# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![jonhughey\_att.net](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/jonhughey_att.net/32/6277_2.png) [@jonhughey\_att.net](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/jonhughey_att.net)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/21 "2014-04-23T21:12:06Z")
> [@klickitat\_jim](#): > > Specimen cup? Same thing I thought  😃 ---
**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, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/22 "2014-04-23T22:15:19Z")
How tall is the 8 gallon with airlock? ---
**Author:** ![skatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/skatz/32/6982_2.png) [@skatz](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/skatz)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/23 "2014-04-23T22:22:03Z")
> [@klickitat\_jim](#): > > How tall is the 8 gallon with airlock? Jim, I don’t know the height, but I have friends that use a second spigot as a blowoff when it wouldn’t fit in their freezer. It fits on the lid easily. ---
**Author:** ![fejjgw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/fejjgw/32/4173_2.png) [@fejjgw](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/fejjgw)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/24 "2014-04-23T23:25:11Z")
> [@klickitat\_jim](#): > > How tall is the 8 gallon with airlock? Approximate Dimensions: 13.5in Diameter x 18.5in Height (w/out airlock in place). Note - The maximum temperature that these plastic fermenters can handle is 140F.  The airlock looks to add at least 5 inches in high but id give it a conservitave estimate of 6 for your measurements. ---
**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 24, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/25 "2014-04-24T00:11:58Z")
Right on, my freezer is about 29" deep ---
**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 24, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/26 "2014-04-24T00:17:26Z")
> [@klickitat\_jim](#): > > Right on, my freezer is about 29" deep My freezer is 28" deep and I have 2 1" thick pieces of wood sitting in  bottom. My 8G Speidel with specimen cup on fits easily. ---
**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 24, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/27 "2014-04-24T00:28:51Z")
Sweet! I still really like my polycarbonate Cambro buckets, but it will be nice having an oversized fermentor for big crazies. I might have to get a second one for fruit. (Please don’t tell anyone I’m going to use fruit… I don’t want the rheinheitsge-Bots tracking me down) ---
**Author:** ![fejjgw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/fejjgw/32/4173_2.png) [@fejjgw](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/fejjgw)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/28 "2014-04-24T00:31:17Z")
> [@klickitat\_jim](#): > > Sweet! > > I still really like my polycarbonate Cambro buckets, but it will be nice having an oversized fermentor for big crazies. I might have to get a second one for fruit. (Please don’t tell anyone I’m going to use fruit… I don’t want the rheinheitsge-Bots tracking me down) Who are you and what did you do with jim? ---
**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 24, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/29 "2014-04-24T01:05:59Z")
I know, right? I think I’ll be ok cuz it’s going in a Quad. I’ll just tell certain people that it’s wine. ---
**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 24, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/30 "2014-04-24T15:27:14Z")
Shout out to B3. Ordered the 8 gallon yesterday along with a pound of D180. Free shipping and tracking says it will be at my door tomorrow.  Not bad. ---
**Author:** ![skatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/skatz/32/6982_2.png) [@skatz](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/skatz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/31 "2014-04-24T15:34:17Z")
> [@klickitat\_jim](#): > > Shout out to B3. Ordered the 8 gallon yesterday along with a pound of D180. Free shipping and tracking says it will be at my door tomorrow.  Not bad. They have really stepped up the saver shipping. In the past it wouldn’t ship for a few days. ---
**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 24, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/32 "2014-04-24T16:59:34Z")
> [@](#): > > > [@klickitat\_jim](#): > > > > Shout out to B3. Ordered the 8 gallon yesterday along with a pound of D180. Free shipping and tracking says it will be at my door tomorrow.  Not bad. > > They have really stepped up the saver shipping. In the past it wouldn’t ship for a few days. Agreed. It used to take longer for them to pack it than the shipping. ---
**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 25, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/33 "2014-04-25T23:28:32Z")
It arrived. Love it. Fits chest freezer with 6" to spare. Ordering a second or third one. Screw buckets and blowoff tubing. This thing rocks. Haven’t used it yet of course, but its obvious this is the way to go. ---
**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 26, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/34 "2014-04-26T02:38:54Z")
Could you post pics when the second comes in? ---
**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 26, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/35 "2014-04-26T14:15:26Z")
Sure… are you poking fun at my photo journalism? ---
**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 26, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/36 "2014-04-26T16:11:00Z")
> [@klickitat\_jim](#): > > Sure… are you poking fun at my photo journalism? I want to see how they fit in your chest freezer! ---
**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 27, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/37 "2014-04-27T15:57:59Z")
Ok, it will be a while ---
**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 27, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/38 "2014-04-27T18:23:42Z")
The new plastic Big Mouth Bubbler from Northern Brewer/Midwest looks nice too. Big Mouth has only 6.5 gallon capacity versus 7.9 gallon for Spiedel. But, Big Mouth is transparent which is something I would like from my Spiedel. I love to watch the fermentation channel. ---
**Author:** ![skatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/skatz/32/6982_2.png) [@skatz](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/skatz)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/39 "2014-04-27T18:34:36Z")
> [@alestateyall](#): > > The new plastic Big Mouth Bubbler from Northern Brewer/Midwest looks nice too. No idea those existed. Look pretty nice. Clear like a better bottle without the hassle of a small opening. ---
**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 27, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/speidel-fermenter/16441/40 "2014-04-27T18:54:28Z")
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