Big Mouth Bubbler Evo 2

[LandoLincoln]

I harbor no pre-conceptions that i need a sealed container to keep out unwanted agents. I do want to limit the route any expelled gasses or blowoff follow to paths of my own design and not from any or all gaps they can find.

I have received my new seal material and cut the new seal in about 3 minutes. Once installed it achieved a good seal and airlock activity began (an indicator of a seal and not necessarily fermentation activity). I also noticed that the lack of seal caused the blowoff to seep out of the lid and not through my blowoff tube making a minor mess in my fermenter.

Fermcap-S, man. Problem solved.

 

[mpcluever]

VERY similar. Right up to the lid with the integrated "bubbler" airlock...

I stand corrected. Talked to my roommate last night and they had released the first version before he got back into product development and they did just source out an existing product. Version 2 was designed by Northern Brewer.

 

[bobo31]

I was using one of these and on my first brew with it, found a crack in the bottom/side. It happened during fermentation no clue how. A tiny amount of beer leaked out causing the bubbler to stick to the carpet and there was a few dried up drops on the crack. Hopefully the beer isn't effected. Northern Brewer is sending me a new one to replace it.

 

[njpatg]

I have a BMB Evo 2 and do not like the lid at all , I have to use four gaskets otherwise it won't tighten down enough to seal . Just my 02

 

[day_trippr]

I stand corrected. Talked to my roommate last night and they had released the first version before he got back into product development and they did just source out an existing product. Version 2 was designed by Northern Brewer.

^For those that were too slow to get it way earlier.

Rather doubt that NB did anything other than spec the lid on the 2nd version - and from all accounts so far, they failed at that, too...

Cheers!

 

[ultravista]

awright42 - What size black grommet are you using for the thermowel on your Big Mouth Bubbler.

 

[ultravista]

... I even purchased a second lid with the same results.

Where did you purchase the lid, how much, and what is the part number?

 

[splyn]

Where did you purchase the lid, how much, and what is the part number?

I just called up northern brewer and asked about it. It turns out the lid is not listed on their web site but is available.

the lid was about $4.

 

[rmarshall100]

I have the BMB EVO2. Awesome, rugged, heavy! It is way more rugged than any carboy I have ever used. I hear those darned carboys can explode when you least expect it. All the naysayers regarding the durability should hold their tongues until they have some actual experience with the new version. I have had mine over 3 months and can say without fear of contradiction that it is an awesome tool. I do have the problem with the lid that folks have mentioned. Grinding that issue out tonight. Thanks for the fix!

 

[pittsburghguy]

I really like mine also, I've brewed used it for 3 batches now, so far with no issues. Really happy with the bmb evo2.
Currently a pacific coast ipa

 

[Puddlethumper]

I'm glad initial inspection seems to checkout, I definitely don't enjoy stories of my fellow homebrewers getting injured, but perhaps you should consider putting it through actual use before giving it an all caps stamp of approval.


Rev.

Hmmm ---

So let's see if I can follow this. I see a coffee cup that looks really well made. But my opinion that it is well made is meaningless until I've actually drank a cup of coffee from it?

Other's opinions and experience might have a bit more value than that.

Just my 2c worth.

Cheers!

 

[day_trippr]

How about if that coffee cup was sold by a company that sold an earlier model with an alarming history of shattering, often causing rather gruesome bodily injury?

Would you be so positive about it - before ever once filling it with hot coffee?

I agree with the Rev...

Cheers!

[edit] ps, not for one minute do I believe any of these vessels were purpose-designed/built for brewing beer...

 

[wbarber69]

No carboy was ever designed specifically for brewing. And as far as bmbs go. I assure you there are more people with working units out there than broken ones. I actually have 3 in my arsenal and I built my whole fermentation chamber around them (because they fit)

 

[Paps]

I assure you there are more people with working units out there than broken ones.

I have a product that puts only 40% of it's users in the hospital.........
How many would you like to buy?

 

[JustLooking]

I built my whole fermentation chamber around them (because they fit).

Wait .........what?

 

[wbarber69]

I have a product that puts only 40% of it's users in the hospital.........

How many would you like to buy?

Prove the 40% failure rate. Like I said I've got 3 of the originals and not a single problem with any of them. You do realize that not every homebrewer is a member of hbt.

 

[Homercidal]

Wait .........what?

What what?

He built his fermentation chamber around the BMBs, which just happened to fit the fermentation chamber that he had built around them!

Simple!

 

[wbarber69]

Wait .........what?

Regular carboys are too tall for my freezer

 

[JustLooking]

Regular carboys are too tall for my freezer

How about the fermentation chamber that you built, do they fit in there?

 

[wbarber69]

^^ this guy wants to starts some sh!&^^

I like how you know everything. It was really nice of you to be here the whole time I was converting my fridge over.

