I’ve been fermenting in 10 gallon corny kegs since circa 2008, but I just picked up one of these 7.6 gallon kegmenters. This is my first fermentation, but it seems to be going well so far. I replaced the stock floating dip tube with a corny keg one that I trimmed down to rest about a half inch off the bottom. I’m hoping to hit 30 psi to carbonate this Saison.
I have a 16 gallon keg that I had a corner lid welded onto that I ferment in similar to the Kegmenter. I have been using it for a while. Outside of harvesting yeast, I can’t think of a really good reason to move to a conical (well, outside it would look really cool in my brewery). I’ve often thought about buying the larger Kegmenter to have a second fermenter, but I would need more fermentation chamber space.
I’ve thought about using a floating dip tube in mine, but I find that if I hook up a picnic tap and pour off about 12-16 ounces of yeast/beer that I transfer perfectly clear beer. I’ve already worried that the floating dip tube would/could get clogged during fermentation. Mainly, what I have been doing works fine so I haven’t seen a need to change.