Channels I stole b roll from: BBQ Larry: www.youtube.com/@BEERNBBQBYLARRY Bitter Reality Brewing: www.youtube.com/@BitterRealityBrewing Elementary Brewing: www.youtube.com/@ElementaryBrewingCo Gnome Brewing: www.youtube.com/@gnomebrewing Martin: www.youtube.com/@TheHomebrewChallenge TheBrusho: www.youtube.com/@TheBruSho

@BEERNBBQBYLARRY

Жыл бұрын

Ha. Thanks for the credit. I also just reused similar clips from my old fermenter videos in my latest fermenter video. lol

I got into brewing back in the mid 90's and almost got into buying a fancy fermenter but then I remembered my grandmother. She used to brew beer for my grampa (who was a raging alcoholic btw) because it was so much cheaper. She used to use those 45 gallon rubbermade garbage pails and would brew 5 at a time. 4 were locked in a room in the basement beside the laundry room and the 5th went into his workshop. I remember watching him puttering around and every once in a while he would grab his mug and dip it into the still bubbling mash and down a glass. She had to do this because he would constantly drink the beer before it was ready to bottle and often spoil the whole barrel. I can still remember his smell. He always smelled like a mix of tobacco, sawdust and yeast no matter how often he showered. Makes sense. But this story made me understand that the fermenter really wasn't important and I wasn't going to waste money on anything more than a plastic bucket. Never had a failed batch.

@ffwast

Жыл бұрын

That guy had to have enough yeast inside him to get drunk on sugar water.

@tonesmith909

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit thats some story!

@paulywill

Жыл бұрын

You paint a hell of a picture you word smither you!

@lonewolftrucker3955

Жыл бұрын

No matter how fked up a picture it may paint, this story makes me feel good, back when people actually did their own shit and grandma was brewing all the home beer

I've been brewing since the late 80s, and I've *never* had a glass fermenter break. I *love* glass.

I used to brew in a widemouth glass carboy, but eventually, as they always do, it broke. The brewing shop in South Knoxville only really had the plastic buckets, and boy, I've never gone back. Back to glass. I go back to that shop all the time. She's real nice.

Favorite brewing channel! I wanted to share a yeast strategy video idea that no one says anything about. Propagate your own yeast! I haven’t bought yeast in over a year and I brew about twice a month. I make a starter and reserve some for the next brew in a sanitized jar. I feed it for 4 days to build it up strong enough for 10 gallon batches. Day 1-add reserved yeast to 15grams DME dissolved in 200ML water (boiled and cooled of course). Day 2- repeat Day 3- 20grams in 200ML Day 4 (start of brew day)- one more feed of 20grams in 200ML (should look like a snow globe on the stir plate by now) Note this uses only 70 grams DME in total. Small batches of wort like this only take about 3 minutes to boil and 10 minutes to cool in the sink with cold water, so it’s not the time sucker that it sounds like. Cheers to more H4L videos

I have been homebrewing for 40 years. My life changed when I got old, and weak. Lifting 7 gallons of wort wasn't good. I started brewing 2.5 gallon batches every Saturday (been doing it like that for more than 10 years). I ferment in a corney with 1.5 inches cut off the diptube. I use a spunding valve, and run everything at 14PSI - I don't screw around with refrigerators or temperature regulators -- REALLY, I brew lagers on the floor in my kitchen in Albuquerque at 85F all year long using normal (34/70) yeast. I have a whole shed full of gear, but I don't use any of it - the secret is smaller batches that will fit in a corney, then transfer to 2.5G ball lock kegs (under pressure) . I have a Kegland kegerator that will hold 4 corneys -- I use the short ones for serving. On a rare occasion, I'll make a strong batch, and water it down to 4.5 ABV and lager it in a 5 gallon corney keg...

No love for the Fermonster? Not as expensive as the others mentioned but it's transparent for those that like to watch their fermentations. I wished I'd kept some of mine. My go to fermenter is my all rounder. I do want to get some floating dip tubes for my kegs and use a couple of those for pressure fermentations. Happy late birthday Braj....

I like my glass because I like watching my fermentations as it happens i Know there is now clear plastics on the market but I enjoy my glass

Corny keg with clear beer draught system is what I settled on. I have fermented and served in the same vessel. You don’t have to worry about yeast hanging around, because this happens when bottle conditioning/aging beer anyway.

