WHICH HOMEBREW FERMENTER SHOULD I BUY?
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Just a tip if one can't lay hands on a step bit: if you run the spade bit in reverse and use minimum pressure, it doesn't shred. It's more like etching your way through the material. I usually finish up with a bit of fine sandpaper and a razor blade held flat to the lid to cut through the "lip" that often occurs. I find a 1 1/8" spade does pretty well for #6.5 bungs.
Im so thankful to finally find someone that dreads carboys as much as I do. Switched to buckets with spigots and I'm never looking back.
Smart man! Trial and error amigo!
We have recently started fermenting into corny kegs. blow off tube to the gas post or a sounding valve if you want to pressure ferment. Cut an inch or 2 off of your pickup tube and reinvest that fermenter money into a keg washer. Hell could even have a dedicated fermenting keg and perform a closed transfer to a serving keg.
solid feedback, thx Connor!
I was very lucky and won a raffle for an SS brewtech conical. I like using it but I must say I would not buy one at its price point. 1) It has the bottom port that usually gets clogged and I can't drop my yeast and trub out of it. 2) I can't apply CO2 pressure to the top to force the trub out because even though the lid provides a good seal you can't apply more than 1 PSI before the gas pisses out the top. 3) It is too tall to just toss in my Keezer to cold crash and you pretty much need buy a product specific solution for temp control (although I'm currently working on a work around with a new ANVIL product). 4) Mine is first gen and has handles, but they are metal wire with no padding so it hurts to lift while filled. 5) If I plan to buy another stainless fermentor I would almost certainly go with ANVIL!! I have several other products of theirs and they are all no bullshit top quality at a realistic price.
Got a Chapman ss fermenter, does the job, comes with a 3 piece ball valve, easy to disassemble and fully clean/boil..
Hell yeah paul thx for the feedback!
As an 11 year veteran of the hobby I can tell you my conical (14 gallon anvil crucible) makes A HUGE difference. Is it in the taste of my brews? NO. Because I know what I'm doing... I have made rubber made trash cans into 15 gallon fermenter and I have made a brew kettle into a fermenter...long story short your beer when properly maintained should be the same. The difference comes with not having to rack to a secondary, low pressure transfer with CO2(IK the buckets do this too) and cleaning...with a cip and my pump it basically cleans itself. Conical = Convenience.
that's perfect feedback bobby cash. The community appreciates that, cheers!
Live and you learn. I bought a glass carboy because I was worried about using plastic. The obstacles didn't bother me too much, but I see the consensus about food grade buckets being generally preferred. I could have multiple batches fermenting for much less 💰. Mainly, I hope I can make drinkable beer while I slowly piece together more/better equipment for future brews.
I've used plastic for almost 6 years. Now I've moved up to a electric mash and boil unit by Brewers Edge. I can ferment in it as well. I'm making a ginger saison today, and will be using my new electric equipment.
@Rodan Danner Did you modify your M&B lid? I have a M&B and I can't see how I would make fermenting in it work. Thanks!
@@justinshively6360 a little late for a reply, I know, but the Brewer's Edge Mash and Boil Series 1 has an optional distillation and fermentation lid on Amazon, Williams Brewing, etc. The newer one has a lid that I guess can be converted.
I originally used 2 1 gallon glass fermenters and switched to single 2.5/3gallon brewdemon conical fermenter best decision I made only wish I had the money to go bigger at the time
Solid feedback zach thanks
Gasket material you can buy bulk from grainger or mcmaster/Carr. Cut to fit. Super glue ends..
imo the anvil bucket is the best. Its cheap and will last a lifetime. Combined with the anvil cooling system connected to a glycol bucket in the freezer and a heatpad, you can brew anything you want and it will last a lifetime. Maybe your grandchildren will inherit it.
After 10 years of brewing I got Klarstein Maischfest 30-Liter capacity fermenter. It's the cheapest you can get but I was sick of plastic bucket and I had tendencies to over fill them. SS fermenter can be cooled faster before pitching yeasts, this one has flat bottom and didn't have the dip tube but that's easy fix. I gonna like it
Epic feedback thanks stag!
Just stumbled on this video in August 2020 having never run across your channel before. I love your video and info delivery style. Keep it up! I hope to see more stuff by you!
