How is the rotating racking arm on this thing? Lifesaver or just an extra piece to have? Does anybody actually rotate it to avoid the yeast/trub? My concern is that you cannot see the height of the trub in the steel, so you don't know where to rotate to (unless you just watch the tube for clear beer). But then, if you use the bottom dump valve appropriately (dump trub after a few days, pull yeast after primary fermentation), do you even need to rotate the arm at all or just point it straight down? Does it offer any advantage over a fixed dip tube?
I've been comparing pricing on building my own conical from a 15gal inductor tank, and with the stand and hardware, the total price isn't that appealing compared with just going to a Chronical. I just wish that they had the option of swapping at least the dump valve with a full 1.5" TC butterfly, then I could skip the 3/4" ball valve and directly convert to male camlock for filling (in) and CIP (out) purposes, but still use the 1.5" TC for dumping/yeast collection.
I've been comparing pricing on building my own conical from a 15gal inductor tank, and with the stand and hardware, the total price isn't that appealing compared with just going to a Chronical. I just wish that they had the option of swapping at least the dump valve with a full 1.5" TC butterfly, then I could skip the 3/4" ball valve and directly convert to male camlock for filling (in) and CIP (out) purposes, but still use the 1.5" TC for dumping/yeast collection.