BrewinSoldier
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Hey guys! I recently purchased a Brewers hardware jacketed 8 gallon conical. I haven't got to put it to use yet and am still using the ssbrewtech. I love everything about the ssbrewtech except for the pressure rating. When I try to do a pressurized transfer, it starts blowing co2 out of the lid seal at only 1-1.5psi, which doesn't give me enough pressure to transfer with it blowing out. I wish that they would redesign it to be able to hold at least 8-10 psi. I love how light it is, the ability to cool with my glycol chiller, plus be able to heat, and the sample valve. All pros in my book.
The Brewers hardware conical is rated to 15psi which is perfect, but it is a jacketed conical which is perfect for cooling withy glycol system, but I have no way of heating it. I don't want to have to run my house heater(which house stays at 65-66) just to keep the one room warm enough for the fermenters. Obviously in summer it's not a problem.
Any ideas on how to heat a jacketed conical would be greatly appreciated, without having to heat the room. I know I could buy an electric heater with digital thermostat, but with electricity prices where I live at .40¢ per kWh, I would like a lower electricity using option.
I don't think a fermwrap or similar will work because of the thick jacket, plus it would kind of defeat the purpose of the glycol since it would have to warm that too before warming the wort.
My only other idea is to be able to run some kind of low wattage 1.5" trip clamp heating element down through one of the unused triclamp fittings in the top. I just can't find any other than the ones made for heating and boiling wort. It also has to be able to be ran off 12v so my ssbrewtech controller can control it.
The Brewers hardware conical is rated to 15psi which is perfect, but it is a jacketed conical which is perfect for cooling withy glycol system, but I have no way of heating it. I don't want to have to run my house heater(which house stays at 65-66) just to keep the one room warm enough for the fermenters. Obviously in summer it's not a problem.
Any ideas on how to heat a jacketed conical would be greatly appreciated, without having to heat the room. I know I could buy an electric heater with digital thermostat, but with electricity prices where I live at .40¢ per kWh, I would like a lower electricity using option.
I don't think a fermwrap or similar will work because of the thick jacket, plus it would kind of defeat the purpose of the glycol since it would have to warm that too before warming the wort.
My only other idea is to be able to run some kind of low wattage 1.5" trip clamp heating element down through one of the unused triclamp fittings in the top. I just can't find any other than the ones made for heating and boiling wort. It also has to be able to be ran off 12v so my ssbrewtech controller can control it.