Conical Fermentors

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Permalink Reply by Rob Owen on May 14, 2008 at 10:39pm

Hi Alex,
I got mine from MoreBeer - www.morebeer.com about 7 years ago. I love it. I seem to remember it was about $600 and another $600 in shipping - memory kind of rusty now.
If you can arrange to have it shipped in a container that would save a big portion of the cost.
It was well worth the money.

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Permalink Reply by Dan on May 14, 2008 at 11:53pm

Sheesh $1200 dollars for a small fermentor, i,d want at least three, Have you thought about converting a 50lt keg, kegs, or scrap stainless steel, and getting someone (welders etc), to fabricate a cone to it, maybe get a quote!
Got me thinking now, a conical or three would be the zhit.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Baker on May 15, 2008 at 8:59am

Another option is importing a plastic conical. There seems to be quite a few of those being sold on the internets.

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Permalink Reply by Smiffy on October 16, 2011 at 1:52pm

Do you know if these plastic ones will withstand any pressure (for pushing the beer through a filter into a keg)?

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Permalink Reply by Horace on May 16, 2008 at 7:37am

Look fo toledo metal spinning. You'll find they make conical hoppers and lids for them. I think this is where most of the guys that make them get their bit sfrom. Obviously some more fabrication would need to be done. i.e adding valves and a stand. If enough people are interested you might be able to get a whole lot........... or start making them yourself

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Permalink Reply by denimglen on May 17, 2008 at 10:50am

I just had a look at morebeer out of interest.

The economy 7.1 gallon is 520USD and shipping estimate to NZ is 170USD, so about 890NZD.

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Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on May 17, 2008 at 11:17am

You should, for safe budgeting, add 12.5% GST and 7% excise to that.
If you are lucky you'll get away with it and it'll just turn up at your door (and there is possibly a solid argument that it is "brewery machinery", which is duty free).

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Permalink Reply by denimglen on May 17, 2008 at 11:22am

Ah yeah, I forgot about stuff getting taxed when coming into the country.

But for 890+ personally I'm gonna stick with my Better Bottles.

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Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on May 17, 2008 at 11:48am

Me too (std brewcraft fermenters for me). I've tossed it up a few times but I so love my yeast battles - double batches split across two batches with a different yeast, or pitching rate, in each one (and I certainly wouldn't be buying two conicals!)

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Permalink Reply by Brendon on May 17, 2008 at 12:45pm

I got a plastic conical custom made from Rotational Plastics of Hamilton.
It cost me $311 about a year ago and is approximately 80 L in volume.
Most embarrassingly I have never used it because I haven't built a stand for it to go on. The idea was to make bigger batches of lager using Cal-Lager yeast but I haven't got around to it.

Anyway - my whole experience is very experimental (i.e. still plastic and will therefore not last too long) but I like doing these weird things!
B

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Permalink Reply by Smiffy on October 18, 2011 at 4:19pm

Will it withstand any pressure?

Did it include any fittings or was it just a bare moulding?

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Permalink Reply by IPWS on May 18, 2008 at 12:00pm

what size did you have in mind would you want it want it to be pressure capable so you can carb in the can

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