Ninegrain
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mynameisrodney
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can you do things like set it to ramp up temp for a d rest once a certain gravity is reached?
looks like it will only control with time
Its_damo_t
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Advanced automations are in the works. The BZ Gen4 just recently got an update with a bunch of new triggers for its profiles, so I would imagine the pill/temp controllers are not too far away.
Any sneak peeks on what your planning?
I'm already super interested
Are you chasing this kit here:
https://www.kegland.com.au/seal-kit-mini-360-core-actuator-regulator.html
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A friend and I were talking about slow cooked BBQ (American style) and it got me thinking... I wonder if you could use the RAPT platform for a low cost "holding oven". The are usesd to hold food at safe temps for extended periods of time, longer than can be done with a simple esky/cooler.
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No this was around the upgrade kit for existing Fermzilla owners to the new Tri-Clamp version.
Hi - Currently looking to improve my end product by investing in temperature control for fermentation. Have been looking at going down either the Glycol route or getting Rapt Temp controller + 2nd hand fridge. Can you comment on the pro's and cons of these two options? I am also keen to get one of the SS fermzilla's when they launch. Is this going to be of similar dimensions to the existing FZ 27L (for fridge sizing)?
The easiest way to do this is just to use the RAPT temp controller box. This box is able to control an electric element turning on and off. The probe that comes included with this box goes up to 120C.
If however you want the smoker to go hotter than this then you should also purchase the RAPT Bluetooth Temperature probe. This device can be paired with the temp controller box so you can use this BLE probe rather than the inbuilt RAPT temp probe on the temp controller box.
The RAPT Bluetooth probe means you can control elements with the temp control box up to 300C.
Yes we are going to do this soon. We are struggling to keep up with demand at the moment for the fermzilla tri-conical kits but once we get ontop of this and get more supply of the stock we will start to make the upgrade kits too so you can upgrade your older Gen 2 in the the new Gen 3 Tri-conical model.
Although we move a lot of glycol chillers I think the RAPT fermentation chamber is awesome and I love using this myself. Sure you can save money and get an old fridge and use the temp controller box but I really like using the RAPT Fermentation chamber myself as its purpose built, looks great in my garage and i also use it for keg storage or drinks storage when I have larger parties and my household fridge is too small.
When it comes to glycol even though we do have a lot of glycol products I find that they are messy, electrically inefficient, more annoying with hoses and cables connecting tanks to the chiller and works out to be more parts to clean in the fermenter if you are using a glycol coil or something.
So I would stay away from glycol in my opinion.
Hey Kegland, how are things progressing with the fermzilla ss? Are you close to showing us anything yet?
almeng
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I've come here to ask the same thing! Very keen to hear progress, and particularly any news of when it might be coming to the UK.
almeng
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Yes this is really close. I think the new FermZilla SS will be released at the end of this year.
We probably will not release the FermZilla SS product in UK until early 2023. We normally like to release in Australia first and then once we have enough supply of stock we will start to release in Europe.
It technically could do it but it would consume about 10 times more water. The steam condenser is quite a bit more water efficient.
It's probably worth noting that by the end of this year we will also have several other new distillation bits of gear that are more comprehensive and some of these parts have higher heat exchange efficiency (but cost more) and these ones will still use more water than a dedicated steam condenser but be more water efficient than our current pot stills if you use them as a steam condenser. So this could be another option for you too.
To give you some idea the new distillation equipment that might come in stock at the end of this year will probably use about twice as much water as the current steam condenser rather than 10 times. So perhaps this one is a better compromise but you would have to wait.
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