FastFerment conical fermenter??????

[mxstar21]

Not sure if this has been mentioned earlier in the thread, but I found an easy way to clear the bottom when it gets clogged with trub. Just pull the airlock, put the tube from your CO2 regulator over the airlock hole and open and close the shutoff valve until the trub goes into the ball. Worked very fast and easily.

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[mxstar21]

Totally unrelated from my previous post, has anybody had this happen? I have never used tools to tighten, just hands.

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[DeBrewer]

We are doing our best to have stuff ship for December 1.

Any plans for something like below? My SWMBO has been working on our first "prototype". I am chilling each fermenter with glycol immersion chillers therefore I would prefer a tighter blanket than chamber.

 

[Wawster]

DeBrewer....Sweet setup!

 

[DeBrewer]

DeBrewer....Sweet setup!

Thank you! Well, I will pass on the praise to the Seamstress Who Must Be Obeyed. She is going to make a cover to go over it out of some black material that will hopefully shed any spills. Similar premise as the brewjacket outer cover. Unfortunately for her, she needs to make 3 more of these...

 

[4TBBUCS]

Nice!

 

[DrWill]

Any plans for something like below? My SWMBO has been working on our first "prototype". I am chilling each fermenter with glycol immersion chillers therefore I would prefer a tighter blanket than chamber.

There is a more "chamber" type jacket now that I'll be ordering (as you say, not really the best for glycol) but this is a nice build. Congrats to the seamstress.

 

[4TBBUCS]

A bit bulky, but does the job!!

 

[Resonator]

A bit bulky, but does the job!!

Nice!

 

[Westermans]

I don't have a rear view photo and the stand is in use/in the frig at the moment, but hopefully these will help.



Notice the short verticals at the top. The inside corners have to be beveled otherwise they hit the FF. That's how compact this stand is...



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Nice. Here is mine. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1444002093.451429.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1444002130.152876.jpg

 

[DustyBrew]

Beautiful!

 

[Baron ken]

I just won the contest over at FastFerment!
They'll be sending me:
1 FastFerment + 1 Sampling Port + 2 Packs of FastLabel’s (choice of beer or wine)

Was thinking about buying one to try it out, now I get to!

Thanks FastBrewing!

 

[liljohn]

What is this sampling port you speak of?

 

[4TBBUCS]

Sampling port???! Since when?

 

[mooski95]

The guy over at my lhbs said the the sampling port is a new accessory that Fast Rack will be selling soon, he also said you will have to drill a hole for it.

 

[4TBBUCS]

Wondering why Fast Brewing has kept the sampling port under wraps...I can't find any info on it anywhere. Seeing as they just released info on their new temp control jacket for the fast fermenters, I figured if such was true, they would've also released info on a product that the masses have been calling for.

 

[Baron ken]

They don't have any info on their website about the sampling port, but they posted this in the other thread on 09-18-2015, 01:13 PM

Hey HomeBrew Talk Members,

It’s Brittney with the FastBrewing & WineMaking team! The much anticipated release of our Temperature Control Jacket is here! We are launching a pre-sale for this product today for $55.00 USD shipped to your home (in contiguous USA, while quantities last).

We wanted to specifically notify you since you showed interest for this new accessory & want to ensure that you don’t miss out on this amazing deal.

Order your jacket here: http://www.fastbrewing.com/content/tjacket

To sweeten the pot even more, we are holding a contest to win a FastFerment. If you refer a friend to purchase a Temperature Control Jacket & they successfully make the purchase, your name will be entered each time you refer someone and they purchase. The more friends that buy, the more chances you have to win a FastFerment! Just send me an email with your referrals & we’ll confirm the purchase.

We hope you enjoy our newest FastFerment accessory. Stay tuned for the next accessory, a sampling port & send us any suggestions of what else you’d like to see from us at FastBrewing & WineMaking.

Thanks for getting involved!

Cheers,

Brittney

 

[MrKelly]

Wondering why Fast Brewing has kept the sampling port under wraps...I can't find any info on it anywhere. Seeing as they just released info on their new temp control jacket for the fast fermenters, I figured if such was true, they would've also released info on a product that the masses have been calling for.

It's on their website FAQ number 37.

 

[4TBBUCS]

It's on their website FAQ number 37.

I'm aware of that info, I just thought it had already been released, and nothing had been mentioned of it. I jumped the gun a bit, had forgotten about their recent thread on the giveaway and the fact that the port had been mentioned.

 

[Vaureywwc]

Anyone figure out a decent method for a blowoff? Doing a 1.128 Imperial Stout with 3.5 Gallons of Head Space and its spitting like crazy. Go Bayanus. GO!

 

[Resonator]

Anyone figure out a decent method for a blowoff? Doing a 1.128 Imperial Stout with 3.5 Gallons of Head Space and its spitting like crazy. Go Bayanus. GO!

If you use a 3piece airlock you can stick a tube around the middle.

 

[Vaureywwc]

If you use a 3piece airlock you can stick a tube around the middle.

Wow. Yep had a hose that fit perfectly.. Going to be one of those days.. Thanks!

 

[Resonator]

Wow. Yep had a hose that fit perfectly.. Going to be one of those days.. Thanks!

Haha no worries. Just be careful, and make sure it's flowing freely. When I did that with my carboy, the bottom of my airlock got clogged up and caused the fermcap to blowoff, and got Krausen all over the place.

 

[sleepy_brewer]

Nice. Here is mine. View attachment 307605View attachment 307606

How tall is the FF with bottom ball and top air lock on it?

 

[jbb3]

I've read a few posts where folks where pushing the airlock into the rubber grommet in the top of the FF and they pushed the grommet right into wort. I would think to myself; why don't folks just pay attention to what they're doing!?

Well guess what I did today... :smack:

And those rubber grommets don't float. DOH!

 

[DrWill]

Like I said, I don't know how much difference it would make...but it is regular practice for many to flush bottles, kegs, lines, filters, etc with CO2 before using them. I think I would be more concerned about the O2 in the head space and dissolving since the CO2 isn't going to push it out very fast since it will get all swirled up during the bubbling. It would be interesting to let it bubble up through and then take a match or lighter or something and put it down into the headspace at 1 minute intervals to see how long it takes for it to settle out. I regularly use the lighter/match test to see if have a good CO2 flush on my kegs and it seems to work pretty well.

If you're really concerned, get a can of the Argon mixture that wine stores sell..if you lay down a blanket of that in your collection ball it will solve any o2 issues.

 

[4TBBUCS]

How tall is the FF with bottom ball and top air lock on it?

In the wall mounts 35.5", in the stand 37"

 

[4TBBUCS]

If you're really concerned, get a can of the Argon mixture that wine stores sell..if you lay down a blanket of that in your collection ball it will solve any o2 issues.

Good idea. I've gotten by, by blasting my yballs with Co2 or just filling them with distilled water.

 

[sleepy_brewer]

In the wall mounts 35.5", in the stand 37"

Thanks! Too tall for my application.

 

[nut4wine]

Thanks for mentioning the thermal jacket. I've been thinking about getting something like this but have not been tracking the FF website. Ordered mine today.

I've just got to add that my brew buddy and I love this thing. It's not perfect but pretty darn close and a tremendous value. For us, the size is perfect. We've gone to 6.5 gallon batches so that we each get 2 tap-a-draft bottles of whatever we make. Gives us more variety in our brewing. Splitting the 10 gallon batches was a lot of beer for us to go through.