I started fermenting in corny kegs to prevent oxidation and it's the perfect vessel. Stainless steel so they're infinitely reusable and easy to clean and sanitize, high pressure rated, floating dip tube compatible, reusable for serving, standard connectors, carry handles, the cheapest pressure rated SS fermenters I've found even at today's prices,they really do it all. The only shortcomings I encountered were that they could be a little bigger. So I bought myself a 15 gallon torpedo keg for Christmas (cheaper than a kegmenter and with standard corny keg parts) and have all the fermentation and head space I could need for the foreseeable future.

The best fermenter is my brew kettle. I do BIAB, so I basically mash, boil and ferment in the same vessel. And I usually transfer the wort to the serving keg mid-way through the fermentation process leaving the trub in the kettle and allowing the yeast to complete it's thing in the the keg without having to worry too much about the pressure getting so high that a spunding valve is needed.

No glass for me! Buckets, heated bucket buddy and love the fermzilla

So much to say on the subject. I started brewing about '96 and everything I did was fermented in glass. These days, if you want to ferment in glass, make sure you get Italian made carboys, they're thicker glass. I sold all my carboys about a year ago and space was a big concern after I built a homemade chiller for my Spike Flex+ fermenter. Yes, I dolled out the cash for a Spike Flex+ (SFP) fermenter and I've got mixed reviews. The thing I like least about the SFP revolves around yeast attenuation when trying to ferment under pressure. I've tried multiple times and I've never had a beer fermented under pressure reach the predicted final gravity. So, I've stopped even trying to ferment under pressure. Now the things I like about my SFP. Temperature control tops the list. I have the ability (with my homemade chiller and Inkbird controller) to ferment at true lager fermentation temperatures. With the use of an electric heating element, Inkbird controller, and a rheostat control, I have the ability to keep the fermenter heated for Kveik yeasts if that's what I want to do. The other positive is, it's easy to clean and sanitize. Then there's plastic. I haven't done a lot of plastic fermentations because of the reasons you mentioned in the video and when I got started that fear factor was what was being espoused by all the homebrew shops and even Charlie Papazian I think in his books which may actually be the root of the issue. Today, if I were to advise somebody wanting to get into the hobby, I would steer them to plastic fermenters. I've both brewed and encountered many a great beer brewed in plastic and in the end, most people, unless you tell them will never know or care that your great beer was brewed in a $15 plastic fermenter or a $1,200 temperature controlled unitank in your basement. I've been reading a lot about the recent decline in homebrewing participation and I'm wondering if all the people showing off their $5-$10k homebrew systems may not be partially at the root of it by making people feel like brewing in coolers and fermenting in buckets is inadequate? Another issue may be the availibility of all the great craft beers being brewed across the country these days? I probably don't know all the answers there, I'm not connected into the homebrew business side of things. Keep up the good work! Cheers!

I've been using a plastic bucket fermenter for years. Never had any issues. Happy Birthday Braj

@Indian0Lore

Жыл бұрын

Home Depot bucket?

@hackattack7811

Жыл бұрын

@@Indian0Lore No. Its a food grade bucket.

Cooper's plastic fermenter all the time. It doesn't use an airlock so no false readings as to when the beer has finished fermenting. A fridge and a temperature controller completes the setup.

Holy crap, you're older than father time! Happy Birthday CH! And my go to fermenter is whatever is on sale or clean in front of me! I have stainless and a lot of plastic, but plastic is usually the easiest to clean and great as long as you have a spigot! Cheers!

I started brewing in ‘85 and glass and plastic buckets were all I used. I got a bunch of carboys from garage sales and I still use them to age big beers and wine. I mostly use plastic now because I can dry hop or flavor beers easier.

Happy Birthday Braj!!! Been setting up a new brew space for the last 3wksand off of KZread so was pretty happy to open up the app and see this video tonight! Cheers!

I am a plastic guy. When I started I had both a glass carboy and a couple plastic buckets given to me. Before I brewed my first batch I saw your first video on fermenters. It was a done deal after that. I sold the glass carboy and haven't fermented in anything other than that bucket. I do have an extra corny keg, so I could ferment under pressure, but I like ales and my basement is pretty much on the money all year round as far as temperature goes. Oh and Happy New Year!

