# Speidel Fermenter **URL:** \ **Category:** Systems, Gear, & DIY\ **Created:** [April 18, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441 "2014-04-18T21:23:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flbrewer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/flbrewer/32/6296_2.png) [@flbrewer](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/flbrewer)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/1 "2014-04-18T21:23:09Z")
I just received the ~8 gallon Speidel Fermenter and I’m curious if anyone else has given this a shot? Today also marks the day that my large glass carboys get repurposed somehow! ---
**Author:** ![scarper11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/scarper11/32/8961_2.png) [@scarper11](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/scarper11)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/2 "2014-04-18T21:49:47Z")
Stash them away in case you want to get into sours someday. ---
**Author:** ![alestateyall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/alestateyall/32/21186_2.png) [@alestateyall](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/alestateyall)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/3 "2014-04-18T22:33:07Z")
> [@flbrewer](#): > > I just received the ~8 gallon Speidel Fermenter and I’m curious if anyone else has given this a shot? Today also marks the day that my large glass carboys get repurposed somehow! I have a Speidel. It’s great. Not much to say. Gets the job done and doesn’t shatter when dropped (like my glass carboy). I have never used the spigot. I just siphon. ---
**Author:** ![flbrewer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/flbrewer/32/6296_2.png) [@flbrewer](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/flbrewer)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/4 "2014-04-18T23:53:25Z")
Why avoid the spigot? ---
**Author:** ![euge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/euge/32/5060_2.png) [@euge](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/euge)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/5 "2014-04-19T00:32:36Z")
> [@flbrewer](#): > > Why avoid the spigot? Yeah. Anyway, get rid of those glass carboys. Smooth move on the Speidel fermenter! ---
**Author:** ![alestateyall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/alestateyall/32/21186_2.png) [@alestateyall](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/alestateyall)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/6 "2014-04-19T12:53:32Z")
> [@flbrewer](#): > > Why avoid the spigot? It seems like my trub line is right there at the spigot every time. I guess I should try it but I always assume it will fill the keg with yeast. ---
**Author:** ![riceral](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@riceral](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/riceral)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/7 "2014-04-19T12:54:28Z")
> [@flbrewer](#): > > I just received the ~8 gallon Speidel Fermenter and I’m curious if anyone else has given this a shot? Today also marks the day that my large glass carboys get repurposed somehow! Mine will be delivered today. I have been waiting for one for a few months now. Looking forward to something that won’t shatter if dropped. > [@](#): > > Stash them away in case you want to get into sours someday. Yep. That’s what I plan to do with mine. ---
**Author:** ![flbrewer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/flbrewer/32/6296_2.png) [@flbrewer](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/flbrewer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/8 "2014-04-22T00:26:02Z")
Haven’t had a chance to do much with this yet, but I am impressed on how small the fermenter looks. VERY light weight and seemingly great construction. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/original/1X/f1a2211dcb353b921ed70873794a31db2031eccc.png) [@system](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/9 "2014-04-23T00:50:34Z")
I received my Speidel 30L fermentation vessel today.  The airlock is so large that it looks like a caricature. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/original/1X/f1a2211dcb353b921ed70873794a31db2031eccc.png) [@system](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/10 "2014-04-23T01:00:09Z")
> [@alestateyall](#): > > It seems like my trub line is right there at the spigot every time. That’s a lot of trub.  Do you transfer the entire contents of your kettle to the Speidel? ---
**Author:** ![alestateyall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/alestateyall/32/21186_2.png) [@alestateyall](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/alestateyall)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/11 "2014-04-23T01:00:49Z")
Yes. I transfer everything. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/original/1X/f1a2211dcb353b921ed70873794a31db2031eccc.png) [@system](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/12 "2014-04-23T01:21:50Z")
I use a false bottom, whole cones, and an immersion chiller.  This setup allows me to leave most of the break and almost all of the hop material in kettle. ---
