MapleGroveAleworks
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Brewed my first batch for it last night, handles very nicely with 6 gallons of wort in it!
Can these be used to dump trub and yeast so I can use it as a primary and secondary fermentation vessel (i.e. will it eliminate need to transfer to another secondary fermenter?)?
I know I'm a little late, but that milk crate looks ready to collapse. You could cut a piece of plywood to distribute the load better, and avoid disaster. Be safe!View attachment 547072 Just brewed my first batch into the four gallon bucket. So far, so good.
Just bought two of these yesterday. I hope they fit in my fermentation chamber!
Its hard plastic. It looks like its glued on, looks easy to remove. I might need to do that to one of mine to be able to fit both in my freezer.
do you (or anyone else) know what size stopper/bung this thing takes?My only complaint is the silicone stopper they included, it has already been cut up from the lid hole. I'll be looking for another drilled stopper and a way to smooth the hole. It is razor sharp right now.
I know I'm a little late, but that milk crate looks ready to collapse. You could cut a piece of plywood to distribute the load better, and avoid disaster. Be safe!
answering my own question: i pinged Anvil support, and got the following answer:do you (or anyone else) know what size stopper/bung this thing takes?
i'd like to use a BrewJacket Immersion Pro with this. this device works with Better Bottle-type fermentors, which take a #10 stopper. so as long as the Anvil's opening is a #10 or larger, we're in business.
Isn’t the fast ferment a plastic conical?
I’ve been taking a hard look at the anvil.
Looking for a fermentor for 2.5g-3g brews. I would like to move to SS.
I am considering the BrewBucket, the Anvil, and the FastFerment.
How do you guys like the 4 gallon version?
I was about to pull the trigger on one, but this kinda concerns me. Already have one SS Brewbucket, looking to add another but thought about trying this Anvil out. I wish Spike brewing would come out with a similar product with welded fittings.
Great idea, on Spike. Have you contacted them?
Has anyone checked the accuracy of the volume markings?
I thought about it last night as filling it with wort.
Btw- I’m pretty happy with it. My only nitpicks would be the non collapsible side handles and the I would make the handles on the four clasps easier to grab.
Lol, Anvil told me the markings are by weight not volume. So I guess we need to weigh out the gallons by 8.34lb per gal and the marks will be correct?
how hot does your brew-belt get? it's been a while but last time i had one, i don't remember it getting that hot - certainly not hot enough to light something. you could do an experiment: put the belt around a bucket/carboy/etc., put it outside somewhere safe, plug in and then wait a few hours...Anyone have a solution for some kind of insulation jacket for these yet? Thinking of making something from Reflectix. Not crazy about using a blanket with an electric heating belt, especially after watching the back neighbors spend 9 months recovering from a relatively small fire.
Regarding closed transfers, I put a stopper in mine and cold crash for a few days. To keg it, I pull the stopper and replace with a piece of sanctities do foil. I'm going right from the valve on the fermenter to the beer line of the keg. The gas line goes in a jar of san star. I've thought about having the gas line go to a one hole stopper in the lid of the fermenter but I've had no issues with O2.
this is my chief complaint about the anvil bucket - it does feel light. i should have expected this, as this is a low-cost alternative to the heavier-duty offerings out there. still seems plenty strong to put up with a lot of use and abuse, so i'm not worried about durability, but it's a bit of a surprise the first time you pick one up.I can say that while it doesn't feel "heavy duty", it does feel well made.
I mean who knows if that's really why they're off, but isn't that actually an excuse for very accurate markings. Isn't that like the most accurate way you could do it?Weight of what? Sounds like a poor excuse for inaccurate markings.
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