Nice. After 4 years of home brewing I still find that fermenting in transparent yeast bottles/buckets is the way to go (no matter if it's glass or plastic). The reason is simple: you can easily check the progress of the fermentation and/or if it's still active. With non-transparent yeast bottles/buckets you might want to check it by opening it (which can ruin your batch). In the EU it seems that 5L glass bottles are more expensive compared to plastic ones though, these are the ones I use for personal batches most of the time.

The Fastfermenter - this is my go to for all the reasons it was made.

Happy Birthday and New Year, Braj! I've been using the FermZilla All-Rounder for about 6 months now and love it.

I love the use of that Chef guy and his glass PoS

man, thanxx that was fun!! I´m using the allrounder for years and I still luv it

Well that was alot of info.. I think I need to pound back a few beers and rewatch it 10 times.. have not started the adventure of home brewing yet, but I'm glad to hear the plastic bucket is a viable way to go.

I mostly use Coke kegs to ferment (Pepsi kegs in the keeser} and the heating pads to an inkbird for temp control, with old towels for insulation. I just made my last Pliney clone in my AllRounder and the magnet bag dryhop worked great.

I do small batches ½ gallon to 1 gallon in glass to perfect recipes then do full scale in a bucket.

Happy birthday Braj! Glad to see you back at it with the vids.

Happy B day brother! I’m rocking 2 allrounders right now- seedling mats for heat plugged into inkbirds, wrapped in 1/2” neoprene mats, zipped into old fleece jackets, spunding valves- BAM! Kveik yeast with the temp set to 35c and you’ve got delicious beer in no time! Great vids, keep ‘em comin’!

I'm currently using a FerMonster but want to get the FermZilla All rounder so that I can ferment under pressure. Happy belated B-Day! Cheers!

I do a lot ov Meads, so I ferment in buckets, the transfer to glass for long term aging.

I have the SS Brewtech, but recently transitioned to keg fermenting with a spunding valve for all the benefits you mentioned. So far I've done 2 ciders (using your video from earlier) and a stout. All of them have come out awesome and hassle free.

Started brewing in the middle of last year. Started with glass carboys and moved to some buckets. I've found glass is great for the condition part of wine or mead making for the visual part of checking in on it months later, but beer brews so fast those buckets are just so handy.

Happy Birthday CH! I like the pressure plastic fermenters with the thermowell. Good for temp control, you can see your fermentation status and great for low oxygen transfers. I’ve got an imperial stout aging in glass for low O2 ingress. Everything has its place. Cheers!

Love my clawhammer brew system!!

@yardbird0004

Ай бұрын

You still have to come out to Portland Maine 🍺

Had them all. Speidel are ok if not pressure fermenting. Had best luck with 24.5L corny keg with FloTiT dip tube added. Ferment. Chill. Fine. Wait. Transfer to a 19L keg with C02. Clear lagers in 2 weeks or so. As a bonus 1 has a multitude of fresh yeast on hand for subsequent batches.

CH, because of you, I shout, “REGULATOR!” anytime I adjust the gas.

@HOMEBREW4LIFE

4 ай бұрын

Haha cheers braj!

I used to look down on plastic buckets because all my early homebrews had this gross, plastic buckety flavor profile. Turns out I was just brewing shitty beer! Now I control fermentation temps and use water salts, and bam, beer from a plastic bucket that doesn't suck! And I've used your Home Depot bucket hack - winning.

Happy birthday CH!!!! I'm still using a pair of SS Brewtech brew buckets.FTSS temp control. I have switched to Austrian yeast and only use my heater.95 degrees is alot easier to get to than 65 when cooling

Happy birthday fella! Love the videos, keep ‘em up! I rock the Fermzilla for pressure fermenting lagers and use the anvil bucket for ales, both are the jam. Cheers

I primarily use my Fermzilla All-rounder even when I don't do pressure ferments. I have a couple of plastic buckets that I use when my all-rounder is already in use. For small batches (I've been doing a lot of 5-8L trial batches recently since I tend to brew more than I can drink) I use 9,5L kegs. I'm going to be doing my first bretted ale soon and I intend to ferment that in a plastic bucket as primary then move it to a royal bubbler (20L glass fermenter with a big ass opening for cleaning) before adding the brett mix and letting it sit for 6-12 months. I decided to go with glass for that simply because I'm concerned the plastic bucket would let too much oxigen in over such a long time, otherwise I would never use glass.

