I was watching a review of the Brewbuilt X2 jacketed conical on YouTube the other day when I had a thought: Sure, a jacketed conical is the bee's knees, but they're pricey, and it isn't something you can incrementally upgrade to (i.e., it isn't a feature you can add on to a fermenter you already have). But why not add a jacket?
It seems to me it should be pretty straightforward to make something that would wrap around the outside of the fermenter and have either tubing or channels in it. Chilled water or glycol would flow through these, and presto! Instant jacketed fermenter. And if sized appropriately, it could be used on much more modest fermenters too--the buckets, Fermonsters, Fermzillas, etc. But I don't see anything like this on the market, and it makes me wonder why.
I don't think I'm all that smart or creative in this regard, so if I've thought of this, it seems others would have too. So is it just a dumb idea for reasons that aren't apparent to me? Or is it actually out there, and I just don't know where to look? Or is this really an original idea?
It seems to me it should be pretty straightforward to make something that would wrap around the outside of the fermenter and have either tubing or channels in it. Chilled water or glycol would flow through these, and presto! Instant jacketed fermenter. And if sized appropriately, it could be used on much more modest fermenters too--the buckets, Fermonsters, Fermzillas, etc. But I don't see anything like this on the market, and it makes me wonder why.
I don't think I'm all that smart or creative in this regard, so if I've thought of this, it seems others would have too. So is it just a dumb idea for reasons that aren't apparent to me? Or is it actually out there, and I just don't know where to look? Or is this really an original idea?