First brew so be gentle.

kev211 · Jan 16, 2015

wardens355 said:
It's just a stainless tee, which can be purchased online at BrewHardware or BargainFittings, with an extra hex couple to attach the valve to the tee branch, and a temperature probe of appropriate length to extend into the kettle, but not get in the way if you use an immersion chiller.

SS 1/2" Tee

I can take a pic when I get home.

Derp. Apparently this is my intro class to plumbing supplies haha. As soon as I saw that I went "ohhhhhh, how did I not get that from his earlier post". Stopping at home depot tonight

Ethan21 · Jan 16, 2015

wardens355 said:
It's just a stainless tee, which can be purchased online at BrewHardware or BargainFittings, with an extra hex couple to attach the valve to the tee branch, and a temperature probe of appropriate length to extend into the kettle, but not get in the way if you use an immersion chiller.

SS 1/2" Tee

I can take a pic when I get home.

This is a very good idea that I will be incorporating into my setup.

wardens355 · Jan 16, 2015

drgonzo2k2 said:
Just wondering if you could tell me what sort of hose/connector you would need for the ball valve to drain directly into your fermenter? My kettle has a ball valve too, and my original plan was just to open that up and let it flow into my fermenter, but now I'm thinking it might be easier and less of a mess with a hose connected.

A hose barb as the OP suggested would work. I pump and have camlock fittings on all of my valves. Much easier to attach and remove tubing compared to threading and unthreading. You would need camlock connections on the valve and the tubing if you went that direction. So two SS pieces and a couple feet or so of tubing.

Found this picture on google:
Camlock connection

This is what you need for the camlock:
Connect 1/2" hose to this
Connect this to valve

wardens355 · Jan 16, 2015

Ethan21 said:
This is a very good idea that I will be incorporating into my setup.

Just keep in mind that there will be more crevices for gunk to collect in, so I would recommend at least removing the thermometer and thoroughly rinsing the tee whiling opening and closing the ball valve after each brew.

Ethan21 · Jan 16, 2015

wardens355 said:
A hose barb as the OP suggested would work. I pump and have camlock fittings on all of my valves. Much easier to attach and remove tubing compared to threading and unthreading. You would need camlock connections on the valve and the tubing if you went that direction. So two SS pieces and a couple feet or so of tubing.

Found this picture on google:
Camlock connection

This is what you need for the camlock:
Connect 1/2" hose to this
Connect this to valve

Once I have a few brews under my belt I will integrate this into my system.

Ethan21 · Jan 16, 2015

wardens355 said:
Just keep in mind that there will be more crevices for gunk to collect in, so I would recommend at least removing the thermometer and thoroughly rinsing the tee whiling opening and closing the ball valve after each brew.

Good advice thank you.