A connical System

[Parrot]

The Homebrew Company are Brouwland distributors here not HBW - Shane, what about it?

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[Will_D]

Would using pvc tubing not be very poor at cooling as the tubing itself will resist the cooling transfer. My shed build is coming along well and a thought occurred to me to have a few of these hanging in a dedicated temp area but do not want them to look guntered with crappy cooling/heating bits hanging off them.

Agreed but pvc tubing is cheap as chips and can be wrapped round anything! Lag it with owt thats snug and you will be sorted.

The alternative is to try to wrap 8/10 mm Cu or S/S around the fermenter - not an option IMHO !!

[Parrot]

I thought so too but Brian at HBW recently told me I should talk to Shane about Brouwland products. Got the impression he's not stocking them anymore but I could be wrong

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[GarLo]

There is a crowd in the UK doing conicals for the bio-fuel industry. I saw a post on another Irish forum and I think they were able to get a 40l for around 50 stg plus postage.

http://www.tanksuk.co.uk/index.html

May be worth contacting them if there was interest for a GB?

[brenmurph]

Tanks uk 40ltr rotationally moulded virgin hdpe. Bout 50 sterling and 20 sterling shipping. Havevone in use in kildare past year or more.

[GarLo]

What's the thread spec on the bottom of the conical? Cheers for the reply btw.. How are you finding it, any good?

[brenmurph]

Not a plumber so dunno but its standard 1 inch household plumbing available anywhere. He will fit a stainless or brass boss(thread) in de conical. Its a fantastic bit of gear. U do need a stand for it or make a wooden insulated box

[Will_D]

It will be Bsp (British Standard Pipe) used not only in UK & Ireland but also through Europe for pipe fittings.

It refers to the though hole diameter!

So for example a 1/2" bsp fitting has a 1/2" hole through it. Allowing for the rest of the metal to make a male thread, then across the threads is more like 3/4"

[GarLo]

Will do

[Rats]

I bought one of the 40L in the beginning of the year.