I've been slowly scaling up the fermentation the past few years and have recently reached 6.5 Gallon beer bucket scale. I use a 6.5 gallon fermentation bucket and have had good results thus far. Just wondering if anyone has found decent fermentation weights for that sized container. The diameter is approximately 12 inches.
I've been using a bit of "Appalachian Engineering" thus far. To top the mash, I use a layer of cheese cloth followed by an inverted (slightly less than) 12" dinner plate with a 1 gallon bag of water on top to hold it in place. It works well, but it's a bit of a pain. And it is definitely "less than ideal". Anyone else have a good solution for this scale that you'd care to share? It seems the stone fermentation weights, which I would really prefer, max out at around 8 inches.
I've been using a bit of "Appalachian Engineering" thus far. To top the mash, I use a layer of cheese cloth followed by an inverted (slightly less than) 12" dinner plate with a 1 gallon bag of water on top to hold it in place. It works well, but it's a bit of a pain. And it is definitely "less than ideal". Anyone else have a good solution for this scale that you'd care to share? It seems the stone fermentation weights, which I would really prefer, max out at around 8 inches.
