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Date: 22 Jul 2006 15:46:31
From: Dave Smith
Subject: united states plastic conical
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Some members of our local brewing group are looking at the united states
plastic conical seen below:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&cat
egory%5Fname=20726&product%5Fid=3863
I'm wondering if anyone here has gone down this road and can give some
advice or further information on it.
Thanks,
Dave
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Date: 23 Jul 2006 12:32:02
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Re: united states plastic conical
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Dave Smith <dave@nowhere.com > wrote:
> Some members of our local brewing group are looking at the
> united states plastic conical seen below:
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> http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=
> USPlastic&category%5Fname=20726&product%5Fid=3863
Use: http://tinyurl.com/954os
> I'm wondering if anyone here has gone down this road and can
> give some advice or further information on it.
I have not gone down that road, but I am ready to do so as soon
as we move. US Plastics will run you $146.48 for a 15 gallon
conical (plus applicable taxes amd shipping).
Now at Toledo Metal Spinning (http://tinyurl.com/lqpdr), you can
get a 14.7 gallon stainless steel conical without both a stand
and a lid for $184 with steep quantity discounts as in $142
each for two and $135 each for three. They also have 12.2 and
10.5 gallon conicals plus various other sizes.
Scott Northuis' "How to Build a Conical Fermentor Cheap" is at
http://hbd.org/brewniversity/engineering/conical/ OR
http://tinyurl.com/hmmtr
Section 5 is how to buid a cover and Section 6 is how to build
a fementer stand. I found the article well worth reading.
Some time ago I called both Toledo Metal Spinning and US Plastics.
The individual with whom I spoke at Toledo was knowledgeable
and cooperative. I can not say that about the individual with
who I spoke at US Plastics. My call was to determine if they
would pre-drill the needed ports. Toledo will. US would not.
US may have reconsidered their position or the individual
there was uninformed.
Dick
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Date: 23 Jul 2006 20:19:12
From: HomeBrewer
Subject: Re: united states plastic conical
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I give give more than advice...I can give you the whole thing....FREE!
http://members.cox.net/85cj7/images/brewery/conical.jpg
http://members.cox.net/85cj7/images/brewery/conical1.jpg
http://members.cox.net/85cj7/images/brewery/conical2.jpg
http://members.cox.net/85cj7/images/brewery/conical3.jpg
Come and get it.
Dave Smith wrote:
> Some members of our local brewing group are looking at the united states
> plastic conical seen below:
> http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&cat
> egory%5Fname=20726&product%5Fid=3863
>
> I'm wondering if anyone here has gone down this road and can give some
> advice or further information on it.
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
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Date: 25 Jul 2006 06:39:20
From: HomeBrewer
Subject: Re: united states plastic conical
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> I'm wondering if anyone here has gone down this road and can give some
> advice or further information on it.
> Thanks,
It works great for big batches, however the things you need to consider are
keeping it cool and size. Search this groups archives for many debates /
ideas on how to accomplish this. I can't use it here in FL, even in the
winter it's too hot. Another thing is the lid is not airtight, not a big
deal, but I like to watch the water lock bubble.
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Date: 25 Jul 2006 13:38:34
From: bregent
Subject: Re: united states plastic conical
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In article <dave-906136.15463122072006@nntp.charter.net >, Dave Smith says...
>I'm wondering if anyone here has gone down this road and can give some
>advice or further information on it.
I almost went down that road, but ended up with a MiniBrew 15 gallon instead. It
cost a little more, but I opted for it mainly because it has a full size opening
(makes it much easier to clean) and uses thick HDPE, as opposed to thin MDPE.
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