I looked at getting one of their stainless mash tuns... The let down was that they are foam insulated and cannot be directly heated. So they are basically stainless coolers. :-/
I then was considering the 7 gallon fermenters... except they only come in 2 options 1) With a hole punched in it. 2) with a weldless fitting in said hole... Not meeting my sanitary needs. I would have picked one up with they came 'hole-less'
We hear you on that.
For the mash tun, we were unable to modify it to be heated. We plan on designing one as our next project, because a directly heat-able insulated mash tun looks to be in high demand.
Also, I understand why you wouldn't want to take the time to sanitize the ball valve, as disassembling and placing it in boiling water can be fairly time consuming. So if everything is going smoothly during production, we will be asking the manufacturer to leave some of the fermenters without a hole punch. But since it's close to the end of the Kickstarter campaign, we don't want to make any promises that we can't guarantee 100 percent.
So if we reach our goal, and all goes well, we can let you know this summer about any options for a port-less fermenter.