If I got the bigger pots yeah prob buy some 1 gal kegs. For the smaller ones I would maybe get 2 liter batches so I might just use x2 1 liter plastic soda style bottles. I typically ferment in kegs with floating dip tubes so the fermenter would be the kegs or soda bottles - I’d just be careful...
Good to know I’m not the only one having a tough time with this. I agree the 2 foundry’s is prob the best way to do it with some level of automated temp control (mash/boil). I’ve been wanting to do at least 4 separate recipes at once with different mashes but the only thing I can come up with is...
Thanks for the info. I did end up getting some, and they work wonderfully. I think my only gripe is is that the outer filter likes to fall off pretty easily and is a little tricky to put together (falls apart as I’m putting it together. Other than that they work marvelously.
I did try doing these last couple of things (push in tubing at same time as collar before pulling tubing out and also twisting) but no luck. I think this is just something that may happen occasionally due to it being a metal piece that I’m attaching (stem of the gage). Thankfully they’re not too...
Hi! Yes I did pull it out again in the hopes of resetting it first as well, but no luck. Maybe the fact that its metal on metal somehow makes it dig in more. Oh yeah, I don’t trust the tubing cutter/ removal tool for that very reason. I have been using the komos draft multi tool actually (which...
I think I'm just going to accept the fact that it is a permanent connection now. If i cut it off I'd be spending about 7 bucks (IIRC) on a new ball lock disconnect. I decided that for that price I can just buy a second gage, which I did 🤷♂️
I've used a crescent wrench sometimes too. The opening isn't big enough for it in this case though, and the needle nose pliers aren't working, unfortunately.
Hi y'all. Funny enough I heard some rumors that duotight fittings could leak but I have had the exact opposite experience, where not only do they NOT leak, but they can be kind of hard to take apart (i have hand/wrist injuries and its not making things any better). I have one pressure gage (with...
I'm gonna try the Flotit 2.0 and see how things work out. If that doesn't work I think I'll start doing transfers to separate serving kegs (and if i'm spunding do the transfer prior to end of fermentation). Thanks for the detailed info everybody!
Additional question: If I’m spunding, should I spund in the original fermenting keg and then transfer to serving keg, or transfer over after kreusen subsides to spund in the serving keg? I’m guessing the first option would cause crazy foaming as it’s transferred due to pressure differential
I totally agree that transferring to a serving keg would be best. I have been on this quest since I had my daughter was born to eliminate as much time (and money) from my process as I can, so I was hell bent on not cleaning an extra keg and the time involved. I maybe don't need to die on this...
Ok sounds like it would be an improvement at the very least. I hope along with other techniques such as cold crashing before transferring to kegerator that I'll get clear pours. If not I'll have to do one of two things I avoid like the plague: buy even more stuff (corny lids with ball lock...
Just trying to see if it would be an improvement over what I'm doing now I guess, which is just dumping the trub/yeast using a normal dip tube and picnic tap, then transferring to kegerator and pouring a seemingly endless array of cloudy beers (its seems like i need to be 1/4 way into the keg to...