zymurgy101
Well-Known Member
Hello All,
Only because it was on sale, I ordered the MoreBeer Ultimate Yeast Harvester last week. Nevermind that I do not own one of their conicals; that is beside the point!
Anyway, I hope the weld on the conical is strong because this is one heavy piece of machinery! On the scales, it was a bit more than 6.5 pounds. The unit itself appears very well made and is quite impressive. All of the machining looks superb; although the clamps themselves seem a bit lower class as compared to the rest of the assembly. I'm not certain that everything is 100% stainless (including hinge pins, etc.). The other interesting thing to catch my eye was the weld for the pressure valve; it has a slight ridge. However, I'm sure it will be fine and harbor no nasties. I'm very excited to put this utensil to work! Now if my MoreBeer 14gal conical would just arrive!
Once in use, I'll follow up with a review for both the yeast harvester and the conical. I'll post some good pictures with close ups. During my research, I found it hard to get a good idea of what many of MoreBeer's products were like because their pictures weren't very detailed. There are no instructions included, so if I run into any snags I will post them.
Pictures of the Yeast Harvester can be found here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/members/zymurgy101/albums/morebeer-yeast-harvester/
The SWMBO had the good camera today, but I have been wanting to get some pics posted. I'll get more and update later.
Thanks!
Link to full review: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/morebeer-14-gallon-conical-fermenter-yeast-harvester-review-202021/
Only because it was on sale, I ordered the MoreBeer Ultimate Yeast Harvester last week. Nevermind that I do not own one of their conicals; that is beside the point!
Anyway, I hope the weld on the conical is strong because this is one heavy piece of machinery! On the scales, it was a bit more than 6.5 pounds. The unit itself appears very well made and is quite impressive. All of the machining looks superb; although the clamps themselves seem a bit lower class as compared to the rest of the assembly. I'm not certain that everything is 100% stainless (including hinge pins, etc.). The other interesting thing to catch my eye was the weld for the pressure valve; it has a slight ridge. However, I'm sure it will be fine and harbor no nasties. I'm very excited to put this utensil to work! Now if my MoreBeer 14gal conical would just arrive!
Once in use, I'll follow up with a review for both the yeast harvester and the conical. I'll post some good pictures with close ups. During my research, I found it hard to get a good idea of what many of MoreBeer's products were like because their pictures weren't very detailed. There are no instructions included, so if I run into any snags I will post them.
Pictures of the Yeast Harvester can be found here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/members/zymurgy101/albums/morebeer-yeast-harvester/
The SWMBO had the good camera today, but I have been wanting to get some pics posted. I'll get more and update later.
Thanks!
Link to full review: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/morebeer-14-gallon-conical-fermenter-yeast-harvester-review-202021/