headfullahops
Well-Known Member
I am about 3/4 of the way to having put together a fitting for the output side of my counterflow chiller that will use an instant-read probe thermometer and an inline oxygenation stone on the way to the fermenter with Camlock quick disconnects. (The compression fittings for the thermometer probe and oxy tubing are yet to be delivered from Bobby M.'s site BrewHardware.com. That's why they're not in the pics below)
The oxy setup I am planning on rigging utilizes the Williams Brewing oxygenation regulator/wand I currently use. I plan to put the compression fitting over the 1/4" stainless wand so that the oxygen stone is in the T-fitting where the wort exits to the fermenter. I was going to cut the SS tubing (which is long enough for the stone to sit on the bottom of a 6-6.5 Gal carboy and stick 1-2" out the top) so that only an inch or two protruded from the new fitting, but I think I may leave the entire length in tact in case I ever want to use it asa a wand again (you never know).
So what do you folks think? (Obviously, I am yet to brew/ferment with it in use, so I won't be able to give an opinion in that regard until I do.)
The oxy setup I am planning on rigging utilizes the Williams Brewing oxygenation regulator/wand I currently use. I plan to put the compression fitting over the 1/4" stainless wand so that the oxygen stone is in the T-fitting where the wort exits to the fermenter. I was going to cut the SS tubing (which is long enough for the stone to sit on the bottom of a 6-6.5 Gal carboy and stick 1-2" out the top) so that only an inch or two protruded from the new fitting, but I think I may leave the entire length in tact in case I ever want to use it asa a wand again (you never know).
So what do you folks think? (Obviously, I am yet to brew/ferment with it in use, so I won't be able to give an opinion in that regard until I do.)