Happy New Year Braj. 38, pup. Happy Birthday. I ferment in a 7 gallon Fermonster with a heavily mod’d lid so I can pressure xfer to the keg. I bought the solid lid, a set of ball lock posts and a floating dip tube. It can’t do enough pressure to ferment but 7-8 lbs for the transfer works great.

Great minds think alike, I switched to keg fermenting about a year ago after following your original advice of fermenting in plastic ( which was also pretty great ). For me being able to pressure transfer to serving keg, pressure ferment and fit 2 fermenters into my inkbird-ified chest freezer were all driving factors in the switch to keg fermentation. Sometimes it takes a couple months to get through a batch ( doing 9g batches split into 2 corny keg fermenters ), so making sure it doesn't sniff any O2 is key. My only issue with keg fermentation is that it's a bit harder than the plastic bucket to clean/sanitize after fermentation.

I bottle all my beer with counter pressure. I don’t keg. I used to bucket in cool chamber but it broke I had money on the account and bought glycol. Beers taste the same but the shelf life is much improved. Money on the account is gone. I finish in a SS brite tank now which adds to the cleaning but it looks really nice. If I was to do it again I’d replace my cooling chamber and finish in kegs before bottling. Greetings from Switzerland

Bucket, buckets, buckets. I have 5 gallon and 7 gallon buckets. Started with homedepot and moved to bigger ones. I do have glass (12 glass 5 and 6 gallon carboys) but I only use those for aging wine and mead and only ferment if I don't have a bucket.

CH, Happy Birthday! Love your videos. Just bought a Brewtech Brew Bucket. First stainless fermenter so was a little disappointed with your survey results but will make the best of it. Cheers!

Throwing it back old school with that beardless video clip 🤣 happy late birthday Braj!!! Cheers to another awesome year!!!!

great video ! I like the Chapman stainless steel fermentor. It's shaped like a plastic bucket and has an excellent spigot. Like a plastic bucket it has a flat bottom so yeast settles out very well. Didn't care for the Anvil. As far as plastic, 2 years ago I fermented on an old food grade fermentor that I brewed on 40 years ago and the beer was fine. Keep it simple and inexpensive because there is plenty of other brewing equipment to spend your money on !

That thing you are doing at 3:03? did something similar when I got my Anvils. I sliced my finger open on burrs on the edge of the sheet metal. I still use my Anvil buckets, about 6 years later, but I do have some regrets.Could have stuck with plastic, dont need the stainless.

I started with a spike conical pressurized fermenter, then went to a fermzilla as a backup or a second fermenter in case I wanted two batches going at the same time. The fermzilla is quite a bit larger and able to take five and a half to 6 gallon batches easily, but for cleaning and ease of use, the spike conical pressurized fermenter for me, with triclamp fittings, is the only way to go. I do a lot of extract brewing, just to keep my footprint small, and my brew day is usually done in about 2 and 1/2 hours. I use a bucket filled with ice and have a coiled high temp silicone hose, 20 ft, that I use to chill my wort, it goes through the transfer pump, throttled through the ice bucket, and then into my fermenter. I can usually pitch my yeast in about an hour after brewing.

So glad you posted this right now, as I just started but was given a bunch of those glass fermenters. Hate them for all those reasons and was looking for the next right step. I have 4 kegs already and can get them cheap, so that sounds like the right next step for me! I have yet to do a dry hopped beer, but know I love them and want to soon. How would you dry hop in a keg?

I got a 14 and 7 gallon anvil crucible both with extended legs and built stands with casters. Also got the cooling kits I love it. Definitely could have gotten away with cheaper fermenters but I love my setup 🙂

I ferment in a 17 gallon spike conical. I built my own glycol chiller so temp control is a breeze. I also ferment under pressure and close transfer to corny kegs. I brew 10 gallon batches and it makes it way less time involved when you brew 10 gallons at a time. I have video's on my channel on how I built my chiller.