I can see that this conversation is about to get real interesting

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

If i learned anything from the BrewPi thread its that Wbarber likes to do things the hard way, but it always comes out magnificent at the end lol.

 

[dmcman73]

Hmmm ---

So let's see if I can follow this. I see a coffee cup that looks really well made. But my opinion that it is well made is meaningless until I've actually drank a cup of coffee from it?

Other's opinions and experience might have a bit more value than that.

Just my 2c worth.

Cheers!

All to often I see people jump on and start reviewing something they haven't even used, and I'm not just talking about this fermenter.

Your cup of coffee scenario: Looks well made yes, but, Use it. Maybe when the cup is full of a hot liquid, the heat from the liquid is transferred through the material and burns your hand as your trying to hold it...or maybe the handle is too narrow and the weight of the cup along with the weight of the liquid in it causes pain while trying to hold it using the handle. Or, the edge of the cup may have some weird ridge to it that as you sip, causes liquid to drip all over burning yourself. But hey, it looked well made.

Part of a review is if it looks durable BUT that's only 5% of the review. The main review is how does it perform? Does the lid seal properly? Can it easily be moved around full? Did the plastic lid crack as you were threading it onto the bubbler? Was it easy to open the lid? Does the bung fit perfectly in the lid for an air lock? Is it easy to clean the krausen out of it after a session? These are some of problems I've seen mentioned about this fermenter (and a few from the older style) in this thread alone AFTER the "IT LOOKS GREAT BUT I HAVEN'T USED IT!! THIS IS AWESOME, GO BUY IT" review.

Initial "unboxing" reviews have a place on any forum but to give a resounding "It's awesome" before even using it, well, that's just a poor review based off of nothing but looks.

Hey, I have a car I just manufactured....it looks awesome and it's fast!!! Go buy it!!! No? Oh, you want to test drive it? Why? It's looks well made, looks fast (it's painted red), has four wheels and an engine...it's every bit of a car visually. Sounds silly right?

 

[Paps]

Prove the 40% failure rate. Like I said I've got 3 of the originals and not a single problem with any of them.

I said that I have a product that maims fewer than the majority & going by your previuos logic, that's good enough for you to buy one, or in the case of the BMB, enough to buy 3.

You do realize that not every homebrewer is a member of hbt.

WTH does that have to do with anything i said?

 

[JustLooking]

I built my whole fermentation chamber around them (because they fit).

Regular carboys are too tall for my freezer.

It was really nice of you to be here the whole time I was converting my fridge over.

First you built a fermentation chamber, then you converted a freezer into a fermentation chamber and now you converted a fridge. Damn! You've been busy.



Just mess'in with you.

 

[Homercidal]

Ok, we need to get back to the topic at hand, not going off on insults and teasing. (well, a *little* teasing is ok if it's done nicely.)

I'd love to have one of these. I'd like more information on how many are breaking vs how many aren't breaking. But we can't get that from anecdotal comments. And the company will never release that information. I have a plastic version and like it. But I only use it for smaller batches and secondary because it's the small version. I'd like to be confident using a glass version for primary, but I'm not that careful and I need my fingers for my work.

 

[Paps]

I personally wouldn't trust any glass BMB.
If you want one......get a plastic one.
Your fingers will thank you for it.

 

[Puddlethumper]

All to often I see people jump on and start reviewing something they haven't even used, and I'm not just talking about this fermenter.

Your cup of coffee scenario: Looks well made yes, but, Use it. Maybe when the cup is full of a hot liquid, the heat from the liquid is transferred through the material and burns your hand as your trying to hold it...?

Look, I'm not trying to start a piss-fight here but please, let us for a minute think about the reality of the discussion ... we are talking about a great big glass jar. A big glass jar -- get it? No moving parts here. No mechanical whiz-bangs. Just a big glass jar. We aren't talking about some high-performance over-engineered piece of wizardry.

Yes people bought these things in the first edition and some of them failed. So what did they do about it? Did they contact the seller for a refund? If the seller refused to make it right did they report that seller here? Did they do their own due diligence to get the matter rectified? If not then shame on them for being either timid, stupid or both.

Everyone following this thread knows about the previous problems so their views are, by default, tempered by this knowledge. I am of the opinion that anyone armed with this knowledge and with a little more intelligence than the average doorknob can look at a one of these big glass jars and make a realistic evaluation as to whether that big glass jar is reasonably well made or not.

A fair amount of skepticism is a good thing. But at some point discussions like this can move beyond healthy skepticism into something else.

 

[day_trippr]

Drama...

 

[rmarshall100]

Drama indeed! Has anyone heard of the BMB EVO II exploding? Shattering? Failing to effectively enclose and protect a fermenting beer? Me neither...

 

[tagz]

Those look awesome! I don't see any problems with them. I ENDORSE THIS PRODUCT!!!