Cheers robert!
I stopped homebrew due to lacking space. Haha i wished I had found your channel back then. But slowly I'm trying to get back into it!
You got this!
Earned Sub. Also I picked up the Klarstein SS fermenter for $89 on sale last month. After using it twice I honestly like it better than the Fast Ferment one for normal brews. They are super easy to clean, move, use in general. I only wish it had a temp control insert. Great thing I can probably add one myself at some point.
Yes. Yes.Yes. I have a basement full of plastic "carboy" fermenters and hated cleaning them.
I bought the 7.5 gallon ANVIL SS conicals (2) about 3 years ago ,sooooo worth it. Great product, great price, super easy to clean. No issues at all. They are my " go to " fermenters.
I also have 2 "Fast ferment" plastic conical fermenters. They are a good product, a bit hard to clean though . I have to use silicone tape to dope the threads ,otherwise prepare for a leak. I use these when I wish to reharvest the yeast.
Oooh, I forgot the plastic buckets. yes , have a few of them also. Don't really use anymore.Great for holding all the wands,hoses,air locks though
Cheers !
solid feedback, cheers Sean!
I brew in RSA and until the last 3 years, supply has been limited but even though plastic conicals and stainless steel have hit the market I'm brewing good beer in just 25l plastic fermenters. Crazy but it's true.
Solid feedback Dops!
So I ferment in a 6 gallon plastic bucket in my garage, with a DIY heater I built from a $9 thermostatic control switch and $16 car fan heater, I put it all in the cardboard box my bucket arrived in lined with foil insulation, and wrapped it in a few blankets and was able to maintain a 90f ferment in my 46f garage with Kveik yeast, smashed it!
Curious but isn't the life expectancy of these fermzillas 1-2 years only? Think I read that somewhere and it's the only thing holding me back, complete deal breaker to me
@@belotguillaume1351 I wouldn't know, I use a cheap bucket!
I've got a a grainfather conical for 3 years now and would highly recommend it. The glycol unit is way too expensive but a bucket with ice works great for temp control. Keep up with the great videos!
Solid feedback thx braj!
I’ve been using a Brewjacket Immersion Pro temp control system at my place - where the temps fluctuate wildly - and it works well. The unit does make a whiny fan noise, but it’s not too loud. I can usually get a batch to drop 20 degrees in several hours. It’s not the cheapest solution, but I couldn’t ferment beer in my apartment without temp control.
That anvil fermenter was looking pretty good to me in the homebrew shop until I remembered that was like ten times as much as the buckets on the next shelf
i use allrounder,6,5 gallons ,and i absolutly love them,,can drink straight from it on most beer
Ive heard great things! Thx for the feedback & cheers! -CH
Great vidja...excellent $7 solution. Would like to hear later on if you have the issue some others have with the Anvil fermenter - peeps say the spigot starts leaking and it's hard to get it to stop. Of course, it usually starts right after you drop a new brew in. I'm using a crappy big mouth bubbler. Cheers, braj!
Will do. the Anvil Foundry and fermenter have been perfect so far but stay tuned!
I'm using plastic with a small freezer with an inkbird wifi temp thermocontroler for lagers. Also a couple of Plaato airlocks w/ wifi. 3 batches going currently... 1 lager, 1 pale ale and a whiskey barrel imperial stout. No space for 3 stainless conical fermentors. If I went that way I'd want glycol and bigger volumes. But then I'd need bigger mash tun, kettle... omg just another 10k. No. I'm ok with plastic!
Yup love the buckets, have upgraded a little bit since my beginning of homebrew but the bucket stays. I would say the deal breaker is temp control made my beers better having a inkbird on a chest frezzer which i use as a kezzer no fancy taps just 2 kegs and tank and regulators, and i got a old fridge that doesn't get cold like it should but gets down to perfect fermintation temps with a inkbird. I would say as a budget home brewer my aches are chilling wort ive done the plate chiller worked great but to many lines to hook up cleaning is a choir having a water line attached and pond pump just alot of work. Sold the plate chiller, now my chugger pump is the only thing ive should have not sold but only use i got out of it was circulating mash but a pitcher seems almost as effective. Back to chilling wort ive personally have just use a rubber maid container with ice water drop my kettle in no lines to hook up
Solid feedback Steve thanks!
