Considering Upgrading: Conical Fermentor for sale

[karl]

Awhile ago I acquired a 15.5-gal SS conical fermentor and it has served well. I've equipped it with insulation and thermo-electric coolers and it is readily able to maintain ale fermentation temperatures in the low-sixties. Presently, it has four cheap-o Peltier cooler chips and is able to get to 18-20 degrees Fahrenheit below ambient temperature. Better chips would probably push that to more like 25 degrees Fahrenheit.

But, the itch to experiment with cold crashing and transition to lagering temperatures has me tempted to upgrade to a jacketed fermentor. (I know, I know. I'm a geek and cannot help tinkering and re-engineering my process and equipment.)

Anyway, If I were to upgrade, I'd need to sell off the current fermentor to make room in the brewery for a new, jacketed conical. So, would anyone be interested in making a reasonable offer to buy the current conical? It's a Stout CF15TW-WH with casters and upgraded to 1.5-inch butterfly valves. Also, it has an extra upgrade lid with a 3-inch TC port. And, the fermentor has been wrapped with an inch of closed-cell insulation and cooling blocks added with four Peltier chips with cooling fans and heatsinks. And, there's a temperature controller box with PID and the necessary DC power supply for the cooling chips. Considering the base fermentor and all the upgrades and additions, I probably have more that a grand invested and want more than half of that for a used price. If you're interested in acquiring this setup, please make a reasonable offer.

[czubak]

I am interested. I'd like to check it out sometime. I am leaving for vacation next week so after that I might be able to pull the trigger.