Brewtech SS fermenting vessels discussion thread

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Very very good quality. Nice smooth operation, good sturdy Spring on the handle latch. I've got one eBay Chinese type and it doesn't even fully close properly without fighting it. Sucks if you are trying to close and beer or yeast is spitting out everywhere! SS Brewtech all the way. Happy I bought two as I'll get a sanitary sample valve for the mid cone port and use my two butterfly valves to isolate a sight glass on the dump port to see what I'm dumping. Haven't checked dimensions though this may not work...

 

[bullsneck]

I'd love to see a photo of that setup when you sort it, please and thank-you.

 

[2much2spend]

I like this cleaning setup ! One big arse pump there

hey man nice setup even the fridge too! Do you have any pics of the inside of the cleaning setup. Do you use a spray ball?

 

[stilvia]

I purchased one of the SS Brewtech butterfly valves two brews back. I found it was actually fairly free of grease on tear down. Quality is top notch (although i dont have any others to compare it with). Very well made and feels like it's made to last.

This brew I purchased a sight glass and end cap. If you've got one of these fermenters, well worth the $60-70 investment to see when to dump trub/yeast.

 

[zwitter]

Hi Stilvia

Very similar to mine except mine is the Cronical7

I recommend putting closing caps on any open sanitary fittings to prevent any nasties getting in. I actually put a glass end cap on the top with a T piece so could look down and see what the Krausen was like.


James

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[themonkeysback]

I purchased one of the SS Brewtech butterfly valves two brews back. I found it was actually fairly free of grease on tear down. Quality is top notch (although i dont have any others to compare it with). Very well made and feels like it's made to last.

This brew I purchased a sight glass and end cap. If you've got one of these fermenters, well worth the $60-70 investment to see when to dump trub/yeast.

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Where did you buy the sight glass/end cap?

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Link to such a glass piece?

 

[stilvia]

Links to the sight glass and end cap below. Free delivery as well. The machining quality is exceptional and received within 2 weeks. I prefer to shop locally but the only few places online that had them wanted $150 plus.



φ38mm 1.5'' SS316 Sanitary End Cap - $4


1.5" 38MM Flow Sanitary Sight Glass Tri Clamp Type Stainless Steel SS316 - $54

 

[themonkeysback]

Links to the sight glass and end cap below. Free delivery as well. The machining quality is exceptional and received within 2 weeks. I prefer to shop locally but the only few places online that had them wanted $150 plus.

φ38mm 1.5'' SS316 Sanitary End Cap - $4
1.5" 38MM Flow Sanitary Sight Glass Tri Clamp Type Stainless Steel SS316 - $54

Great, thanks mate.

 

[Stunts]

Got mine a month finaly organized enough to fill it up tomorrow

 

[Stunts]

Didnt work the first time

 

[Bribie G]

My original series brew bucket (7 US gallons model) sort of seals, but not a true kittens seal. So with the two piece airlock in place you can see a difference in levels of airlock liquid but no bubbling.

Is there something I should be doing with the silicone lid gasket, like hit it with keg lube before seating, or something? Nothing seems to be working.

Initially I got a very good seal with bubbling through the airlock.

 

[Black Devil Dog]

The lid on one of my Brewbuckets doesn't seal very well, it seems that 2 of the toggle latches don't pull down as firmly as they should.

I place a strip of poly dampcourse between the latches and the lid, it seems to do the trick.

 

[Bribie G]

Right on, that seems to be the case here as well, I thought they weren't pulling down properly because of faults in the seating of the gasket, as opposed to a fault in the latches, will find something to use as a "shim" and will report back.

Hey that's a cute arse litle airlock thingo, what's that?

 

[Camo6]

Please keep this thread on topic Bribie and post relevant questions in the Steri Lock thread.

 

[Black Devil Dog]

SteriLock, as Camo said. I mostly just use them when lagering.

 

[barls]

Please keep this thread on topic Bribie and post relevant questions in the Steri Lock thread.

thats funny cause he just got told the same in the sterilock thread.

 

[Bribie G]

I should start a new thread about how to fit a kitten into a sterilock when fitted to a SS Brew Bucket and why isn't my kitten bubbling.

Camo's got you covered, Barls

 

[barls]

I should start a new thread about how to fit a kitten into a sterilock when fitted to a SS Brew Bucket and why isn't my kitten bubbling.

you have to use the orange hair kittens for them to bubble.

 

[Bribie G]

Well, isn't it amazing how the Universe works out.
A few days ago I unpacked a thingo I'd bought online and part of the packaging included some cute little cardboard rectangles. It occurred to me that if a man went out to actually buy such things they would be unobtainable, and surely such sensible looking items would some day come to the rescue.



So I put them in my box of useful things in the brewhouse.




We have bubbling........kittens will not face the same fate as NSW greyhounds. ..... This will henceforth be called the Black Devil Dog Manoevre.