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Conical Fermenter Parts List
This page is for detailing the conical fermenter that I had
constructed. I bought the following parts from the described supplier:
| Item |
Description |
Supplier |
| 12.5 Gallon Conical Hopper |
A stainless steel hopper, perfect for turning into a conical
fermenter!
Price : $87 (See notes below) |
Toledo Metal
Spinning |
| 17.5" Lid |
A matching stainless steel lid for the above hopper.
Price : $44 |
Toledo Metal
Spinning |
| Two stainless steel tubes |
Thick walled 3/8" stainless tube, used for the legs of
the fermenter.
Price : $24.23 |
McMaster |
| Right angle Male/Female 1/2" NPT fitting |
For attaching the dump valve to.
Price : $6.39 |
McMaster |
| Stainless 1/2" ball valve |
Dump valve
Price : $21.82 |
McMaster |
| Welding work |
Form legs and attach to hopper. Cut two holes in lid
for air lock and one for a sampler hole. Cut hole in point of cone,
bore out threads from right angle fitting, weld to point of hopper.
Price : $50 In the end, it was over three hours of work, but they
only charged me for the one as they thought it was fun work! One
caveat though! I have to take some beer up to them when I brew the
first batch with the fermenter. Ok. |
Microweld |
Total cost, $258 or there about. A lot cheaper than any of the store
bought conical fermenter! So, if you want a conical fermenter and don't like the idea of forking out over $500 for a store bought one, think about
making it yourself! My understanding is the Toledo Metal Spinning has had
so many calls from home brewers that they are planning on mass producing a
conical for the home brew market! It should be cheap, hopefully, they will
do it well.
Now, since I built mine, Toledo Metal Spinning have cottoned on to us
home brewers and jacked their price up through the roof! Unfortunately for
many, the conicals are now unaffordable, even to make at home.
Click on any of the following thumbnails to be taken to a full size picture
of the conical fermenter.
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A view of the bottom of the fermenter where the 90 degree
fitting was welded on. It also shows the 1/2" stainless ball
valve and quick disconnect fitting. |
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A view of the unit standing. Shows how the legs work I
suppose! |
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A view inside the fermenter, showing were the 90 degree
fitting was welded on. |
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The lid. I had two holes stamped in it. One will
be for the airlock and the second I plan on inserting a new DS18S20 for
controlling the fermentation temperature. I already have purchased
the DS18S20 and some other bits and pieces. Stay tuned and look for
a Controlled Fermentation page! |
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The whole thing! |
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Lots of people have asked me how I seal it, so today, when
someone emailed me, I was lucky enough to have a barleywine just brewed
yesterday, so I grabbed some pictures. This shows the eye bolts,
cables and hooks used. |
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Showing the lid plate (two sheets of 8 ply screwed together,
with holes to line up with the stainless lid and the eight flat plates
used to thread the eye bolts through. |
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