Super Simple 15G Plastic Conical

[packet]

+1... This is definitely worthy of its own thread. I can't wait to see how it goes. I'll be taking notes for sure!

New thread created:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/diy-glycol-chilled-plastic-conical-fermenters-413406/

 

[brewmcq]

Put it in your cart with all your info then close the window. In a couple hours they will send a 10% off coupon. Within a day a 15% then in a couple days I got a free shipping code and the total was $135.

I got a free shipping code a couple days ago.. but the fine print did say "orders over $250".

Jerks.

 

[SavoryChef]

That sucks. Rural king is still over a month out.

 

[brewmcq]

I'll just suck it up on the shipping... $90 for a 15 gallon conical is still amazing.

 

[abrew2u]

Hopefully mine will come soon! Damn rural king

 

[SavoryChef]

I went with spray smarter to get it here soon. But will wait on rural king for ultra snail mail. In the mean time I have 10 gal of ESB fermenting in its first of many batches

 

[snaps10]

Where is everyone getting their 1.5" valves now? Prices are through the roof on eBay.

 

[orion7144]

Where is everyone getting their 1.5" valves now? Prices are through the roof on eBay.

Yea its funny you spend 65-100 on the conical and can easily double the price in fittings. I think my tri clover fittings with a 1.5" sight glass and butterfly valve from brewers hardware was close to $100.

 

[SavoryChef]

Yea its funny you spend 65-100 on the conical and can easily double the price in fittings. I think my tri clover fittings with a 1.5" sight glass and butterfly valve from brewers hardware was close to $100.

Do you mean $200? That's what I spent with shipping last week. $55 alone for.the butterfly valve.

 

[orion7144]

No I have less than 100 in the tri clover. Must admit though my conical came with the npt to tri clamp fitting on the tank already.

 

[packet]

Do you mean $200? That's what I spent with shipping last week. $55 alone for.the butterfly valve.

~$300 for mine including the rest of the fittings on the tank. It's funny how quickly those add up.

 

[abrew2u]

J

 

[SpottedDogBrewing]

So begins the process of building a trio of glycol chilled conicals.

Sweet

 

[rmajor55]

Whats the current lag lime on the Rural King conicals. Im in Canada but going to visit a friend in Washington mid July. I was going to order 2 and bring them back with me, anyone think they'll make it there on time.

 

[packet]

Whats the current lag lime on the Rural King conicals. Im in Canada but going to visit a friend in Washington mid July. I was going to order 2 and bring them back with me, anyone think they'll make it there on time.

8 weeks, possibly longer.

 

[packet]

FYI, if anyone is looking to order from spraysmarter it looks like they have a coupon code "FJM2013" that's good for 10% off.

 

[lockwom]

I was in a similar boat with the RuralKing delay. I had to call and cancel the order, but their customer service was confused because they had shipped out a plastic bulkhead already, and labeled the entire order as complete.

Got my money back, ordered from Agrimart; arrived 3 days after ordering.

 

[Surly]

Did I read back up in this thread that to eliminate the plastic smell of the conical I should simply leave it in the sun for a few days?

Thanks

 

[anonymousbrew]

Did I read back up in this thread that to eliminate the plastic smell of the conical I should simply leave it in the sun for a few days?

Thanks

yeah, one day was all it took for mine, open it up and leave it in the sun for an afternoon.

 

[Grandpasbrewery]

So just finished reading this thread from start to finish over the the last few days but i seem to have lost the posts where guys explained and detail their rotating diptube setups.

Anyone happen to have those pont links saved and care to explain or link me back to those posts?