Just tempted by a used Ss 1/2bbl conical with a temperature controlled box for sale and watched your video to mull it over. I am thinking my plastic buckets are still the way to go. I have a 10 gallon thermos style mash ton, 60 litre boil kettle and I run them full to the brim. One batch will usually boil down to about 50 litres and fits nicely into two 6.7 gallon buckets for fermentation. Each bucket fills a corny keg with about 3-4 litres left to put in bottles. I did have issues with fermenting in the hot summer but a window banger air conditioner in the basement seems to work well at keeping around 72. I mainly use safe ale -05 and find it works great until room temperature is above 75. I do rack to secondary buckets to finish for no more than 2 days as I find it clears the beer better. I will usually do two batches on a brew day, mashing batch two while batch one is in the boil, thus ending up with 4 buckets fermenting after a long 10+ hour brew day. My beer tastes great and kegs will disappear very quickly when friends come over, plus I supply my Dad and another guy with kegs too. In the end I can't see my life being any easier with the conical, not easy to move when full, certainly not easier to clean than buckets, and would limit my quantities. Also ads a lot more equipment to the mix with connectors and pumps, which means some sort of filtering. Plus the two bucket system allows me to do one dry hopped and one not for the same batch. Oh yeah, and saves a pretty substantial amount of coin too. Yes, the fermenting box and conical would give me more temp control to try different yeasts and ferment temperatures, but the safale -05 seems fine to me and comes in a brick, much cheaper than individual packs of dry and the liquid stuff. Plus, I'm an ale guy and don't want to venture into brewing lagers anyway. As for oxygen exposure, not sure it's as much of a risk as people say. My hazy IPAs taste great and never had a beer turn, even after 3 plus months in the keg fridge, although the hazies do turn clear after a month or two, but it's a pretty rare occasion that they aren't finished in 30 days anyway. Did I miss anything in my considerations?

Corny kegs all the way! I ferment at room temp and 35PSI for most of my brews.

I'd have to say the FerMonster 7gal: Cheap to buy, easy to clean, you can watch the ferment in action, this should cover everything except pressure ferments. Perfect for the beginning homebrewer!

@probegt75

5 ай бұрын

That's what I use. Love watching the fermentation in action. It's kind of mesmerizing

@JeffTheHokie

4 ай бұрын

Just don't do what I did. I was making something that needed yeast nutrient, so I boiled the nutrient to sanitize it, poured that directly into the empty fermonster and permanently warped it. I replaced it with a fermzilla which is basically the same thing, different brand. I'm not complaining about the fermonster. It is a great fermenter, but don't pour boiling liquids direct in it. Plastics can only handle so much heat.

Happy Bday, Chief! I have the 7 gal conical from Anvil going on its first brew at the moment but before that always been using the plastic bucket.

Happy birthday my dude. I've been using the fermzilla for about 12 months. Love it's pressure control as I don't have temperature control and love me some kveik. Much love.

Reinforced plastic milk crates (usually free) for moving around glass “Italian” carboys. I worked in a small microwinery in the Ozarks years before making beer. I like glass carboys lol

@HOMEBREW4LIFE

8 ай бұрын

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Happy Birthday! I found the best of both worlds about 10 years ago. I picked up a 7 gallon plastic conical. I still use buckets, though, when the conical is tied up.

I've got the Kegmenter 29L from Kegland and i think they are very good, pretty cheap and lots of headroom while fermenting under pressure.

I've been using plastic for years with great results. Although I do have a bunch of kegs in the garage and have been thinking of trying the pressure fermentation deal

At the moment my favorite fermenter is the Reactor SS Conical from Northern Brewer. Biggest selling point for me was the fact that it has a valve at the bottom which makes cleaning super simple. No need to tip it over. Just open the bottom valve. All of that said, I picked up a Spundy by Keg King and a floating dip tube to start fermenting with my corny kegs and I have a feeling that I too will prefer keg fermenting in the future. Sounds so simple. Happy Birthday H4L! Cheers! 🍻

Happy Birthday! I am with you I don’t ferment in glass anymore but do age a beer in glass I would suggest getting a milk crate they fit the glass fermenters perfectly and its not some crazy strap thing. Plus Ive been able to get them for Free front the milk delivery guy all I had to do was tell him I was using them to help brew beer.