In addition to the dialog, really like the background noise, the Short Circuit Brewers Shirt, Stihl Farm Boss Chainsaw. Chainsaws go good with brewing. Own em both but, really endorse my Spike CF10 fermenter.
Glad you enjoyed it!
“Get on that Dewalt game fam” proceeds to use a Milwaukie multi saw lol ... sick channel, good content 🤙🏼🤙🏼 growing some hops in the back yard and appreciate the info
Ur the man dave!
So the discussion used to be that sanitizing plastic was tricky. One can always sanitize glass they would say. Scratches in plastic can lead to contamination they would argue. Am I correct in understanding that as long as you start with new unscratched food grade plastic, and clean it with non abrasive sponges or what do you recommend?, you can bypass the whole contamination worry, and make fermentors for seven bucks or whatever and leave the glass drama behind?.
that's definitely a thing of the past. I've been brewing consistently since 2014 and all I used to use was plastic and i never had a problem with contamination
Ditched the glass when I got up to 3 kids running around my garage brewery. Love the SS brew buckets, but that Anvil looks the same for like $70 less!
Hell ya CT!
Just tried a glass car boy of a friends a couple weeks ago for a secondary fermenter. Dropped in the sink while cleaning it and ended up with a pretty good cut and the need to buy said friend a new glass carboy. No more glass for me. I’m sure it’s my fault, not the glass carboys fault, but even so, not interested in that experience again. I now have an SS 7 gal conical. I’m on my second brew with it. Love it so far but I also still use my plastic buckets as well. I do like the conical bottom for brewing something with a lot of trub.
Dang brian glad your ok. Plastic and affordable stainless steel 4 life!
You a funny guy! Laughed pretty hard a couple times, but the info was solid. Thinking about getting into home brew, not to many years before I retire...not sure that's a good plan, but what the hell.
You had my subsciption at "If anyone knows about buyer's remorse..."
Ha!
Good video, but i disagree with you about glass for 1 reason: if you are making wine or mead, if you age in a plastic bucket, the plastic interferes with the flavor of your product if you have to sit it for a while.
agreed!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE just found you channel and subscribed, love your shit man
I have 2 Fermzilla's, so far I've lost a batch due to leaking and had to replace one of the trub collectors that got sucked in so tight it tore apart from the inside while trying to remove it. Imo don't buy these, go for stainless for just a bit more money, I guess that's all I had to add
I got the fermzilla all rounder, less shit to go wronge. No probs at all
left a like before watching fully just based on the carboy hate. So glad you're saying what everyone was thinking.
ha, much love Garage!
1:17 What not to buy
3:17 My favorites
4:07 How to make fermentor for $7
8:16 Anvil Bucket Review
9:00 Pros and Cons of Conical Stainless Steel
WORK ON THE FLOOR,,HAVE BREW EQUIPMENTMENT ON FLOOR,,,DO U EAT OF OFF FLOOR,,,ILL USE GLASS TILL THE LAST BATCH
Question for you. Live you videos btw. If you were to choose between the grainfather or the anvil 10.5 what one would you pick
If you ask your local takeaways if they have any big plastic food grade buckets with the lids they'll usually give them to you for free. I picked up two 5L and a 12L buckets last week from an Indian takeaway that housed yoghurt and mango chutney.
ha, that's Genius!
Just love these wtf and honest videos of H4L. All the best from France
Thanks for the love Camille. Cheers from San Diego! ~CH
I have that metal bucket. I have also done corny pressure lager.
I love that you hate glass carboys. I filleted my thumb after breaking one while cleaning it in the shower. Viewers, learn from my mistake!
Im with you Brandon. All the way
3:45 interesting you can buy premade cheap plastic fermentors with spigots and fermenting tube for about 8-9usd never would imagine they can get that pricey since you go into pressure fermentor/fermzilla teritory
In Poland*
2:15 I subscribed, I just love the sarcasm.
Cheers andrew! ❤️ 🍻
New to brewing and had a question about the DIY fermenter.. With the spigot so close to the bottom do you risk having the sediment/yeast go into your bottles? Or is that not an issue if some makes it through?
Thanks in advance - Josh
Thanks, haven't started yet but wondered about the first few bottles getting sediment too.
