What do advanced homebrewers ferment 10 gallon batches in?

[Nick_Jones]

I do 10-11.5 gallon batches into 60L Speidel Pastic Fermenters (MoreBeer carries them). I have my fermentation freezer on wheels and a pulley for lifting them out. Cheap, easy to clean, surface area for trub is huge. It's well sealed, so I use a spare spout to feed 2-psi co2 through the top while racking to secondary or into a keg through fittings.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

they indeed are

I recently purchased one but have yet to use it. I am very leery of trying to carry it with the black handles as it seems they would snap off. Have you lifted it with 10 gallons of beer in it using the black handles?

 

[brew_ny]

I recently purchased one but have yet to use it. I am very leery of trying to carry it with the black handles as it seems they would snap off. Have you lifted it with 10 gallons of beer in it using the black handles?

I lift 11.5 gallons from my chest freezer to siphon into kegs and it has worked fine for me

all the best

S_M

 

[BUCKNUTS]

I lift 11.5 gallons from my chest freezer to siphon into kegs and it has worked fine for me all the best S_M

Ok thanks

 

[atoughram]

I was using buckets for primary and carboys for secondary - made hundreds of gallons that way. Split the batch into two and pitched the yeast. Now using a plastic conical. My beer seems more consistent now with the conical but it all was good..

 

[Crito]

15.5 gal Sanke Kegs. They work well and clean up nicely with a PBW soak. I sanitize with StarSan

Do you use the Sankey dip tube to transfer from fermenter to keg?

 

[Melana]

Buckets and carboys here.

 

[baulz]

Sorry if this is too OT, but for those splitting into 2 fermenters how do you split a yeast starter in half? I can't see myself doing it evenly.

 

[CA_Mouse]

Sorry if this is too OT, but for those splitting into 2 fermenters how do you split a yeast starter in half? I can't see myself doing it evenly.

I would presume that they do it the same way I split mine during propagation. If I only need a 1 liter starter for my 5 gallon batch, I make a 2 liter starter and pour off into 1 liter jars at high krausen. This way I have the one I need and one for my next batch.

 

[plumber_bob]

1/2 barrel Sanke is my weapon for fermentation.

pb

 

[dcbc]

My main fermenter is a 15 gallon Corny Keg. My backup is a Sanke.

 

[smagic14]

I use these to do 11.5 gallon batches so you could do ten gallons in one of these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200849025434?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

from ebay

all the best

S_M

What are the dimensions of that? I see 20 inches tall but how wide about?

 

[coastwx]

Like a few others, half barrel sanke is my go to with the 15 gal batches. Just threw 15 gal of chocolate oatmeal stout on a weaker brown ale yeast cake and it was blowing off within 2 hours. If you ever find one.. get it for fermenting.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Sorry if this is too OT, but for those splitting into 2 fermenters how do you split a yeast starter in half? I can't see myself doing it evenly.

usually when I'm splitting a batch, it's different yeasts that I'm playing with.:rockin: but if I want to use the same yeast, I'll ferment the whole thing in my conical then split into 2 bulk age vessels and play with oak/spices/dry hop...

 

[brew_ny]

What are the dimensions of that? I see 20 inches tall but how wide about?

I believe it is about 14 inches but I will measure them in the AM I fit two side by side in my chest freezer

S_M

 

[rossi46]

I use a sanke with a brewers hardware adapter and a 60L Speidel Pastic Fermenter. My ferm chamber is on wheels, I roll it over to the brew stand and pump it in, I rack to kegs with co2.

 

[corkybstewart]

I use my 12.5 gallon conical if I'm making a single beer from one wort. If I want to split it and use a different yeast or syrup I'll use my plastic buckets. Or sometimes I'll brew 15 gallons, use the conical for a single beer and a bucket for something different.

 

[corkybstewart]

Sorry if this is too OT, but for those splitting into 2 fermenters how do you split a yeast starter in half? I can't see myself doing it evenly.

You can put the wort in one large vessel to start, add the yeast and then pour into 2 different vessels.
I usually just eyeball the yeast and try to get half into each flask, but then I'll pour the liquid from flask to flask several times to equalize and oxygenate it.

 

[dryboroughbrewing]

13 gallon stainless milk can. Should probably add that I pump into it (in my chest freezer) and push out of it with CO2 into the kegs to avoid schlepping the the thing around.

 

[BrewHaas]

Sanke. I go into it at flame out and cap it with a TC cap to use the no-chill method now. I've waited a couple of weeks to pitch yeast with great results; break the vacuum seal and pitch away. Brewing gets simpler with fewer parts.