Happy birthday sir and hello from Colorado. Knox is a great town. Uncle Dave has a cigar shop, Smoky’s, there in Knox. Totally with you on fermenters. Glass when I started in 2013, and now I’m selling all 9 of my carboys, expanding my stainless vessels and maintaining my plastic buckets. 2 Big Mouth Bubblers glass vessels shattered on me. That’s it. Cheers mate!

Happy Birthday Braj! Cheers to another year of braj'ing and brewing.

Love the video…just built my own glycol chiller out of an old window AC unit and an igloo cooler…could be a great project for the channel!

happy b braj! Started in plastic and switched to Grainfather conical, used it for something like four years now, it has occasional hiccups, the temp control unit is delicate and sometimes needs extra maintenance but the system is robust and user-friendly, meaning it's easy to clean and assemble. They also have awesome customer service (in Europe at least). To conclude: proper hygiene + some sort of temp control will do the work, stainless or plastic does not matter that much (u said it yourself:)). cheers

Absolutely agree with the ink bird being fantastic. One of the best tools I've bought

I got two fermzillas and a pollsinelli stainless open fermenter which I only use for traditional German wheat beer.

Happy Birthday Buddy! Have only used Spiedel 30L fermenters with malt kits and get good results. Still find the longer my beer sits in the korny keg the clearer and better it gets. Mind you we usually crush a keg in two sitting within two weeks of kegging..

Happy belated Birthday! Hey, ANVIL SS 7 gal fermenters. Great price and have lasted me years(bought 2).Alas, now I have some beer stone creeping in them and try as I might cant get it gone.(brain showing me grinding it out with a wire wheel....). I tossed out my glass carboy.Cannot believe I never severed an artery... have several plastic ones in basement, scratched (from the &***!%$ cleaning brush)and all and YES I agree PBW and star san clean and never had a problem with them other than they are PITA to clean.

I started with an Anvil Crucible mainly because I thought I needed a conical and thought temp control would be easier. Now I'm mainly in plastic buckets because they fit in my keezer and they're easier to work with. I only use the Anvil bucket when I'm doing an IPA and I'm more stressed about potential oxygen and then I'll transfer late to a corny to dry hop/add fruit. I'm still on the fence about going corny keg the entre fermentation. I like having a full 5 gallons of beer in the keg.

Micro plastic seems to be everywhere. I would not use plastic carboys or buckets where glass is available.

I got a 9 gallon Bucket Buddy from More Beer and I LOVE it! Also use the Speidel 60 Liter plastic ones. I like to make 7 gallons at a time. That's my magic number. Great videos! Great channel! Thank you for the awesomely funny and informative videos! Keep it up. (That's what she said) '

Happy birthday! I love my Fermzilla all rounder, about to purchase my second, More beer has them on sale right now with the pressure kit.

I've used plastic buckets but switched to an Ss brewtech bucket about 5 brews ago. I love it.

I use plastic fermenters. I have a 2 gal and a 6 gal. When primary is done I age them in glass. The 6 gal was sold as a brewing bucket with all the measurement lines and the 2 gal is a food grade bucket from Lowes. Cheap.

I have done clear plastic pressure fermenting, anvil bucket, plastic bucket, grainfather fermenter pro - I think my next one might be a better bucket or conical from spike - but a keg size might be useful too. I want to do smaller batches.

Sanke keg has been my go to fermenter for a few years now

Happy Birthday Braj! I have only ever fermented in a Fermzilla conical. I am going to brew a porter and "bourbon barrel age" it. So, I am going to use a plastic bucket fermenter for that.

your videos are informative and hilarious ! Keep up the good work !

Great video, newly subscribed👍 I would like to say I ONLY brew 10gal batches and I love the Speidel 60L (15gal) fermenters, LOVE THEM! Only after retrofitting with accessories from NORCAL brewing though, ive used these for over 6 years now, after replacing the gaskets with the norcal silicone gaskets these things are airtight and even hold pressure to rack. Must be rough going from SD to TN, home brew scene there is insane. Karl Strauss, Ballast Point, Gordon Biersch, Pizza Port…so many, but I gotta get outta here also before SHTF!

I just started fermenting in 20L Oxebar Mono Pet kegs and love the results.

@HOMEBREW4LIFE

14 күн бұрын

Noice!

