Kingkeg FV

[user 40634]

Hi, Has anyone used a Kingkeg barrel as a fermentation vessel?
I normally use a standard plastic bin but I have a 25L KK barrel with CO2 valve. If I could use the KK then I could transfer to my conditioning keg oxygen free.

I’m not sure that the fermentation will run as well in the KK and whether there is room for the Krausen.

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[RoomWithABrew]

Plenty of people ferment in corny kegs under pressure. Yours has more space, I'd only put about 21 litres in, you must spund, must use floating dip tube. Read some of the threads on us forum such as ferment and serve from corny keg.
I've fermented in other plastic kegs for beers I don't want contaminating my pressure fermenters.