New Primary Fermenter

[Jmcqueen]

I just received the new EC Kraus catalog and am looking to replace my primary fermentation vessel. In the new catalog I see a 6 Gal. screw-top fermenter (very similar to what I’ve been using) and I also see 9 Gal.Tuff-Tank fermenter. The Tuff-Tank looks like it would save me a lot of space. Has anyone used this Tuff-Tank as a primary fermenter? If so what are your suggestions and comments about it.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions as I’m just a beginner to this wine brewing.

- Jim

 

[Arne]

A friend of mine bought a couple of those. Plenty of room to make 5 gal. of fruit wine and have all the ingredients in one place. He has given up on the winemaking and those fermenters now reside in my basement. Havn't used them yet so really don't have much of an opinion of them. Arne.

 

[Huey]

AKA the Vittles Vault:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QSMWRK/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Some people use them for brewing beer. The only complaints I've seen is the threads of the lid and the nooks and crannies take a little more work to clean out than a bucket.

 

[robie]

Depends on what you intend to make and in what size quantities. The 6 gallon fermenter is not going to be sufficient for making a 6 gallon kit wine.