Conical Fermentors
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Permalink Reply by donald stewart on
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hi , I would like to say right from the start
I AM NOT BAGGING FARRA it is just about imposable to get a good weld on the inside
what i am saying is any one who makes a conical by welding will have the same prob
it still costs a lot of money for a welded conical that is hard to clean and saniti
look at the way http://www.blichmannengineering.com/fermentor/fermentor.html make there
with no welds
i wish i had gone to http://inibrewsupply.com/blichmann-stainless-fermenter-14-5-gal/ and paid a bit more , but been happy
i think if you want a conical save up a bit more and get a good one you will be happy forevery
if you live near Chris have a look at his
or if you are in QT call in for a beer and have a look
hope this will help
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Permalink Reply by Ralph on
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Hey Donald $450 seems cheap for a conical stainless fermentor made here in nz. I would have thought it would be more like $1000? Is that the standard price for their 60L fermentor?
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Permalink Reply by Chris Mills on
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Prices from Farra a bit more this year than when Donald got his - this could also be because I got a 152mm RJT opening on the tops of mine, but I have been happy with mine and have put many batches through them.
It is my impression that there are different kinds of welds with stainless and they all do the same thing. Some are tidier than others, but as long as there are no pin-holes or gaps for bacteria to grow in then you should be fine.
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I would have thought they would at least grind and polish the weld on the inside? The reason I was asking about the price is I was wondering if that was the usual standard, or if that was just one that somebody from Farra knocked up for a mate?
Grinding and polishing the weld on the inside of the vessel would seem like reasonably normal practice on SS designed for food/beer manufacture...
Anyway I guess I will find out as I have one on the way at some stage soon. I won a 30L conical from Farra in the National Homebrew Comp and have upgraded to a 60L for the price difference between the 2.
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I would expect that your 60L will look similar on the inside. Please let us know what it is like. The welds on my 60L FVs look much the same on the interior.
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Yeh, looks exactly the same as yours on the inside. The welds are tidy enough for welds, but they have not been polished or anything so there is a bead inside the vessel.
Photos etc here http://inzanebrew.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/new-brewing-bling-60-lit...
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Yours looks rather tidy. Curious pressure gauge assembly and use of a 4" RJT for a draw point on the side. You may want to be wary of krausen getting up into your pressure gauge as some yeasts can produce substantial heights of the stuff (Trappist High Gravity being notorious).
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Permalink Reply by Paul Fraser on
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You lucky bugger!!
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hi, just back from xmass break . i have had mine for two years how but at 450 i do not think it was cheap
i think http://inibrewsupply.com/blichmann-stainless-fermenter-14-5-gal/ is cheap and here in nz
it is a lot more money but it is better made and you will have it for years
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Permalink Reply by aldee on
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price is good, nil stock & no indication of new stock arriving = not good
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Permalink Reply by Farra Engineering on
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Hello, Farra Engineering here, I am not sure who "Steve the boss" is as we have never had a Steve work for us. I am a little confused as to why you would claim Farra would have sold you such a poor quality item. If you have purchased this off Trade Me other then off our account (farraeng) then it is NOT a Farra Product!
Our Fermenters are priced at $ 1,450 + GST (with carbonation manifold included) and the quality reflects this.
All our Welds are purge welded which is more then appropriate for Brewery standards
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