6x 5gal happy fermenters

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Bloep bloep bloepoep bloeboedoep bloep bloep.
You have no idea how happy these fermenters are.

3 on the left are Mad Giant Killer Hop about finished active fermenting. 3 right are Mad Giant Killer Hop with oats in active fermentation. About 4 degrees difference in temp. Photo take a week or so ago ..

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Bloep bloep bloepoep bloeboedoep bloep bloep.
You have no idea how happy these fermenters are.

3 on the left are Mad Giant Killer Hop about finished active fermenting. 3 right are Mad Giant Killer Hop with oats in active fermentation. About 4 degrees difference in temp. Photo take a week or so ago ..

WoW, you seem to have a brewing problem

PS: Why does that one in the middle have so much trub ?

[BackOffMyBrew Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BackOffMyBrew]

Now I don't feel so bad having 3 or 4 batches on the go sometimes

[AlexBrew Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close AlexBrew]

Why does that one in the middle have so much trub ?

I decanted the yeast cake from previous batch into this lot. The one in the middle must have had the bottom lot - i.e most of the sediment

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Wow. You are really brewing up a storm

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[CaPunT Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CaPunT]

Holy crap, verrry niiiiiiiice!

You got me thinking about using those water containers myself now... only problem is i dont have a damn siphon and bottling bucket...
Lemme see if i can get one or two then that will offset the cost for the extra equipment needed.

Just one thing - i take it you're very pedantic about light getting "near" them? especially with a highly hopped brew in?

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Holy crap, verrry niiiiiiiice!



Just one thing - i take it you're very pedantic about light getting "near" them? especially with a highly hopped brew in?

This is why I moved from those water carboys to black 25lt buckets

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Just one thing - i take it you're very pedantic about light getting "near" them? especially with a highly hopped brew in?

I have the zipped up in an old sleeping bag to keep ambient temperatures consistent as possible. As I don't have a ferminator yet (something I'm considdering - but don't really have space). This will suffice for the meantime. Also in winter when it was cold at night I placed a couple of 5litre hotwater bottles inside the sleeping bag - in summer I might considder adding ice bottles.

I once saw on TV where the SA govt where donating these slow cooker insulated bags where you put your hot pot in to informal settlements - got me the idea on sourcing something like that - hence the sleeping bag idea.

I buy these carboys from a local RO H20 shop. R150 for clean ones and R100 for dusty ones. Dusty ones thank you very much. There is a manufacturers sticker on there - mayby sourcing them from the factory might be cheaper. Let me know then I'll upload the details. I have priced them shops in shopping centres and there the will go for R350.. I get mine from a shop in Malmesbury.

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I buy these carboys from a local RO H20 shop. R150 for clean ones and R100 for dusty ones. Dusty ones thank you very much. There is a manufacturers sticker on there - mayby sourcing them from the factory might be cheaper. Let me know then I'll upload the details. I have priced them shops in shopping centres and there the will go for R350.. I get mine from a shop in Malmesbury.

25 lt Black buckets cost me R49.00 and are pretty immune to any light source. Makes my dry-hopping much easier as well.

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I have the zipped up in an old sleeping bag to keep ambient temperatures consistent as possible. As I don't have a ferminator yet (something I'm considdering - but don't really have space). This will suffice for the meantime. Also in winter when it was cold at night I placed a couple of 5litre hotwater bottles inside the sleeping bag - in summer I might considder adding ice bottles.

I once saw on TV where the SA govt where donating these slow cooker insulated bags where you put your hot pot in to informal settlements - got me the idea on sourcing something like that - hence the sleeping bag idea.

I buy these carboys from a local RO H20 shop. R150 for clean ones and R100 for dusty ones. Dusty ones thank you very much. There is a manufacturers sticker on there - mayby sourcing them from the factory might be cheaper. Let me know then I'll upload the details. I have priced them shops in shopping centres and there the will go for R350.. I get mine from a shop in Malmesbury.

Hopefully you're using Kveik and the fluctuating temps won't matter much

Thanks for the info, i'll ask the Office if i can buy some off them (not sure how it works with the water co doing the office water).

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Hopefully you're using Kveik and the fluctuating temps won't matter much
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No .. mainly US05 .. but the beers taste smell and look great. Proof in the pictures ?

Kveik is deffinitely something I'll try when summer temps go nuts. Can get quite hot here 35..40 deg C .. sounds like the perfect environment for Kveik

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25 lt Black buckets cost me R49.00 and are pretty immune to any light source. Makes my dry-hopping much easier as well.

I use black buckets as well. How does it make dry hopping easier?

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I use black buckets as well. How does it make dry hopping easier?

Easier to lift the lid and drop in 100-200g of hops in a hop bag than trying to stuff it down a narrow carboy neck

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Easier to lift the lid and drop in 100-200g of hops in a hop bag than trying to stuff it down a narrow carboy neck

oh crap. yeah no thanks, mind changed regarding those now. I guess buckets or a conical will have to do

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oh crap. yeah no thanks, mind changed regarding those now. I guess buckets or a conical will have to do

Cleaning is MUCH easier as well