Brewtech SS fermenting vessels discussion thread

[sjp770]

Best thing would be two bits of pipe, one with a hole ( as seen in the vid above) and one that is just a cover you rotate into position.

 

[Florian]

Mine's got a full glass channel, not 'windows' like in the video.

Honestly though I'm not worried, the fridge is in the garage with no direct sunlight.

 

[Blind Dog]

I've found that a length of 9.5mm ID silicone hose from craftbrewer is a nice snug fit on the 10mm step after the barb. There are a couple of flats on this section but the hose is flexible enough to contour around this and not draw air as far as I can tell.

 

[Blind Dog]

Yeah have to say I'd almost sleep with that model for the font and drip tray setup.... don't tell Cocko h34r:

I've found that a length of 9.5mm ID silicone hose from craftbrewer is a nice snug fit on the 10mm step after the barb. There are a couple of flats on this section but the hose is flexible enough to contour around this and not draw air as far as I can tell.

I read those posts one after the other, and it's clearly a whole new world

 

[sav]

Got these babies in the mail yesterday...

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[sav]

Where from mate. They look good.

 

[Cocko]

No worries mckenry, am glad that I remembered to do it myself.

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I have just tapped my first brew from the 26L Chronny... Was great but first samples did have a 'mechanic' aroma... keg is fine but just throwing it our there - to clean the bejeebiz out of the fittings IMO.

Strip down. Soak. Rinse - boiling water the key.

Carry on.

 

[Camo6]

I resent that comment, kinda, even though I'm now ex communicado. Maybe you detected an 'automotive specialist' taste?

Gotta say I'm loving fermenting in stainless. Although there's been a few variants in my brewing lately, ie switching to Pid controlled mash schedules, resuming my use of Brewbrite and fermenting in stainless, I was impressed with my latest batch of a Centennial Smash. An eight day ferment, five days CCing at only 3-4 degrees and after three days in the keg was pouring clear. I noticed after dry hopping (at the start of CCing) the hops formed a neat layer over the yeast cake and I wonder if this had some effect filtering the final beer. Anyway, the beer looked great, smelled great and tasted great ( though a slight dankness could be perceived Spiesy :angry: ). I'm not sure whether it's the change in my mash sensors or the use of stainless, or both, but my beers are clearing quicker and hitting FG 2 points under what I was used to before.

 

[Fat Bastard]

Got these babies in the mail yesterday...

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I was looking at those sight glasses on ebay but had planned to use it after the dump valve to see when it started to run clear. I'll probably hold off for a while on it to see if i can judge it from the view through silicone tube into a glass jug first.

I was planning to fill my 7gal this weekend, but as the weather is likely to be shit in Sydney and I have to go in for foot surgery tomorrow, I think I'll just write the weekend off and just give my baybee a good seeing to... Ive got a kilo of TSP, bulk PBW and some butterfly valves. Phwoooar!

 

[Spiesy]

though a slight dankness could be perceived Spiesy :angry:

Lol

 

[Florian]

Where from mate. They look good.

Aliexpress.

Also got a sanitary sample valve in the mail yesterday. Easy to pull apart for cleaning and great for sampling and transferring to keg.




Also picked up my new fridge. Not quite sure yet what to do about the 'decorations', but so far I've cleaned off those JB stickers from the door and gave the inside floor a good spray paint to hide the rust.
Turned it on to day and noticed that it is bloody loud! No way that fridge could live inside the house. Also can't find a way to turn the light off. Do these things usually come with an on/off switch? You would think in a shop setup you would be able to turn the lights off at night?

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

Take the bulb out, thats kinda what I did , actually I cut the wires.
Nev

 

[Florian]

I want to have the light on though 'when I look at it', that's the whole point of a glass door fridge, right? Just don't want to run the light all day all night if avoidable.

 

[Dan Pratt]

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Florian,

I have a single door display fridge like that but without the megaswill decorations....anyway I found mine to be loud too with the fans running so i have it in the shed with the brew gear and since its been installed only notice it when it kicks the compressor in.

As for the light, I removed mine cos the fluro was lighting up the entire shed at night, at the end of teh day you can still see the fermenter with or without it...if you know a sparky get a switch installed.

 

[HeavyNova]

Wanted to emphasis to those with or thinking about getting on of these fermenters that a decent clean prior to use is recommended. I cleaned my Chronical and the fittings with TSP on the weekend and the water ends up pretty murky!

Then I filled with a StarSan solution for about half an hour to assist the passivation of the clean stainless steel.

There was some previous confusion on passivating etc, my understanding is that stainless steel will passivate on contact with air but an acidic solution such as StarSan will assist the process. So, I don't think the StarSan is absolutely necessary but it doesn't hurt to do it.

 

[Bribie G]

Yes I think the vessels may be coated with some sort of light oily spray to protect during transit, because when I cleaned mine with TSP the resulting liquid was grey, very grey :blink:
I did a Starsan spray from my general nuke bottle then left the BrewBucket in the sun to dry.

 

[Crofty]

Just placed an order for two of these... Big mistake or greatest decision of my homebrewing life?

Guess I'll find out soon

 

[Camo6]

You'll love them. I have two of the Brewbuckets and my beers are leaving the fermentor clearer than they ever did in plastic. So easy to clean and put back into service too.

 

[Cocko]

Aliexpress.

Also got a sanitary sample valve in the mail yesterday. Easy to pull apart for cleaning and great for sampling and transferring to keg.

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Mate, can you please link us to where you got this? - My google machine is wearing out...

Cheers.

 

[Crofty]

You'll love them. I have two of the Brewbuckets and my beers are leaving the fermentor clearer than they ever did in plastic. So easy to clean and put back into service too.

Already impressed with the service. Got an email tonight and they'll ship out Monday.