Fermenting 15 gallons in sankey

[kickflip_mj]

Is this possible with a large blowoff? any side effect?

 

[aangel]

You could...but if there's tons of yeast contained in the krausen, you're abandoning all the most active yeast.

 

[fizzy_nether_nectar]

You have a 15 gallon fermenter ?

 

[Thedutchtouch]

You have a 15 gallon fermenter ?

he's asking about using a 15.5 gal sanke keg as a fermenter.

personally, i think that there's not enough head space, but 13-14 gal could work.

 

[fizzy_nether_nectar]

Oh oh I see, Yeah I was wondering... You're going to have a lot of blowoff with that too I would even expect some with 10 gallons.. But there's definitely no reason you couldn't try.

 

[kickflip_mj]

Thanks for the response. I normally do 15 gallon batches, but im getting tired of plastic fermenters and dont feel like spending $1500 on fermenters. I could tone them down to 14 gallons, but whats the fun in that. after all the trub, ill end up with 13 gallons.

 

[aangel]

Sanke kegs are the cheapest way to ferment in steel for 10-12 gal batches that I know of. You can always buy more than one?

 

[DurtyChemist]

Sanke kegs are the cheapest way to ferment in steel for 10-12 gal batches that I know of. You can always buy more than one?

Exactly. Upgrade to 20 gallon batches and ferment in two kegs then have them carbonate themselves while fermenting.

 

[kickflip_mj]

Exactly. Upgrade to 20 gallon batches and ferment in two kegs then have them carbonate themselves while fermenting.

Ill try that. I tried reading up on this method, but it gets to crazy with questions. Maybe you could point me in the right direction?