BrewBuilt Hop Bong

[ksmax]

I have begun fermenting under pressure using a Blichmann conical fermenter. For dry hopping I am concerned about oxidation and have been eyeing Hop Bong. I have found lots of reviews of the Kegland bong but not any reviews of the BrewBuilt.
Can anyone offer advice about the BrewBuilt Hop Bong?

TIA

 

[Broken Crow]

While I have neither, I've been looking at the avaiable hop-bongs and the individual parts for some time. There's plently of decent pictures and descriptions of the BrewBuilt and I'd be surprised if the plastic w/carb-cap and current 2"TC>pop-bottle threaded PRV were not the Kegland Fermzilla parts. The brewbuilt includes a heavier clamping 2"TC valve and a 2">1.5"TC reducer and seems to list for $20-$25 more which, as a matter of personal preference I'd deem worth the small extra cost.
I will mention the PRV though: In what looks to be the earlier Brewbuilt version, it had a SS 2"TC cap with intgrated PRV
which was later swapped out for the Kegland plastic 2"TC>pop-bottle threaded PRV which I've read numerous failure complaints about...Presumably you could just swap out the plastic PRV for another carb-cap and connect a ball lock spunding valve.
Hope this is useful.

 

[Bobby_M]

Brewbuilt is a Morebeer brand name and they are also one of the major importers of Kegland parts. I don't believe them to be different physical pieces of gear.

 

[k-daddy]

I use one with my Spike CF-5. It sits on top of a butterfly valve that is kept open for the co2 blow-off fitting on top during fermentation. I utilize the co2 to purge the serving keg from the bottom up. When it comes to the dry hop, I close the valve, depressurize the hop bong, remove the blow-off fitting, fill with hops, re-connect the blow-off fitting loosely, then purge with co2 gassing out of the loose fitting TC on top. Once purged, I cinch down the clamp and pressurize hop bong to equal the pressure in the FV, then rock the butterfly valve back & forth to drop the pellets. I then leave the valve open for the final few days before crashing, dropping the hops and transfer to the purged keg... works like a champ. It's an inexpensive, effective way to dry hop. FYI, I use this TC spunding valve on top of the 1.5" hop bong. https://www.blichmannengineering.com/spunding-valve.html