Sanitation question, ball valves in conical fermenter.

[pinbrew]

but thats way 2 easy, and I would jack up my yeast when saving.. ah, I'm just gonna try it out and if i have to, I'll just make a hose extension and put the wort in through the top hatch..

[Quin]

... I would jack up my yeast when saving...

Are you implying that you pump directly onto the entire yeast cake from the previous batch without sanitizing the fermenter?

[pinbrew]

... I would jack up my yeast when saving...

Are you implying that you pump directly onto the entire yeast cake from the previous batch without sanitizing the fermenter?

no of course not.... but I would think the bottom valve would become unsanitary at some point.... I think I am over thinking it,, just need to use it for a while until i can trust it.

[beerocracy]

Just pump in the wort through the stopper hole in the top. That's what I do.

[SunkenBier]

Just pump in the wort through the stopper hole in the top. That's what I do.

+1

[Kbar]

Just adding my 2-cents being that Hydraulics/Pneumatics/Plumbing is my life, but please do not think you are going to be able to disassemble and reassemble pipe (taper) port based fittings/valves repeatedly without failure. Brass is generally good for a finite amount of cycles, read; ~10. I think this is being over thought.