What do advanced homebrewers ferment 10 gallon batches in?

[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.