Why doesn't anyone sell these?

[Shooter]

I thought about the bag liner and wondered if it was practical to drop a SS ring in the bottom to keep it form pulling up when you open the top or siphon the beer out. I have access to some cheap SS rod...

That might be worth a shot.

 

[bstacy1974]

My thoughts on the SS liner would be a rolled top so that it seals with the gasket in the bucket lid.
Found this while looking around on the ol' internets. The price listed is per unit. Don't know what their definition of a unit is?
For the SS pot with the lid, I thought maybe a gasket with a ring clamp?
Just my 2cents.

 

[JewBrew]

How about a stainless steel hydrometer with the scale laser etched on the side? It would be virtually unbreakable. True the etchings could harbor growth, but that is why you never put a hydrometer back into your beer.

 

[robtotten]

I think this is a *great* idea, but why would it have to support the weight of the beer by itself?

Reread my post, I agree with you!

 

[robtotten]

Debbie Downer,

It's great (and innovative) that folks are using them, I may even give it a shot. But I would rather use stainless steel, and there seems to be a hole in the market as there aren't a lot of options between the standard carboys / buckets and steel conicals.

Because refractometers rarely roll off tables and because PET or Reynolds Turkey bags work as good as a steel liner.

For the life of me I'll never understand why so many have issues with the Reynolds liners. Yes. They do sweat between the bag and the bucket but they still contain all the yeast and krud making clean-up as simple as a hot rinse.

 

[robtotten]

Those are awesome. Not super precise, but very useful for what they are.

Well they already kind of make the plastic hydrometer that goes in your carboy.
http://brewballstore.com/

I know you are probably thinking of a hydrometer like the glass ones, So they don't break so easily...Maybe with time...Who knows.

 

[ReefkprZ]

they make plastic swing arm hydrometers........ cheap. I wouldn't use one. but they definitely make them.

 

[payton34]

the hydrometer manufacturers would be out of business in no time if they made them unbreakable

 

[biochemedic]

Reread my post, I agree with you!

Ah yes, I see I did misread that line...despite the naysayers, I still think this is an interesting idea. Still, I do like being able to watch my fermentation (*way* better than a lava lamp!), which is why I had started using better bottles for primary. I guess I would consider giving that up though, if there were some relatively inexpensive way to get a stainless steel option.