Hello everyone,
I figure I can put together a conical fermenter for around $300, which is $150 to $300 cheaper than you can buy one. To get this price I need Toledo Metal Spinning's volume discount, so I have a proposition. For those of you that do not know, Toledo Metal Spinning sells a hopper that with a little work can be converted into a 12 gallon conical fermenter. Since the homebrew community found out about this they raised their prices in accordance with the demand. However, if you order 25 or more of the hoppers you get a good discount, so I would like to get together with at least 24 of my closest homebrewing friends and place an order. Unfortunately, I do not know 24 people who brew so I am appealing to this community.

Here is the deal I offer:

1. Email me if you are interested. The hoppers are $100 at that volume (a bigger discount on orders of 50 or more). Add in some shipping costs.
2. Once I have at least 24 replies, I will send you a request for payment. This payment will include the cost of the hopper, shipping to my place and shipping from my place to yours.
3. Once I have a minimum of 24 orders, I will send out a due date for payments. Payments received after the due date will be returned and not be included in the order.
4. When I get the order, I'll ship out the hopper to you via USPS delivery tracking.
5. I figure I can put together a working 12 gallon conical fermenter for around $300. If you would like me to build a similar one for you, let me know and I'll finalize the price, put it together, tack on the shipping costs and send it off to you. Features include:
All ss fittings
Inexpensive PVC stand - painted to the color you like
Clear acrylic lid so you can watch the fermentation
Open-style fermenter (brewery.org/brewery/libr...penFerm.html)

Things you need to know:

1. There are no holes in the hoppers. If at least 25 of us want Toledo Metal to make the holes we get a volume discount of $13 per hole. More details available.
2. You will need to purchase dump valve and side racking arm assemblies. Zymco sells products designed for this (NAYY).
3. The hoppers don't stand up by themselves. Zymco also sells a stand. I think I'll make mine out of painted pvc.
4. You will need some sort of lid. Toledo Metal Spinning sells one designed for their hoppers, but since there is no volume discount I'll leave that up to you. (Unless there is a shipping savings.) I plan on making mine out of acrylic.
5. If you don't buy the Zymco stand kit, you need a seal and some way to clamp the lid down. allorings.com sells an o-ring that should fit. You'll still need to get an airtight seal. I plan on taking the plunge into "open" fermenters, and just setting the lid on my fermenter.


Posts about Toledo Metal Spinning on the HBD: (2 lines)
www.google.com/search
or
tinyurl.com/2u67f

Toledo Metal Spinning's hopper product list:
www.toledometalspinning.com/prod...t.asp

Open Fermenters on the HBD
www.google.com/search
or
tinyurl.com/2vzbu

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