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Three reasons why small batch brewers and wine makers buy Minibrew fermenters: Less work, less expensive, and more fun.
Now you can make
your favorite beverage with professionally designed equipment. Beer or
wine, you'll be happy you joined the "Small Batch Gang." The flavor is
up to you. Our inert polyethylene plastic will not change the taste. Easy to Clean and Sterilize
All popular cleaning and/or sterilizing agents can be used on our
plastic (HDPE) fermenters. They will not harm the inert plastic
material. Water at 180 degrees is an excellent sterilizing agent; pour
it down the sides of the fermenter. The heat will sink into the plastic
and all the parts, killing bacteria. This procedure works with
stainless also. The large top makes it easy to get inside and scrub
dried trub with a Teflon scouring pad. The melting point of plastic is
250 degrees.
No Scratches Worries
One need not worry about tiny scratches in plastic or stainless. There
are two answers to the problem and both are easy. The first is to do
nothing. Sterilize with hot water. The second is to remove the scratch
by cutting down the sides with a dull knife. Draw the blade toward you,
scraping away the plastic. Grinding and buffing scratches in stainless
steel is more complicated.
No Secondary Transfers
No need to transfer wort or wine to a secondary fermentation vessel. It
is safer and less work to transfer the lees and dead yeast cells from
the bottom while you leave the fermenting process above untouched.
Fermenter Design and Shape
The precise shape of the 60 degree cone and top cylinder (one unit wide
by one unit high+) are fermenter design perfections developed over the
years by dedicated brewers looking to improve taste, consistency and
ease of use. The shape positions the yeast and convection does the
rest. The mixing motion of the currents assures complete yeast wort
contact. The yeast near the cool sides will sink and, upon hitting the
conical bottom, is forced into the center where it is warmer. Active
yeast tends to give off heat. The hard working warmer cells rise to the
top and spread to the sides to complete the cycle. Dead yeast cells
will drop to the bottom and are removed quickly and easily (about 30%
are alive) for disposal or reuse.
Precise Temperature Monitoring
Thermometer threads on the MiniBrew System brand of fermenters are
located near the middle of the wort for precise temperature monitoring.
A screw-in plug is included. Two different HBE thermometers are
available and sold separately. Valves included
The 1/2" racking port threads are located on the side cone just above
the settled yeast level. The port valve is for sampling, specific
gravity reading and, of course, racking to bottles and kegs. The valve
at the apex of the cone is for filling the fermenter and draining dead
yeast. The thickest of yeast will flow through this large valve.
ALL THIS without
lifting a carboy, siphoning risk or breaking glass. Now small batch
brewing is easy and professional. Carboys, plastic buckets, converted
kegs and stainless are history. They just do not provide the benefits,
flexibility, ease of use and low cost. This fermenter ships ready to brew and is our best design for 10 gallon
recipes. Included are a 1" bottom ball valve, 1/2" racking port ball valve, lid, stand plus three 1/2" screw in
plugs. There are two threads in the lid and one below the label for a
thermometer. The thermometer is not included. The plastic is a full
5/16" thick. The fermenter is 44 1/2" tall x 18 3/4" wide. Ships in one
oversize box
FBM discounts do not apply.
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