Brewhemoth Tri Clover Valves

[mwhc22]

Well i guess St. Pats is good in my book. I already received my parts from St. Pats. The stainless work on these TriClover parts is near perfect. Some of the best stainless work i have seen on parts for piping. Ill be ordering from them again if i need other fittings unless i want something they don't carry.

ill be ordering my valves from GW Kent later today and Ill be ready to rock for when my Brewhemoth arrives

 

[Landshark67]

My St. Pats order just arrived too.

I went with a 4in TC to 2in TC flat reducer for attaching a spray ball for CIP.

The spray ball has a 2in TC attachment point to the top of the fermenter and a 1.5in TC attachment for the CIP hose connection.

The 4:2 reducer was off center. Probably no big deal but I expected it to be dead center. Welds look fine. A little burning on the reducer but I will scrub and hit with citric acid again anyway.

Spray ball was $130
Reducer was $30 +/-

To date, I've been very happy with St. Pats. Fast shipping. GW Kent is good too.

Next step: order the Brewhemuth with 1.5in CT outlet ports and figure out how to get a carbonation stone fitting added.

Brew on!

 

[mwhc22]

Yeah I'm thing that's the route I'm going to use to for the CIP system. I'm going to clean by hand the first few batches since all this stainless is exploding the brewery budget.

 

[Landshark67]

Just ordered my behemoth today. Added one extra tri clamp fitting just above the cone for a carbonation stone. Josh was very helpful!

Two weeks ago my St. Pats order arrived. I purchased a flat 4in TC that reduces to a 2in TC. That matches up with the 2in TC spray ball. Next up is a pump to drive the ball.

Pics to follow.

I've ordered a lot of product from St. pats. All good and fast shipping.

Shark

 

[SankePankey]

Just ordered my behemoth today. Added one extra tri clamp fitting just above the cone for a carbonation stone. Josh was very helpful!

Two weeks ago my St. Pats order arrived. I purchased a flat 4in TC that reduces to a 2in TC. That matches up with the 2in TC spray ball. Next up is a pump to drive the ball.

Pics to follow.

I've ordered a lot of product from St. pats. All good and fast shipping.

Shark

I'll second the quality of St. Pats fittings vs competition. Anything made for the wine industry is going to be perfect. Just think- one contaminated batch of beer... meh, a few hundred bucks flushed. One contaminated batch of Napa Cab and you might have to shut down the winery for ruining the whole vintage.

I will say that I did have a problem with customer service (her) but it was resolved by finding new sources of personal humility to ask for help a second time. My issue was resolved, but I was a little aghast at the "yikes!" factor. After that, they fixed my problem to my satisfaction (new butterfly valve).

 

[Landshark67]

Funny. I've heard lots of customer service related issues but never product or delivery. So far, so good for me. I just got another catalog from them.

They have a transfer pump I've got my eyes on. I think it's like 400 but would make moving beer a snap.....fast.

 

[Landshark67]

Great photos. You'd have a nice backyard view if those mountains weren't in the way.

Q./ Have you mounted the legs on a rolling platform?

I think I'll need some longer brewery hose for transferring in the fermented. Moving the beast when full will not be an option.

Brew on!

Shark

 

[mwhc22]

Got my other stuff from GW Kent... stuff is puuuurrrdy nice as well. especially the trigger butterfly valve :cross: i still need to order some new hose for the dump and rack valve and possibly some other stuff don't really need

 

[StMarcos]

Napa cab isn't ruined by slightly imperfect welds. I've been to several wineries in the region that open primary with massive swarms of bees/wasps landing in the must. Any case, doesn't Stpats have stainless triggered butterfly valves? And to the stpats sprayball posts, I have one (discontinued/not on the site anymore) that wouldn't spin with a 1/2hp sump pump. Got a mcmaster pp sprayball as suggested by another member here, and it spits the snake piss out of the walls now. Really wanted stainless one, but I think I just needed a beefier commercial pump. Seems like fantastic, smooth bb construction - just couldn't make it spin.

 

[John Beere]

Just got around to using my yeast harvester for the first time... harvested about 350ml of thick yeast slurry of WLP001 - looks really good.

It'll be in the fridge for a week or so until I can brew again, so I may make a starter with it before I use it.

Can someone provide the source for this? Can't seem to locate one.. Thanks much

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Not wanting to hijack this thread, but what's the interest (as a 12-gallon batch homebrewer) for tri-clover fittings? I can't see them being any quicker than hose barbs and speed clamps (double-action crimp hose clamp) + ball valves. I can hook up a hose + clamp in about 5 seconds or less, which I'm pretty sure is quicker than tri-clover.

I use these:

Just curious.

M_C

 

[wyzazz]

Can someone provide the source for this? Can't seem to locate one.. Thanks much

I believe it's one of these from MoreBeer.

 

[Landshark67]

Not wanting to hijack this thread, but what's the interest (as a 12-gallon batch homebrewer) for tri-clover fittings? I can't see them being any quicker than hose barbs and speed clamps (double-action crimp hose clamp) + ball valves. I can hook up a hose + clamp in about 5 seconds or less, which I'm pretty sure is quicker than tri-clover.

I use these:

Just curious.

M_C

Tri-clamps are shiny and more expensive so they are better. Plus when showing non-brewing friends your brew gear they are more impressed with things that don't look like they came from the garden section of the local hardware store.

- Some may argue that tri-clamps are easier to clean. They are.
- The seals are easy to use/replace. Mine seem to last forever.
- Getting good at attaching a hot tri-clamp with one hand is a right of passage for brewers.
- DIN fittings are hard to find but we'd buy'em too because they are even more expensive!
- some really cool gadgets work well with tri-clamps (racking ports, carb stones and sample ports.)


.....But it's the fact that their more expensive that makes them better.

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

.....But it's the fact that their more expensive that makes them better.

Bling, uh? I thought I was missing something.

I use tri-clover ("somewhere else") and depending on the location they can be a b*tch to install, especially at weird angles.

M_C

 

[RiverCityBrewer]

I believe it's one of these from MoreBeer.

Yep that's the one I have... they are not cheap, but if you watch their site enough you'll find one for the "deal of the day".

Joe

 

[brewspore]

Bling, uh? I thought I was missing something.

I use tri-clover ("somewhere else") and depending on the location they can be a b*tch to install, especially at weird angles.

M_C

Landshark you crack me up with that post. I'm in the process of buying all TC connections for 1 barrel homebrew system and often ask myself what the benefits will be -- you've hit the nail on the head. I just hope they will be easier to clean.

Can you guys send me pics of your pickup dip tubes. I need some inspiration. Cheers

 

[Landshark67]

I'm still waiting on the TC racking arm and sample port from Morebeer. It shipped a few days ago. "Free shipping" tends to cause my orders to go through China and Australia before arriving in Michigan.

Not to worry as I only ordered the tri-clam brewhemuth a few weeks ago. In the meantime I am working to weld a 1.5TC cap to a ball lock post for carbonation. I figured I would play around with this before ordering a TC carbonation stone...which is a bit more money. Natural spunding remains an option too.

My main concern is getting a ball lock post made out of stainless. I'm sure an option exists but it will take a few days of seaching @ McMaster Carr to find what I need.

Brew on!

 

[StMarcos]

Aren't all ball lock posts stainless?

 

[Landshark67]

On the corney they are but finding an equivalent post to weld is my challenge.

 

[StMarcos]

You mean the male threaded knob permanently attached to a corney, or the female threaded post that screws onto that? I believe it's (the male nub) a 'standard' piece that can be bought, at least as an adapter. Don't think I've seen it with a butt weld side. Could just cut off the bit you don't need.