Not long after agreeing to this review with Palmer and Blichmann, a couple well packaged Anvil Bucket Fermentors arrived at my house.Īssembly couldn’t have been easier, just tighten a few pieces and the units were ready to go. Disclosure: The product reviewed for this article was provided by the manufacturer in exchange for an honest review no other compensation was provided. The opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author and a concerted effort was made to approach the review from an unbiased perspective. When the opportunity arose for me to put the Anvil Bucket Fermentor through it’s paces, I accepted, curious to see how it’d compare to other fermentors I’ve used. Numerous new fermentors on the market hit some of these marks, but there was one I was most interested that hit them all-the Anvil Bucket Fermentor.Īnvil Brewing Equipment provides a line of high quality equipment designed by Blichmann Engineering and endorsed by How To Brew author, John Palmer. It also tied up a keg I could otherwise be using to serve beer.Īs pleased as I’ve been with fermenting in kegs, they’re certainly not perfect, so I’d been keeping my eyes peeled for other options that were made of stainless, had a wide top opening, possess a bottom valve, and allow for pressurized transfers. In addition to the disassembly required to clean, there were some other downsides to making this switch, namely that I had to reduce my batch size to 4 gallons/15 liters since corny kegs only hold 5 gallons/19 liters of liquid. The larger opening of corny kegs, and the fact they’re made of stainless steel, lessened my cleaning concerns, though a fair degree of leg work was required to make sure they were immaculate.Īs a big believer in the perils of cold-side oxidation, my main reason for moving to fermenting in kegs was the fact it would allow for completely closed transfers, a tricky task for other fermentors. While I appreciated being able to watch fermentation happen, the PET carboys were somewhat difficult to clean without some scrubbing, which could create bacteria harboring scratches in the plastic. Through the years, I’ve fermented beer in a wide variety of vessels, from 3 gallon PET carboys to stainless corny kegs.
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