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[MyaCullen]

homebrewers will just try to make one themselves

[3rd party JKor]

Exactly.

[3rd party JKor]

"finished" product:

 

 

It worked out well.  There's a leak in the liquid QD connection that I have to figure out, but it did what I wanted it to.  Started the siphon with ease, then I just cracked the top on the gas QD to let air in and keep the siphon going.  I could have pushed it all with CO2, but i don't really think that's a big benefit.  Maybe if i had access to cheaper CO2 I'd pre-purge the kegs and push with CO2, but at $22/5# that ain't happening. (OK, it's not that expensive, just seems wasteful ).

 

 

 

[positiveContact]

ZOMG O2!  WORST BEER EVER!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

looks awesome. 

[neddles]

Very cool. Can you adjust the height of that dip tube to accommodate different depths of yeast cakes?

[3rd party JKor]

yes, it's adjustable on the fly.  

[neddles]

yes, it's adjustable on the fly.  

Schwing.

[3rd party JKor]

Here's another pic of the bucket in action.  I've got a brown ale going in there right now:

 

Untitled by JKoravos, on Flickr

[HVB]

Looks good.  I just got one of them new fangled SS buckets to start playing with. 

[3rd party JKor]

What is this stainless steel bucket of which you speak?

[HVB]

What is this stainless steel bucket of which you speak?

 

I plan to add a 1.5" tri-clamp to the lid, thermowell and I will have the SS immersion chiller mounted inside for cooling and will have a heating pad and insulation on the outside.

 

[BlKtRe]

How big do such fangled SS buckets come in?

[matt6150]

Was that a Kickstarter thing awhile back?

[positiveContact]

How big do such fangled SS buckets come in?

 

I'm not exactly clear on how diff a SS bucket would be from a SS kettle.  thinner walled maybe?

[HVB]

How big do such fangled SS buckets come in?

14g seems to be the biggest they have,  135 I think with shipping.  I think that is too small for your brewery, correct.

 

 

Was that a Kickstarter thing awhile back?

Yes, I think so. I just bought it off their website though.

 

Their are gallon marks but I guess they are off, I really did not care about that. 

[HVB]

I'm not exactly clear on how diff a SS bucket would be from a SS kettle.  thinner walled maybe?

Not sure to be honest, I think the walls on this are thicker than my boil kettle.  I looked at just getting a kettle and building one but this was easier.  The one issue with a kettle is I did not want riveted handles and I would have needed to make a gasket and tig on the latches.

[positiveContact]

Not sure to be honest, I think the walls on this are thicker than my boil kettle.  I looked at just getting a kettle and building one but this was easier.  The one issue with a kettle is I did not want riveted handles and I would have needed to make a gasket and tig on the latches.

 

link to product?  eta:  nm I see the link there now.

 

my SS kettle has welded handles but I would need to seal up the top somehow.

Edited by Evil_Morty, 14 January 2016 - 11:20 AM.

[HVB]

link to product?  eta:  nm I see the link there now.

 

my SS kettle has welded handles but I would need to seal up the top somehow.

I also did not want to ferment in my brew kettle because that would prevent me from brewing a beer while one is fermenting. I think Loni Mac from teh brutus 10 fame fermented in his kettles.

[positiveContact]

I also did not want to ferment in my brew kettle because that would prevent me from brewing a beer while one is fermenting. I think Loni Mac from teh brutus 10 fame fermented in his kettles.

 

oh yeah - I'd want one dedicated for fermenting.  that looks like a nice product.  can you do pressure transfers with it?

[HVB]

oh yeah - I'd want one dedicated for fermenting.  that looks like a nice product.  can you do pressure transfers with it?

I have not tried yet because I am waiting for my parts but I will do a pressure transfer from it.