The real downfall with plastic buckets is that you cant do a closed transfer. Its why Im still using carboys. I closed transfer all my beer to prevent oxidization. In my opinion you cant make a really good NEIPA with an open transfer. I will admit dryhopping and cleaning in carboys sucks real bad!
Erik Legenhausen solid feedback. Cheers erik!
Really enjoy all your videos! Keep them coming...would love to see one on a dual fermented sour. I have been reading about that method and interested to try. Cheers!
Erik Legenhausen we will right it down! Cheers from San diego!
I enjoyed this video. Are you using just single stage? I been using plastic for fermentation and then transfer into a 5 gallon glass for secondary. Broke a few 6.5 gallon carboys myself, during cleaning.
Thanks for watching Tom. I dont do secondary. I just cut an inch from all my corny keg diptubes and use the corny as secondary
I’m guilty of not 1 but 2 Speidels, I’m so ashamed😔 still kicking myself I also have a Fermzilla, only because I wanna ferment under pressure.
Great video man 👍🏻👍🏻
And also LOVE the live streams 👍🏻
I ferment in kegs for spunding and closed loop xfers in hopes to keep O2 minimal, but the small volume blows... Online says the anvil fermenter only handles ~1psi. Have you used it for closed loop transfers? Thanks for the cool vid
Naw i ferment under pressure for styles i don't drink fast. If i know i'm gonna slay 5 gallons within a couple days.. I just use a plastic bucket or the anvil with an airlock or blow off tube. Sorry I didn't have a better answer for you
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE nope I hear ya. Makes perfect sense. Thx
Thanks, really smart info. What do you recommend for second fermentation container for wine? From a new subscriber, thanks
Sorry ronnie but i know nothing about wine
i have been using the coopers home brew kit for 20 years now and i laugh at people who goes and buy beer from the store it costs me $8.50 including caps and sugar to make equivalent of 60 cans or 30 x 750ml bottles
keep using it!
Honest man 👍 I will be watching more
What no yak about using corny kegs, other than your dip tube?
BTW, I enjoyed this video very much.
Next video... Secondary fermenters yes or no...
no secondary, exposes too much oxygen, use ur keg as a secondary fermenter
And drink it! BRAJ BMC!!!
Bro you are a genius! You got vids on growing trees?
Not yet!
let me tell you.... I HAVE GRIEVOUSLY INJURED MYSELF BREAKING A 6 GALLON CARBOY. severed a tendon in two places in my wrist..... (im from canada it got fixed right away dont worry) and what do I do? I buy the 13 gallon glass demijohn. it comes with a basket... so that makes it a little more safe. that's all besides the point really. i just cant get away from the fact that glass can be scrubbed clean, and is hypoallergenic, whereas plastic is porous, even if you don't scrub it with steel wool. to this day I have ptsd while I clean glass carboys (the accident occurred while rinsing) but i cant do plastic.... i would love to got to stainless but i cant justify the price... yet.
psa: glass carboys are extremely dangerous! they break into HUGE shards and can fuck you up even kill you if you fell on one.
I'm glad we are on the same page Kaz. I have a friend who worked at ballast point in the homebrew shop and the same exact thing happened
Plastic bucket...love mine, works well with heat pad and stc 1000, also like my 2nd hand mangrove jacks SS bucket for cheap. But hands down for plain convenience and flexibility really rate my GF conical. Good bit of kit. Yeah yeah yeah, if you were a bit of a Muppet and thought it was the grail and will make you that dubel or lager that you always wanted without skill or effort, it won't. But the temp control package and tap setup is nice, I don't use the trub dump, I don't use a glycol chiller, but I do like that it's a proper conical, has a double insulated wall, can still read a tilt through it and allows for accurate out of the box stepped programmable temp control with readout from the get go with zero fucking around.
Would I buy another? Yup, if I could afford it...does it pressure ferment? Nope, not without using clamps to seal the lid....but it will if you 3d print those. Is there better for the money?...hmmm maybe more sophisticated wrt a miniature professional brew style conical...but there's no temp control yet and you need to purchase accessories such as joins, valves etc.
Personally I think temp control is the most important part of the fetme t process after sanitization when it comes to making good beer, much more than wether you use plastic SS or glass. But really, I honestly don't give 2 fucks, ive just had a few leffe blondes and will quickly move on.
