This fermenter is very solidly built, especially for the price. It has everything you'd expect from a more expensive model -- tri-clamp fitting with adjustable rotating racking arm, 1/2" NPT ball valve, good quality rubber gasket on the lid, etc.Nothing on it feels flimsy, cheap or ill-fitting and it's exactly what I expected when upgrading my home brewery. It's stainless steel so it doesn't scratch like plastic fermenters can, giving bacteria a place to hide. There's a reason you see only stainless steel conical fermenters at professional breweries.--JT