Better beer, wine, and mead.

We spend our time creating the perfect wort or must. Then we cross our fingers and hope that the plastic doesn't cause contamination or that the glass doesn't slip and break, spoiling our efforts and ruining our beer or wine.

As you know, a sanitary fermentation environment is crucial for a high-quality end product. If unwanted bacteria or wild yeasts are present during fermentation, the beer or wine will come out tasting "amateurish" with flavors of perhaps vinegar, grass, butter, or worse.

Until now, home brewers have fermented in either plastic buckets or glass carboys. Each have significant drawbacks. Plastic buckets are prone to scratching, staining, and storing odors and maybe bacteria or yeast. Glass carboys are much easier to sanitize, but extremely difficult to clean. What's worse, glass carboys can break and send us to the emergency room.

It's time to end the compromise. Vessel is durable, easy to clean and easy to sanitize. Reach your arm inside and scrub out that krausen. Then sanitize with liquid sanitizer or even with boiling water. Stainless is standard in the food and beverage industry and this is why.

Simplicity is the goal. As simple as a plastic bucket, as cleanable as a carboy, and as durable as your brew pot.

It's also the perfect size. 7.1 gallons gives you plenty of headspace and room for krausen and / or fruit additions. The diameter (12") is the same as your brew bucket and the height (22") is less than a ball lock keg.

What You Get & What We Need

This vessel, the Vessel, is the ultimate solution for fermentation. It is a simple product - an airtight, stainless steel vessel. The lid is sealable. The material is 304 stainless steel. A 12mm hole in the lid fits a standard airlock.

A ported version is also available.

The initial run will be 50 Vessels.

To make this happen, we need to raise $6,260. This pays for the minimum production run of fifty vessels and associated freight ($4,050). This pays for  shipping supplies, and shipping charges to project backers ($1,325). This pays for contingency such as defective units ($200). This pays a 5% profit ($275). This pays for indiegogo and credit card fees ($410).

If the goal is not met, you will receive a 100% refund.

If the goal is met, you will receive a Vessel. Shipping is included.

About Me and Long Term Project Goals

I am an active homebrewer and father of two. I'm up to eighty or so batches of mostly beer but also a little bit of mead and wine. I have brewed some award-winning batches and some batches that I'd rather forget.

I have a steady nine-to-five. My hope is for this project to be a reliable side business. If this campaign is successful, I will begin work on additional branding and production. Eventually, I would like for Vessel to be available online and at every local homebrew store in Ohio.