Good vid, give up the weed, you're too intelligent for it
solid feedback thanks Chu
I wouldn't want one with a tap, I'd be paranoid it would leak and/or harbour bacteria.
Looks like I've got some drilling to do this weekend Fam!
yup!
VERY GOOD INFORMATIVE VIDEO THANK YOU!
what would you suggest for making mead? I want to make around five to eight gallons at a time.
Plastic
Delta brewing systems conical fermenter. Best thing ever!
Duly noted! Thx for the feedback steve! 🍻 ❤️
Fkn love it.. glass, were done talkin about glass... Were done talkin bout glass
Great video! Great tips on saving money!
Cheers momma!
Aha so the stainless is all about price/ spending over time? Thx
Cheers Bak
I buy the plastic bucket and i am going start use
You have just saved the little I wanted to spend
awesome cheers!
What about pressure fermentation? :)
we drink our beer way too fast to worry about pressure fermentation
I love my RoboCop SS fermenter. It provides a loving home for my yeasties AND will destroy anybody who tries to mess with it.
down with #OCP
0:25 is that a Megaman 2 cover by The Advantage?
Nice catch!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE good video, by the way. You just saved me a bunch of money and frustration, as I was about to order some glass carboys.
LEARN FROM OTHER PEOPLES MISTAKES...... ❤️ ACT IN HASTE, REPENT AT LEISURE.... Love this solid advice..🥰😎
So true!
can the anvil pressure transfer to keg?
Ferment in kegs.
sweet!...i have a hammer, tape measure and model car paint...how the hell do i make one of those 7$ buckets.
Watch the video!
Haha nah I’m just saying I don’t have any power tools man. Anyways, your videos are awesome I’m a fan. I’m gonna buy a stainless can..conical 👍
Can you pressurize the anvil fermenter?
It would take some serious DIYing but i dont pressure transfer. We drink the beer too fast lol
thanks, not gonna buy a glass fermenter now! thumps up
Great Video :) Very Good information. Is there a Ducktales soundtrack NES 8 - Bits back there? :) Just Curious.
Ha nice catch but its megaman 3 #nes
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE Awesome too. Big Fan of Megaman :D
I don’t know if anyone has ever mentioned this before, but close your eyes while watching this and tell me this doesn’t sound like Nicolas Cage talking.
he's my biological stepfather
Just watched my first vid whi'cha...LOVE IT! Sub'd and now down the rabbit hole I go!! (PS. I have been lugg'n my stupid glass CB for years just because it is hard to justify breaking it up and throwing it out......so funny you said that too!)
Water flower vase! 🌹
Dewalt for the win!
Dewalt 4 Life
Loving the MegaMan music👍👍
Nice catch Dave!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE if you like MegaMan 2/3 music, try space level of the Ducktails video game. It's like it was thrown in the wrong video game 🤣
useful , thanks.
chea braj!
"Any product that will last forever well thats a good product"
#wisdumb!
You earned a subscriber in the first 3mins
Thanks for the love!
First time home brewer here. Last weekend I dropped 150 ish on a kit that included a glass carboy. I could have saved myself 60 bucks if I watched this. In fact I already made a 2 gallon version of your plastic fermenter for cold brew coffee! Feeling like a dumbass.
Life happens fam, and i guarantee ive done a million times more dumber shit that you amigo. But keep the passion burning
How about y'all using mega man 2 music from flash man level. 👍🏽😉
MEGA MAN 4 LIFE! Nice catch Jared, cheers!
glad i watched this! thank you!
Cheers Ella!
Where do I get a bucket for $5?
I guess watching actually help. Good tips here.
home depot, paint isle!
@@HOMEBREW4LIFE These are only 5 gallon buckets. Hard to do a 5 gal batch in a 5 gallon bucket.
Stainless is supperior to plastic.
Yup! And way more expensive
I wanted to start doing fermentation in Home Depot buckets but they look like they are exactly 5 gallons so I would have no head space. How much wort do you put in yours
meh, 4.5 gallon batches are cool. Get a blowoff tube if the yeast is too agressive
Plastic bucket $5... Spigot $3... Short Circuited Brewers shirt on while filming... PRICELESS!
