Fast Ferment

[Drum]

Elegantly simple, I love it The force is strong in this murphy fella

[nigel_c]

Anyone tried these out yet? I keep going back looking at them.

[irish_goat]

Anyone tried these out yet? I keep going back looking at them.

I might buy one as a treat towards the end of the month. 

[nigel_c]

The stand would seal the deal for me. May get one and go down the old fermenter cut out rout.
It's just monkey see, monkey want though.

[nigel_c]

I got mine a week or so ago and got a DIPA into it at the weekend. No better way to christen it.
I got it from GeterBrewer. Came to €135 plus stand delivered with the NHC discount.
Few things I noticed so far.
The bottom valve does not screw in fully/flush and there are thread exposed. Not MAJOR I suppose but will get an extra long soak in sterilizer.
Same with the thermowell. Not quite flush on the inside. Another long soak.
It is a really nifty piece of kit but. So far I like it. I have a small thermometer I got off James and it fits the  thermowell nicely. Probably not the best time to try it out with the warm weather but I'm sure worst case it will still for in my beer fridge.
I'll take a few pics and post a brew start to finish when/if I remember.

[darren996]

I got mine a week or so ago and got a DIPA into it at the weekend. No better way to christen it.
I got it from GeterBrewer. Came to €135 plus stand delivered with the NHC discount.
Few things I noticed so far.
The bottom valve does not screw in fully/flush and there are thread exposed. Not MAJOR I suppose but will get an extra long soak in sterilizer.
Same with the thermowell. Not quite flush on the inside. Another long soak.
It is a really nifty piece of kit but. So far I like it. I have a small thermometer I got off James and it fits the  thermowell nicely. Probably not the best time to try it out with the warm weather but I'm sure worst case it will still for in my beer fridge.
I'll take a few pics and post a brew start to finish when/if I remember.

Hi Nigel

Now that you have this a while how would you rate it? Any issues ect

Thanks

[nigel_c]

I really like it. I've done 2 brewed in it so far.
An imperial porter and a DIPA.
Both dropped really clear even the DIPA that 150g of pellets dry hopped in it.

The lid can be a bit fiddly to get a seal on but with the amount of Co2 coming out its grand.
Dumping the yeast after primary is a doddle. I purged the bulb with Co2 before opening it up again. Yeast settles out and compacts nicely.



The transfer tube that came with it was a bit short so i swapped it out for a longer silicone one.
The stand is handy and saves on a bit of diy and I think it makes it. It looks the muts nuts.

It comes with a thermowell but no actual thermometer but I had a small digital ine that fitted nicely.
I do like it. Cuts down on the transferring and moving stuff around.
I like that I can now let it sit for a few hours before pitching and allow all break material to drop out before pitching. I Let it drop out, dump, then reattach the bulb before pitching.

They are a bit pricey but are worth it in my opinion.     

[darren996]

Yeah, it looks the business.. do you batch prime in it, thinking i could cut out transfering to a bottling bucket.

[TheSumOfAllBeers]

The fact that you can get rid of all solid matter, and verify it, would suggest that priming  the primary is feasible.

I have a stainless conical, and you can't visibly confirm that you have dumped everything (in fact you are not recommended to, as the racking arm position will leave beer behind if you dump all the yeast).

Doing fancy stuff isn't practical at the moment because I can't visibly confirm the level of solids in the cone.

But I would hope to do things like dump/wash yeast, big dry hops, and batch prime in the FV.

[darren996]

Yeah, it seems that you could do a lot with this fv, its officially on my list

[nigel_c]

Yeah, it looks the business.. do you batch prime in it, thinking i could cut out transfering to a bottling bucket.

I keg almost everything nowadays. Big hop monsters are better n draft. nice and fresh.

I haven't primed it but don't see why it wouldn't work.
I would ferment as normal.
Dump the bulb a few days after fermentation has stopped.
Reattach the bulb open again and let whatever is left drop out.
Dump that after another week or so then mix in priming solution.
Attach bottling stick and away you go.
There is a vid on youtube of some guy doing it but he makes a balls of it so i didnt even watch.
Might try on my next big beer I plan on bottling.

[DEMPSEY]

Whats it like for getting the hops out after doing a dry hop

[nigel_c]

I only use pellets but I reckon you could use leaf in a bag. Fishing line through the airlockaybe. Pull them before emptying. I'm quite happy to only use pellets though. They drop out.