Need help deciding. Keg fermenter vs. Fermzilla

[u/LumberZatch]

Hello. I need help deciding on what route to go. I brew 1.5-2.5 gallon batches and they're primarily hazy ipa's. I'm looking at either buying a Megamouth Torpedo Keg or a Fermzilla.

The thing that I like about the keg is that I won't need to worry about temp control since it'll fit in my fermentation fridge. I plan on having a 2" triclover ferrule welded to the lid so I can use my dry hopper to be able to do oxygen free dry hopping. The one thing i don't like is the inability to dump trub and yeast before dry hopping.

As for the Fermzilla Tri-Conical I like that I'm able to dump trub and yeast before dry hopping. The disadvantage is that I won't be able to fit it in my fermentation fridge, so I'll have to come up with a cooling solution.

Looking at the prices of each, the keg does come in alittle cheaper (depending of the size that I get) than the Fermzilla with a chilling coil. I have a Flot-It that I plan on using in either fermenter. I also have a spunding valve that I can use with either one.

Help me decide what to go with.

[u/pmats0001]

If you have the space for it people throw fridges away all the time and most of the time the only reason it broke is a capacitor. I’ve been able to revive a freezer and a fridge with $15 RCO universal capacitors from Amazon, and using inkbird controllers. If you can get your hands on one big enough to fit the Fermzilla Conical I’d go this route. I also use the kegland 3” to 1.5” elbow reducer with a butterfly valve to dump yeast, which works well but lately my beers are not attenuating as well and I’m wondering if it’s the shape of the elbow not allowing the yeast as much contact with the wort as with the collection container. One more piece of advice, I would go with the 600mL container if you go this route. The 1L seems to waste a lot of beer. Cheers

*edited for grammar