Recent content by akpingel

So I called brewershardware to get their opinion on using one of these as a hop filter. Great conversation and I was convinced it was worth a shot. First batch I tested on was a west coast IIPA with 6 ounces of dry hops. Figured, if it works with this one it'll work with any brew! I should also...

Same here... I love this beer. This will be my first 10 gallon batch so I bumped up the two base malts by 1 pound, thinking I will lose some efficiency.

Haha yea I even quoted him and screwed that up! I should add I put the coil in my Chronical, so its not a factory install.

Working here. Here's the 5 gallon mark on a 14 gal chronical.

I am making a DIY chiller with a window unit and cooler. I was looking at the AC coil and thinking about the fins. Seems like they may not be necessary due to the heat exchange is occurring in a liquid state (glycol/water mix) and not with air. So the increased surface area that the fins take...

Yep, Ive decided I am doing this one now and see if I can hold one to a keg till September. Question for all, I see folks doing 10 gallon batches, any adjustments or simply double everything?

Thanks for the photos! Interesting, this still suggests you do not take the coil out, because it is blocked by the QD fitting. I can see that you can loosen to clean around it though, or are you using a CIP and havent had a need to take the coil out?

Do you happen to have a picture? I am having a hard time visualizing the barb thread securing to the fermenter. Is the barb fully threaded to also be the bulkhead fitting?

Yea I was looking in to these. I'm going to have a problem getting it to pass through the hole drilled for the coil.

Now that you have to unscrew the coil to take it out, do you have issues with gylcol pouring out? Or do you never take the coil out to clean? Curious how you deal with this. Thanks!

It may be a difference in design from the Chronical and the Unitank from SS, but the thermowell on my 14 gallon Chronical is certainly below the 5 gallon mark. I can do 5 gallon batches in it.

Good idea with the nut! Ive had issues with what sounds like happened to Boobajoob in that mid-keg CO2 would dispense and not beer. shaking the keg eventually righted the situation but weighing the tube down might fix the problem too. Someone needs to invent a submarine dip tube that rises...

Good advice. I am using a Blichman coil in mine and I installed it as low as I could without it contacting the thermowell. I think I get about 1/3 of the coil submerged in a 5 gallon batch. I just need external heat right now so it is something to deal with in the future by May or June. But...

Does anyone have any updates on using these over time? Also, what size diameter did you go with and do you recommend it? Cheers - Alex