 |
09-08-2008, 08:07 PM
|
#1
|
|
Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: My House
Posts: 44
|
"Wort Wizard" on a Bucket Fermenter
|
|
Will a wort wizard or similar device work on a bucket?
I know they don't work on Better Bottles, but I was thinking of drilling a couple holes in a bucket lid and trying this out. Can the bucket stand up to the pressure?
Thanks!
|
|
|
|
09-08-2008, 08:23 PM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Rochester, MN
Posts: 644
|
I don't think it will work on a bucket...but it wouldn't hurt to try. I have two 6.5gal carboys and 2 ale pails. Yesterday I brewed a 10gal batch, so I used the wort wizard to siphon the wort into the carboy, then dumped it into a bucket. And repeated with the second bucket. I didn't have to worry about aerating either because dumping the beer aerated quite a bit. And now I can brew again next week and just fill the carboys and not worry about the buckets.
|
|
|
|
|
09-08-2008, 08:24 PM
|
#3
|
|
We get it, you hate BMC.
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: New Bern, NC
Posts: 2,583
|
Oh man...it just occurred to me why it won't work with a better bottle. Dammit, back to the drawing board.
__________________
SEMPER FIDELIS ET SEMPER PARATUS Bringin' the 'pane...the propane. Coming Up:..[Hefewiezen][BCS Robust Porter][EdWort's Haus Pale Ale][Peated Ale]
Fermenting:.
Conditioning:[Oaked Cider][ESB]
On Tap.........[The Munchner][Spiced Cider][English Cider][Simcoe IPA][Triple Hops Grooved][Cider'n 'gnac]
|
|
|
|
|
09-08-2008, 08:29 PM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: West Chicago 'Burbs, IL
Posts: 3,163
|
It won't work continuously but if you can vent it a couple of times.
/Ask me how I know  |
|
|
|
|
09-08-2008, 09:41 PM
|
#5
|
|
Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: My House
Posts: 44
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by PseudoChef
It won't work continuously but if you can vent it a couple of times.
/Ask me how I know |
Haha...what happened? Did the bucket start to collapse? |
|
|
|
|
09-08-2008, 10:43 PM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: West Chicago 'Burbs, IL
Posts: 3,163
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by SILVER13ACK
Haha...what happened? Did the bucket start to collapse?
|
Pretty much. |
|
|
|
|
09-11-2008, 12:52 PM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Austin, Tx
Posts: 109
|
When using the Wort Wizard, how to do prevent bacterial contamination from the intake air? Should you use an in-line 0.2 micron air filter? I have seen an aquarium venturi in action. They can really oxygenate the liquid. Is there such a thing as over aerating wort? Doesn't look like you can control the air intake flow rate.
CircleC-Brewing
|
|
|
|
|
09-11-2008, 01:35 PM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Posts: 19,415
|
I suspect you have a misunderstanding as to how it works. You flow your coolant water through the main body of the device and it pulls a vacuum on the small port. You put that connect that vacuum port to a hole in your fermenter. You place your "wort in" tubing in another hole in the fermenter and the vacuum pulls it through. There's no intake air.
__________________
BrewHardware.com
Sightglass, Refractometer, Ball Valve, Weldless bulkhead, Thermometer, Decals, Stainless Steel Fittings, Compression Fittings, Camlock Quick Disconnects, Scale, RIMS tube, Plate Chiller, Chugger Pump, Super Clear Silicone Tubing, and more!
Personal Website, All Grain Primer, Keg Polishing, etc... | Youtube Channel
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
|
|
