My new lagering fermentor

[billvon]

Wanted something that would fit in the fridge, so I made a 3gal fermentor out of a refrigerator water bottle, some tubing and a yeast vial. Seems to work pretty well and fits in the fridge. Limits me to a half batch though.

 

[indeedproceed]

I also made a lagering something. I will post pictures tonight.

 

[nebben]

That is awesome! It's like Mr. Beer without the round shape! More space in the fridge for more beer.

 

[kwaidonjin]

awesome... Ingenuity is the invention of great beer.

 

[Soonerbourne]

Looking good. I recently encountered the lager issue and your solution is much better than mine. I must steal it now!

 

[Marsdude]

What a great solution! Kudos

I am thinking I could use two of these for a 5 gallon batch.

 

[JNye]

brilliant!(guiness guy)

 

[gbrewing]

I like it. Great for smaller batches and it tucks away nicely.

 

[Krrazy]

Great idea! Where did you get your water bottle? That seems to be of better quality than the ones I've seen.

 

[billvon]

Great idea! Where did you get your water bottle?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ZHPBC0/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[kwaidonjin]

what do you do? wait till primary fermentation is done and then put in fridge? do you use this the entire time , or transfer to this one?

 

[Quarters]

Very nice. I have always wanted to try lagering sometime down the road when I get better at home brewing.

 

[billvon]

what do you do? wait till primary fermentation is done and then put in fridge? do you use this the entire time , or transfer to this one?

I started at room temp in a regular fermentor, waited 48hrs then transferred. So I got the lagering but not the lower temp fermentation.

 

[jmkratt]

Love it! Thanks for sharing, I think I am going to try one (or two) as well!

Do you know the dimensions of the bottle by chance?

 

[kwaidonjin]

wait 48hrs. after fermentation starts? or ends?

 

[billvon]

wait 48hrs. after fermentation starts? or ends?

After I pitched the yeast. Fermemtation was still going on. (I have no idea if that's right or wrong, it's just what I tried.)

 

[jmkratt]

Do you know the dimensions of the bottle by chance?

Had I have checked the Amazon link I would have found this:

Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 6.5 x 9.8 inches

 

[chazzman]

It seems that this would be possible with the 2 1/2 gal water bottles as well,
as a matter of fact the Premiere Malt Extract thread has a post of something similar.
HDPE might be better plastic as well.