this is what I have planned:
1.5" Tri Clover X 1.5" Male NPT https://www.brewershardware.com/1-1.5-Tri-Clover-X-1.5-Male-NPT.html Conical Fermenter 1 $19.00 19.00
1.5" Tri Clover Butterfly Valve - Pull Trigger https://www.brewershardware.com/TC15VBFVPT.html Conical Fermenter 1 $51.00 51.00
1.5" Tri Clover Clamp https://www.brewershardware.com/1.5-Tri-Clover-Clamp.html Conical Fermenter 2 $6.00 12.00
1.5" Tri Clover Gasket Silicone https://www.brewershardware.com/1.5-Tri-Clover-Gasket-Silicone.html Conical Fermenter 2 $1.00 2.00
1.5-2" Tri Clover Reducer https://www.brewershardware.com/Tri-Clover-Concentric-Reducer-2-X-1.5.html Conical Fermenter 1 $20.00 20.00
2" Tri Clover Gasket Silicone https://www.brewershardware.com/TC20SILGASKET.html Conical Fermenter 2 $1.25 2.50
2" Tri Clover Clamp https://www.brewershardware.com/2-Tri-Clover-Clamp.html Conical Fermenter 2 $7.50 15.00
2" Tri Clover Sight Glass https://www.brewershardware.com/2-Tri-Clover-Sight-Glass-TC20SG.html Conical Fermenter 1 $60.00 60.00
3" Tri Clover Gasket Silicone https://www.brewershardware.com/3-Tri-Clover-Gasket-Silicone.html Conical Fermenter 2 $1.85 3.70
3" Tri Clover Cap https://www.brewershardware.com/TC30CAP.html Conical Fermenter 1 $6.50 6.50
2-3" Tri Clover Reducer https://www.brewershardware.com/Tri-Clover-Concentric-Reducer-3-X-2.html Conical Fermenter 1 $24.00 24.00
3" Tri Clover Clamp https://www.brewershardware.com/3-Tri-Clover-Clamp.html Conical Fermenter 1 $7.50 7.50
15 Gallon Conical fermentor http://www.spraysmarter.com/ace-roto-mold-white-inductor-tank-15-gallon-open-flow.html Conical Fermenter 1 $59.83 59.83


Was planning on running the 2-3" reducer (or a 2"x12" extension) on the bottom of the sight glass in order to increase the volume of the yeast/trub catcher while keeping the functionality of the sight glass. I'm recovering typically 1.5L of trub and yeast per 5gallon batch as I tend to brew beers in the 6-8% range. I am likely to fill the sight glass without the extension on the bottom multiple times over by my math.

 

[lockwom]

I posted a separate thread (since this one is so long) about my plastic conical build:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/temperature-controlled-plastic-conical-build-421666/

 

[snaps10]

Is anyone using the weldless diptubes from keggle kits in their plastic conicals? It seems like a good solution for a dip tube. This is the last piece I need to figure out. That and sourcing a window a/c unit to cool the huge fermentation chamber I'm building, while satisfying the inner Puerto Rican and doing it as cheap as humanly possible.

 

[allclene]

Is anyone using the weldless diptubes from keggle kits in their plastic conicals? It seems like a good solution for a dip tube. This is the last piece I need to figure out. That and sourcing a window a/c unit to cool the huge fermentation chamber I'm building, while satisfying the inner Puerto Rican and doing it as cheap as humanly possible.

I've got one in mine and it works great for siphoning off the beer after fermenting. I had to trim it a little to get it to fit in the spot I put my drain though.

 

[SavoryChef]

Is anyone using the weldless diptubes from keggle kits in their plastic conicals? It seems like a good solution for a dip tube. This is the last piece I need to figure out. That and sourcing a window a/c unit to cool the huge fermentation chamber I'm building, while satisfying the inner Puerto Rican and doing it as cheap as humanly possible.

Yes I'm using a dip tube as well

 

[Grandpasbrewery]

pics or it didn't happen?

 

[SavoryChef]

 

[timmy7649]

How is every one cleaning their conical

 

[lockwom]

How is every one cleaning their conical

First, I take the cone to the shower to clean out as much as possible.

Then, I use a 1/3 HP pump with 3/4" ID tubing circulating PBW solution through a CIP spray ball. Only takes about 10-20 minutes and it cleans off all krausen and garbage quite well.

I use the same pump system to recirculate Iodophor to sanitize, and keep the same tube attached as the starting blowoff.

 

[SavoryChef]

How is every one cleaning their conical

I'm currently cleaning the major dirty parts with a sponge then an oxyclean soak. I'm working on the pump and cip ball

 

[packet]

How is every one cleaning their conical

1/4 hp pump circulating PBW via a spray ball. Open the dump valve and racking valve with hoses connected to the bucket the pump is in to circulate water through the fittings.

I also take the ball valve on the racking arm apart after every brew and drop it in some pbw for a couple hours.

Before using it I use the pump and starsan to sanitize. It makes a lot of foam, but every surface gets covered and I don't have to deal with staining like iodophor.