**Author:** ![galapagos\_jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@galapagos\_jim](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/galapagos_jim)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/13 "2014-04-23T01:59:10Z")
I’ve also got the 8 gallon Spiedel. I like it. It’s light, the handles make it easy to maneuver, cleans easily, and it’s got enough headspace on a 5-6 gallon batch that I don’t need to worry about a blowoff tube. I use the spigot. Some people don’t because infectious crud can grow in there if you don’t clean it thoroughly. Case in point: a couple of batches ago I drew a gravity sample after filling the fermenter, and when I came back to transfer to keg the spigot was black and nasty. I siphoned that batch out. Last weekend I made sure to spritz the spigot with Star San before putting it down to ferment. One more note: there’s almost exactly 1/2 gallon of dead space at the bottom, below the level of the outlet. So if you do use the spigot that’s how much you’ll lose unless you tip the dregs out. ---
**Author:** ![alestateyall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/alestateyall/32/21186_2.png) [@alestateyall](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/alestateyall)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/14 "2014-04-23T02:14:50Z")
> [@](#): > > I use a false bottom, whole cones, and an immersion chiller.  This setup allows me to leave most of the break and almost all of the hop material in kettle. I have thought many times about whirl pooling and other methods to remove the trub and hops. But in the end it is just so fast and easy to pour the whole kettle of wort into the fermenter. Laziness wins out for me every time. ---
**Author:** ![klickitat\_jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/klickitat_jim/32/6601_2.png) [@klickitat\_jim](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/klickitat_jim)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/15 "2014-04-23T17:16:03Z")
I’m thinking about ordering an 8gal. Is it true that they will handle a 5 gal big belgian without a blowoff? How tall are they including airlock? ---
**Author:** ![a10t2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/a10t2/32/6257_2.png) [@a10t2](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/a10t2)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/16 "2014-04-23T17:46:30Z")
> [@alestateyall](#): > > I have thought many times about whirl pooling and other methods to remove the trub and hops. But in the end it is just so fast and easy to pour the whole kettle of wort into the fermenter. Laziness wins out for me every time. Put something under the side with the spigot and ferment at an angle. Can’t get any lazier than that. Couldn’t you just stop pouring before you start to dump the trub though? I have to hold my kettle at a significant angle and shake it to get the trub out for cleaning. ---
**Author:** ![klickitat\_jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/klickitat_jim/32/6601_2.png) [@klickitat\_jim](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/klickitat_jim)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/17 "2014-04-23T17:59:42Z")
> [@klickitat\_jim](#): > > I’m thinking about ordering an 8gal. Is it true that they will handle a 5 gal big belgian without a blowoff? How tall are they including airlock? Too late, already ordered it. Hopefully it does the trick and fits in my 14cf chest freezer ---
**Author:** ![alestateyall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/alestateyall/32/21186_2.png) [@alestateyall](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/alestateyall)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/18 "2014-04-23T19:22:51Z")
> [@a10t2](#): > > > [@alestateyall](#): > > > > I have thought many times about whirl pooling and other methods to remove the trub and hops. But in the end it is just so fast and easy to pour the whole kettle of wort into the fermenter. Laziness wins out for me every time. > > Put something under the side with the spigot and ferment at an angle. Can’t get any lazier than that. > > Couldn’t you just stop pouring before you start to dump the trub though? I have to hold my kettle at a significant angle and shake it to get the trub out for cleaning. Good idea on tilting. I will try that. My spigot isn’t covered. The trub is just in the vicinity. I’ve always assumed the trub will get sucked up by the siphon. With a tilt that may be minimized. I can whirl pool or stop short on the pour. Both leave a lot of beer behind. My beers are good with the trub in the fermenter so I have never wanted to waste the extra beer. ---
**Author:** ![flbrewer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/flbrewer/32/6296_2.png) [@flbrewer](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/flbrewer)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/19 "2014-04-23T20:20:26Z")
> [@](#): > > I received my Speidel 30L fermentation vessel today.  The airlock is so large that it looks like a caricature. ![NfmmNUR.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/original/2X/3/3c988ed852432684a735ecc3ad1410345969fafa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![klickitat\_jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/klickitat_jim/32/6601_2.png) [@klickitat\_jim](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/klickitat_jim)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/20 "2014-04-23T21:04:36Z")
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