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I pitched on Saturday evening, so about 48 hours ago. It's in a 62°F area so slightly cooler than I would typically ferment. Edit: using 71B instead of EC1118

What ended up happening? I'm in this exact situation right now.

Yeah, I happened to be in the shop the month they got them in. I think it was last spring. I passed on it at the time to keep using my diy version. Might be time to try it out.

Apparently a triclamp lid can just be purchased now. Amazon.com

Oh, that might do it for you! Even with the reversed bail, the clamp itself can still be a little tricky. The extension has its own potential limitations, too. You want it to be tall enough to early get the clamp on, but not too tall that the bail can't flip over it.

Yeah, ferm chamber is a temp controlled chest freezer. I haven't used a thermowell yet. I keep my temp prob strapped to a can of seltzer under a layer of reflectix. I am loving the TC connection for my dry hopper, though!!

Maybe? The added bulkhead was only $20. I already had the lid, and I consider the drill bit part of my tools budget. I spend too much there, too.... Also, the 1.5" TC stuff is so much cheaper than the 3" and 4", but knowing me, I'll end up upgrading in the future...

1 5/8" / 41mm amazon.com/gp/product/B01I416J42

Update: Success!! (?) I started over with a second lid. Cut a new hole further from the PRV, flipped the bail, and tested with a clamp. Fits with plenty of clearance. All in all, it took less than an hour after work today to do. The obvious problem seems to be that the bail will only fit single...

Pliers, clamps, vice, body weight, and elbow grease... And then repeat to put it back in place. I almost flipped my work bench hanging on the vice tonight. Oops.

Alright, reversed the lever. We'll see if this works. I don't have a clamp currently to test it.

I think I gotta rotate the position of the closing lever 180°. It could fold down toward the prv instead of the ferrule. Seems like an easy weld. I unfortunately don't weld...

1.5" Lid doesn't close properly. Lever is sitting on the triclamp opening. Won't actually allow anything to connect to it currently. I think I could cut the lever on the lid in half and bend it out away from the triclamp opening, but not sure.

Trying my hand at this. Not quite there, but close