Yeah! Absolutely so far it’s been great. The bottom valve isn’t the best thing in the world. I find it swells in process sometimes (which seems a little problematic) I would guess the alkanes set it off a bit? After skimming through multiple chemical compatibility charts, I’ve seen a couple that say “good” instead of excellent. So that might be it.
Overall. For a 30L reactor for $140. I really can’t complain too much though.
gonna get one! seems like an essential item for the panda scale people
A glass-lined jacketed steel reactor😎
how do you know if the glass cracks?
X-ray? I don’t know…
Im going to replace the thermometer port with a sight glass and just pour in exactly that much water each time, when the sight glass shows seperation, then ill dump and repeat. Also putting a sight glass on the bottom to know when to stop pouring out the water.
I got two fermentausurs and couldnt get either to seal completly on the bottom. I would test by filling it with a gallon of heptane and leaving it overnight. The seal would swell and then eventually leak
This works pretty well for about $300 for 60 liters. Bonus points: all ptfe and fkm
Damn i just boughta fermantasaurus 
Is it old or new model u used? - but this means it not solvent comparable with the materials?
Yes not with alkanes unfortunately…maybe you can modify it?
I use my china reactor every week… for the last 3 years… great and simple… he the stir around 150Rpms max for safety… and stir up slow… im extra gentle… dont want anything happening to 50L of material…
Uhhh use a mixer settler
This one is sort of sexy
I brought up the CINC systems in the past hut I feel that plungers would be better for this purpose.
Let me ride that donkey donkey
that sucks damn. my budget is so messed up already, and stretched it to afford that fermantasarus i was recommended. now i only have my 2l sep funnel. no money for Another option.
@anon42519203 you got a link on those?
Just use a bucket and learn how to siphon like a boss with a hand pump or something
You should be able to replace any seals with a better material like Viton. The seal source always made me custom seals in any size or shape I wanted.
Will have to look into the seals. dont have it near me so cant check how it is arranged.
ya must be my last solution. 
just a bit hard to not leave a good amount behind. but must clean up in the 2litre sep
Exactly do your bulk cut in bucket and clean up in the 2 L
Occasionally I would have to begin kegging my beer by laying on the floor with the end of a length of tubing in my mouth…
Never owned one, but I’ve seen a siphon design for sale that you use by simply blowing into one part. (It has a hepa filter…)
https://www.amazon.com/TRDP14-Siphon-Manual-Liquid-Transfer/dp/B00APU2YLI
Obviously the $100 stainless steel one from uline is preferred
I second