't say they were a backorder. Found out when my other items arrived and they didn't arrive in a really big box. Checked my order and it wasn't listed. After emailing CS, I was told I'm in the November shipment. Excited to get these and move up to 10 gallons.

Excited.

 

[imagingh]

Morebeer got back to me and said the stopper size for the 30L is a #7.5 stopper, so should be able to drill it out to accommodate a thermowell. That said, I'm still concerned about the headspace with a 15" thermowell and 5.25 gallons filled in the 30L that it will be too short.

In case this has not been addressed already, the stopper size for the 20L and 30L Speidel's is #8.5. I tested 7.5, 8.0 and 8.5 to determine the best fit.

 

[ssimkins]

I used a carboy hood cap on my Speidel and it worked perfectly.

 

[NWMushroom]

All I will add is the only time I've ever had infections in my beer has been when I've used fermenters with spigots.

It just seems to be next to impossible to properly sanitize the spigot prior to secondary/bottling bucket transfer.

I would spray PBW in there, StarSan, you name it. When it's hooked up to the fermenter, you just can't get the thing properly sanitized if you want to use the spigot instead of an auto-siphon.

Perhaps this was because I was using the spigot during fermentation to pull samples for gravity readings, leaving some attractive sweetness in there for wild yeast/bacteria (even though I'd spray it with StarSan after taking a sample) but either way - be extra careful if you use the spigot to transfer your beer to a secondary/priming tank rather than an auto-siphon.

 

[Obliviousbrew]

All I will add is the only time I've ever had infections in my beer has been when I've used fermenters with spigots.

It just seems to be next to impossible to properly sanitize the spigot prior to secondary/bottling bucket transfer.

I would spray PBW in there, StarSan, you name it. When it's hooked up to the fermenter, you just can't get the thing properly sanitized if you want to use the spigot instead of an auto-siphon.

Perhaps this was because I was using the spigot during fermentation to pull samples for gravity readings, leaving some attractive sweetness in there for wild yeast/bacteria (even though I'd spray it with StarSan after taking a sample) but either way - be extra careful if you use the spigot to transfer your beer to a secondary/priming tank rather than an auto-siphon.

I´ve used fermenter with spigot in 90% of my beers and didn´t had a problem

 

[bueschen]

I've been using 2x 30L Speidels for the past year, both with spigot and I haven't had any problems either.

 

[Gameface]

No problems with the spigot for me and it has made transferring to kegs so much easier. I would never use it for samples ahead of transferring the beer. I also attach a hose to the end and gravity feed warm sanitizer backwards (with the spigot closed) through it just before starting my transfer into the keg. I also transfer the first cup or two into a jar and discard it.

 

[Kuckoo]

The Speidel fermenters have removable spigots, making them much easier to clean and sanitize than the traditional bucket spigots. I just got a 30L Speidle fermenter in September. I've used it for 3 or 4 batches already and absolutely love it. I just brewed a big IIPA last week that measured in at 1.080. I am SO thankful to have the head space on this thing, otherwise I would have a huge mess on my hands.

 

[triangulum33]

I've been using 2x 30L Speidels for the past year, both with spigot and I haven't had any problems either.

Same here.

Before I fill the fermenter, I rotate the spigot up, leaving it closed, and spray starsan into it. I leave it filled that way while the beer ferments and rinse it out with more SS when its time to transfer. Seems to work good.

 

[Brew-boy]

I bought me one of the Speidel Plastic Fermenter - 60L today, they show shipping early December.

 

[thrillhouse]

I ordered the 7 gal. back in September, still haven't received anything. As an FYI to everyone, I emailed Morebeer yesterday, they said that they're expecting to receive a shipment this week and will send them out when they get them.

 

[Brewsit]

I placed an order last weekend for three of the 60L, supposedly I am also on the December list. Hope that's the case.

 

[EchoTony]

I called yesterday and was told that the November shipment is due in the store this week and will go out ASAP.

really want my 60L for this next batch....

 

[Toren]

I was told the same thing but I ordered in October and my shipment was supposed to be here a couple weeks ago. They told me Hurrican Sandy must have slowed down the shippment. Don't hold your breath.

 

[digitaldeluge]

2 of my 5 30L showed up yesterday. I'm happy yet disappointed at the same time. I getting the feeling they didn't have enough. I get 2 to have fun with atleast though

 

[kylemryan]

Just ordered two 15.9s. I'm outta the country until late summer. I hope they show up before I get back. SWMBO will not be pleased

 

[Brew-boy]

Morebeer just said the December shipments of the 60L is now pushed out to mid Jan of 2013.

 

[OldWorld]

I think those look good for plastic. They are cheap compared to glass...I mean we've all dropped at least one on accident, or might in the future.

Carboy brushes wear out often. The cost of the unit could pay for itself. Also it looks like you could simple fill the thing with water and shake it like heck to clean it after a brew. I'm sold. I'll be getting one soon

 

[EchoTony]

It sounds like some are going out. Still none here. Ordered on 10/11.

Had to do another batch in glass. Not the worst situation, but I'd like to move up to the 10 gallon batches and not being so concerned with head space on my big 5 gallon beers.