Narrow Primary Fermenter

[Pinot]

Does anyone use a or have ideas for a narrow primary fermenter for 6 gallon batches? I am new to the hobby and using a normal fermentation bucket up to now.

I have put a temperature controller on an old refrigerator and using it to set my fermentation and clearing temperatures. It works great and I can fit two carboys inside. Here in Texas it's perfect! However, I can only fit one fermentation bucket. I would like to fit two so I can double my throughput. It's a full sized refrigerator and has about 24" of width so i can get in two containers with about 11.5" max width.

Any ideas on something that I could use for primary fermentation that is only 11.5" wide? Depth and height should not be a problem. I didn't see any NSF containers on Amazon or at Acemart that are large enough for a batch and narrow enough to fit.

Thanks!

 

[sour_grapes]

Does anyone use a or have ideas for a narrow primary fermenter for 6 gallon batches? I am new to the hobby and using a normal fermentation bucket up to now.

I have put a temperature controller on an old refrigerator and using it to set my fermentation and clearing temperatures. It works great and I can fit two carboys inside. Here in Texas it's perfect! However, I can only fit one fermentation bucket. I would like to fit two so I can double my throughput. It's a full sized refrigerator and has about 24" of width so i can get in two containers with about 11.5" max width.

Any ideas on something that I could use for primary fermentation that is only 11.5" wide? Depth and height should not be a problem. I didn't see any NSF containers on Amazon or at Acemart that are large enough for a batch and narrow enough to fit.

Thanks!

Kitchen trash cans?

 

[Chuck E]

Does anyone use a or have ideas for a narrow primary fermenter for 6 gallon batches? I am new to the hobby and using a normal fermentation bucket up to now.

I have put a temperature controller on an old refrigerator and using it to set my fermentation and clearing temperatures. It works great and I can fit two carboys inside. Here in Texas it's perfect! However, I can only fit one fermentation bucket. I would like to fit two so I can double my throughput. It's a full sized refrigerator and has about 24" of width so i can get in two containers with about 11.5" max width.

Any ideas on something that I could use for primary fermentation that is only 11.5" wide? Depth and height should not be a problem. I didn't see any NSF containers on Amazon or at Acemart that are large enough for a batch and narrow enough to fit.

Thanks!

I do white wine fermentation in beer kegs. Quartels (quarter bbl. or 7.5 gallons) and sextels (1/6 bbl. or 5.1 gallons) are 11" & 9-1/2" respectively. The ones I use are Sanke style and can be used with sanitary fittings on the top. The opening is 2", so red wine must is tough to do in primary, but a breeze in secondary.

 

[stickman]

Just search square plastic pail. I found a food grade 6.5gal one below as an example.

https://www.thecarycompany.com/6-5-gallon-white-square-pail-plastic-handle-un-rated

 

[KCCam]

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[KCCam]

Just search square plastic pail. I found a food grade 6.5gal one below as an example.

https://www.thecarycompany.com/6-5-gallon-white-square-pail-plastic-handle-un-rated

That's thinking outside the box!

 

[Pinot]

Great ideas. Funny you can get very different results searching for "bucket" versus "pail!"