Things you need to know about ‘conical’ design fermenters . . .

• Multiple studies with professional tastings indicate that off flavors from dead yeast begin to occur only after 5-7 weeks in a fermenter
• Even after 5-7 weeks many tasting judges agree that such flavor changes can actually be beneficial
• Most all brewers move the beer after 2-3 weeks to conditioning and/or serving vessels to return the fermenter to service
• Dumping yeast from a conical does not dump all the yeast, but it does cloud your nice clear beer!
• The use of a racking arm above the settled yeast can easily be employed to remove clear beer without creating yeast haze.
• Conicals can be cumbersome to clean, often top-heavy and may need casters for easier handling.
• If you use large fermenters for small batches, you waste space, energy and gain extra cleanup
• Temperature control most always comes at a higher price.
• Many HB suppliers claim sanitary welds but then use threaded type valves and bulk-head gasketed fittings. Terrible to clean! Compare with SABCO’s all sanitary designs.

Things you need to know about SABCO’s 15.5 Gal. fermenters . . .

• SABCO’s 15.5 gal. fermenter weighs only 33 lbs. This means easy handling, pyramid stacking and fast cleanup
• The entire unit is sanitary design for pro-level consistency without using bulk-head style threaded fittings of any kind.
• All hardware can be removed from this vessel in less than 30 seconds and then easily cleaned in the sink.
• Simple, over the sink cleanout.  Use sanitizer rinse, or even create some steam on a burner to sterilize the interior
• Sanitary connections allow pressure driven, atmosphere closed transfers of clear beer via the adjustable racking arm to a target vessel
• Use CO2 pressure and the racking arm to harvest the yeast slurry to a dedicated container after the clear beer has been transferred.
• 1-1/2″ TC dial thermometer
• 4″ Tri-Clamp port with TC clamp, gasket and cap.  TC cap has twin 3/4″ TC outlets. One outlet is equipped with a 1/2″ sanitary elbow and ball-valve. Also included is 36″ of 3/8″ID PVC tubing with TC connector for venting.
• An additional top dome port can be used for available Carb Stone wand by SABCO
• Perfect size for a double 5 gal. batch. Max volume suggested @ 13 gal.
• Vessel dimensions without fittings: 15.5″ Dia. x 24.5″H.  Add 4″ H with top valve. Add 5″ to front with racking valve & gauge.

Capability comparison . . .

• Both have all brewer desired essentials: Sanitary, racking arm, yeast harvest, temp controllable, and closed system transfer.
• SABCO fermenter is additionally a pressure vessel.
• It’s single batch convenient, refrigerator sized, easy to clean and handle. In a word “Perfect”.