I do not own a glass fermenter any longer either!! PET (fermzilla) have been good to me as well. Plastic fermenter.. This is the way baby yoda!! Cheers Braj! 👍🍻
Cheers brian
First thing I thought was, “hey I watched him when I set up my electric set up” then it was “wait he has shirts... I want one”
@@MetalHeadSolid haha! Nice!
Luv my fermzilla all rounder! It's sick as f@*k. Pressure fermenting is to brewers what coke is to Charlie sheen
@@RG-yz8ov lol never heard that analogy.. but it's a good one!! 👍🍻
Love the frugalness nature of this video. That's what Im all about.
And OMG, you are so correct about glass. My first homebrew was using a bunch of stuff I got for free. Which included a 6.5 gallon glass carboy. Never again.
After that batch I went out and got a plastic bucket and was no longer scared of severing tendons from a broken carboy. Fuck glass.
I've used plastic buckets for 20 years, no complaints.
my man
So glad I watched this. Was going to buy a speidel but didn’t realize you could get those food grade buckets at Home Depot.
I'm juuuuuust getting interested in this stuff, and my first batch is going to be fruit juice from Wally World and some leftover brown sugar that's been sitting around my shop for years, and amazingly I have a brewing supply only about a mile away so I'll get some yeast from there. Yep, ferment it right in the bottle it comes in.
ive been brewing for a few years. i know winco has 5 gal. didnt know the home stores had food grade through...
@@sniperdgs solid feedback braj!
Plan on doing the same for small cider batches. Probably make some 5 gallon ones for beer too. I have glass carboys but I'll save those for long term storage or sours. Cheers!
I mean, convincing people to not buy glass is why I am here.
Lol cheers!
nothing wrong with glass if you dont buy cheap shit
主要是玻璃太不安全了
Hey! Excellent video...I was NOT expecting you to go the cheap route! I was anticipating total endorsement of robocop stuff I can't afford/justify. Cheers!
Dude - waited 2 days for straight talk. Got 4 glass carboys free and added a $7 handle for each (more beer). Ant idea where I can find cheapest 7 gal plastic bucket to make my own? Followed u making 2 Hazy batches with Kviek and made a monster mess with 3 piece airlock. Again...cheap 7 gal bucket ??
no Home Depots nearby?
Got it. I thought they were only 5gal. I’m giddy like a school girl itching to cook my next 20 gal batch with plastic. Rock on CH !!
Very informative I’m always surprised at just how much money some home brewers will spend on needless and not necessarily better equipment. Good advice from someone who has the experience.
There are several pros to glass carboys to be fair. They are not oxygen permeable, they hold a much tighter seal than any bucket style fermenter. More moving parts = more room for failures or leaks. They do not scratch easily, nor harbor any bacteria or odor. Glass is an easily sanitizeable surface, and they can last for decades if taken care of.
Yes they are heavier, and take 5 extra minutes to clean. They are actually much easier to clean in comparison to something like a stainless conical with 10 different ports and fittings. Ive used the same glass carboys for 10 years without dangerous incidents either. I still enjoy my PET big mouth bubblers as well though. Plastic isnt a bad choice, easily replaceable and cheap...Cheers 🍻
I like the idea of glass fermenters but for practicality, safety and cost I always arrive back at the plastic options. I don't like the thought of trace chemicals leaching from the plastic into my brew or tiny scratches in the plastic harbouring bacteria but I've used my coopers plastic fermenter many times with no problems.
@@Beesa10 I haven't had any problems with any plastic fermenters I have had. I love to be able to see the fermentation activity as well. That's why I am partial to glass or transparent plastic really. Want to upgrade to stainless bucket-style fermenters, but not being able to see the beer is a bummer to me
I am glad that someone with much more experience has come to the same conclusion.
My instincts told me to start creating my own containers, but I was afraid of contamination from the spigot during the 2 weeks of fermentation if there was any small leak.
On the other hand as a newbie you always want to see what is happening inside the fermenter at the beginning, I think nobody escapes having at least a small glass fermenter to start with.
I love my stainless steel. 14 gal. With extension to 26 gal. On legs so I can sit in chair. Blichmann engineering. About $1400 but will last a lifetime. No regrets
It’s been 2 years since you made this video. How is the anvil still holding up and do you find yourself using it more or using plastic buckets.