Dude, you are a modern day Jim Palmer.. i await your book, thank you for your service to the beer community.. ...may the beer gods smile upon you.

For 2.5 -3G batches, I find a 5 gallon keg does a fine job, with pressure being a bonus. 5 gallons batches I have a plastic bucket with a ss brewtech racking arm which I can turn away from the yeast cake when kegging. Honestly, I've had the plastic bucket for 2 years now, and it has zero scratches, I just use a soft cloth for cleaning.

I have three 15 gallon all rounder, love them. Made many competition winning beers.

Started with the plastic bucket. Moved up to the Anvil 7.5 bucket. I still have it but I was fortunate enough to buy a Spike CF-15 and that has been used for everything to present day. I used to cold crash my Anvil bucket in the keezer but it takes up too much space and I didn't like the balloon filled with CO2 to prevent it from imploding or sucking in O2. I still like the Anvil and may purchase the cooling kit as I find the cold side of brewing makes the beer more than anything else. I did build a glycol chiller for under 100 bucks and it can get my Spike CF-15 down to 33 easily. I still only do 5 gallon batches and even though the CF-15 can make a half barrel, Im far from needing that capacity. Ive already gained 25 lbs from drinking my high gravity stouts and ales. Id say the critical components of any fermentation is sanitation, as precise temperature control as is possible along with using quality ingredients from the start. Sounds simple and in its basic form it is. I enjoy the evolution this sport allows you to have if you choose. Nothing wrong with a bucket and the corny keg is an awesome idea to get you into the next level. Drink up.

As a FNG homebrewer with limited experience using Kveik, I've done a couple bucket brews and they're fine. Fermented under pressure in a tall 1/4 keg, but tough to dry hop. Just bought 2 AR 7.9gal Fermzillas, kinda cheesy BUT I love them. Dry hopping with magnets is a breeze, temp control with the coils is simple, cool to see WTF is going on throughout the process, LIGHTWEIGHT and easy to throw high up on a shelf. Prob going to buy the 15gal if these work well long term. Took your advice to read the YT, comments, buy shit in bulk, and brew beer!

Happy bday buddy. My birthday is Jan 9th. I use plastics as well. I just bought the SPUNDit 2.0 and can't wait to use it. Fermenting under pressure sound like the plan for me. I picked up a couple other items as well :) I got to spoil myself. I hope you have a wonderful birthday.

I just wanna say thank you for the little clips on the into, I always have my fermenter in the bathtub incase violent fermentation happens but it's always a bit to warm or cold in there depending on season, guy lifted his bucket out of the tub filled with water!!!! Oh I thought, I can fill the tub and add/subtract water of different temp to control the temperature in my fermenter..... Ty

Happy birthday CH! Torpedo keg under pressure has been the best for me.

A 6.5 gal bucket is cheap and easily replaceable. My go to. If it was good enough for Larry Bells it’s good enough for me.

I'm sticking with buckets, unless I go commercial. Haven't had an issue yet

Corny keg and spunding valve. I always do 4 gallon batches so it's perfect for me.

Miss these videos with your thoughts. Keep up the work! Like the podcast, but please keep making videos like this. It's really informative. Just bought a shirt to help out!

@HOMEBREW4LIFE

Жыл бұрын

Ur the best MIKE!

Smaller batches are fine in buckets or carboys. 10+ gallons though? Time to get a conical! 😅

Happy birthday Braj! I currently have 3 fermenters, Fermzilla, Brew Bucket, Spike CF 5. I now have glycol, so the Spike gets more usage. Fermzilla is nice for the price and ability to ferment under pressure. The Brew Bucket has been my homie for years!! I bought a fermentation fridge for that badboy with glass so I could watch it do its thing. I just wish I could use it under pressure. My recommendation to anyone new would be the Fermzilla. For the price it offers the most. Buy your fancy, shiny steel conical fermenter when you have some cash to blow on the hobby. Cheers!!

I have the Catalyst and the Anvil bucket. I love the Anvil bucket...I don't want to talk about the Catalyst. I keep a couple of those cheap Fermonsters around in case I have a couple brews going. They are only a little bit more than the plastic bucket and I find they work pretty well.

Fancy is great. But check out that secondary market first if you decide to go that route but, I feel like at the 5-15 gal batch size plastic is most cost effective.