I'm looking to add a new fermenter, probably a metal conical (but I'm open to suggestions). I typically do 5 gallon batches and ferment in a fridge outfitted with temp control. Amyone have any recommendations for/against specific products? Thank you.
What do you ferment in now, and why are you thinking of going with a metal conical?
A plastic bucket. I am looking at stainless because it holds up well and is easy to clean. Conical because I'd like to draw to the secondary without sucking up a bunch of trub.
For all practical purposes, plastic holds up equally as well as SS, and, except for
very few beer styles, transferring to secondary is totally unnecessary. Re: cleaning, you might not think that upon cleaning a SS fermenter's ball valve. There are valid reasons to choose SS over plastic, but these aren't those. And there are a lot of reasons to choose plastic over SS, not the least of which is that SS fermenters cost at least 10x more than plastic, but they don't necessarily make better beer.