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I'm looking for recommendation for a stainless fermenter for making mead. I mostly brew 5 gallon batches though I typically go as low as 3 gallon or upwards of ~7.5 gallons. I would like to be able to do 10-ish gallon batches but the typical sizes don't seem to align.
I looked at SSBrewTech and their 7 gallon fermenters are intended for 4.5 gallon minimum. The minimum batches are 8 to 8.5 gallon for the 14 gallon fermenter. That would seem to put me in the ~7 gallon unit size.
I know I want a glycol temperature control and I prefer a jacketed unit instead of one that I would insert coils into the liquid. CIP would be mandatory if I'm going to take the $$ hit. I would prefer to keep the cash in US manufacturing and I'm OK with paying a bit more for that especially if support is US based with local supplies.
With temperature control, I would prefer a unit that can handle a higher external temperature if I should want to keep it in the garage. The ability to carbonate in the same unit would be highly desirable.
I'm sure there are items I'm not thinking about, which is why am asking for input.
I looked at SSBrewTech and their 7 gallon fermenters are intended for 4.5 gallon minimum. The minimum batches are 8 to 8.5 gallon for the 14 gallon fermenter. That would seem to put me in the ~7 gallon unit size.
I know I want a glycol temperature control and I prefer a jacketed unit instead of one that I would insert coils into the liquid. CIP would be mandatory if I'm going to take the $$ hit. I would prefer to keep the cash in US manufacturing and I'm OK with paying a bit more for that especially if support is US based with local supplies.
With temperature control, I would prefer a unit that can handle a higher external temperature if I should want to keep it in the garage. The ability to carbonate in the same unit would be highly desirable.
I'm sure there are items I'm not thinking about, which is why am asking for input.