Conical Fermentor Recipe Ideas

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Haven't been on here much, nor have I been distilling. Instead I upped the ante on my brewing system, I'm now running an all-electric HERMS system with a 1/2 bbl temp controlled conical fermentor. I know that's over the top for some of you, and others have voiced questions regarding the value. But for brewing beer and kegging it, this has been a pleasant improvement.

Now that my beer pipeline is full, I'm dreaming up other fermentations it could handle. Immediately these come to mind: birdwatchers, rums, lauter-friendly grain recipes (anything malt heavy that could cook in a false-bottomed mash tun, say 50/50 2-row and rye), fruit juices, and converted flour water (25# flour in 15 gal water is thin enough for a march pump to transfer it to the fermentor).

On-the-grain ferments (sugar washes or otherwise) certainly sound messy, does anyone have experience with trying those in a conical? I'm not much into fruit, but fermenting on the skins for wines or anything else sounds messy, too. The bottom valve is a 1-1/2" butterfly so there is potential to move a fairly viscous ferment. Any sugary substrates I'm forgetting? Any ideas? Just looking for some conversation on what has been tried or what you would try with a conical.