For those of you who have been a part of the Spike community for awhile, you know that innovation, quality and sexy looking stainless have always been a top priority for us.
Which is why we're excited to tell you about 5 new products launching this year! The first of which, the Spike All-In-One PRV is coming spring 2022!
For a while now, we've seen some sketchy DIY set ups for pressure fermenting, spunding, etc. We listened to the market and created a pretty unique piece of equipment that puts your safety first without compromising on features or functionality. And when you're dealing with pressure, is pretty damn important.
Click the image below (or link) and enter your email on the right to keep up to date on all the product specifics, launch details, and some super fun stuff! We'll keep this thread up to date with product details, explainer videos, etc as they become available.
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2/8/22
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Spike is coming out with a new All-In-One PRV. But what causes pressure and how does a PRV work? There are some things you need to think about when it comes to how pressure can build inside your vessel during fermentation.
So here's a science lesson:
When yeast is pitched into the conical, it eats the sugar extracted from the grain and produces alcohol and carbon dioxide (CO2) gas.
That CO2 produced by the yeast MUST be handled carefully, otherwise the vessel can become over pressurized which will make it very unsafe! This is why a large-port robust PRV (pressure release valve) is so important. A PRV is designed to automatically vent CO2 gas from inside your fermenter at a set pressure. Since our fermenters are designed for 15psi that's what our new All-In-One PRV is designed to release at.
Basically, we don't want your vessel to turn into a bomb.
If you swipe to the last image, you'll see that when the pressure is building and still below the limit of the PRV, it remains sealed and allows that pressure to stay in the tank—such as for spunding or pressure fermenting.
When the pressure reaches 15psi (or a lower pressure as this PRV is adjustable), the seal and spring lifts up to allow it to escape or "bubble out." This is the same type of phenomenon that you see when a blow-off tube is in a bucket of starsan, or in an airlock device.
That's it! Thanks for attending our TED talk!
2/23/22
The new All-In-One is fully adjustable from 0-15psi. Simply twist the top adjustment knob to increase or decrease the pressure inside your fermenter. This allows for use with everything from pressure fermenting to spunding to carbonating to pressure transfers to kegs!
3/3/22
Welcome to our Pressure Fail Series. Where we chat about common myths, misconceptions and #fail's of the existing PRV's on the market.
Let's begin with what's commonly known as the Bowtie 'spunding valve'.
This design was originally intended for use in kegs, but we see users move them to the top of their conicals for pressure fermentation and spunding all the time!
The tiny outlet can easily clog during a vigorous fermentation which can create a super dangerous situation. A LARGE outlet port was the first design consideration we focused on; safety first, beer second. With the new Spike All-In-One PRV, we use a full 1.5" TC port design which will not get clogged with krausen, hops, etc!
Which is why we're excited to tell you about 5 new products launching this year! The first of which, the Spike All-In-One PRV is coming spring 2022!
For a while now, we've seen some sketchy DIY set ups for pressure fermenting, spunding, etc. We listened to the market and created a pretty unique piece of equipment that puts your safety first without compromising on features or functionality. And when you're dealing with pressure, is pretty damn important.
Click the image below (or link) and enter your email on the right to keep up to date on all the product specifics, launch details, and some super fun stuff! We'll keep this thread up to date with product details, explainer videos, etc as they become available.
All-In-One PRV | Spike Brewing
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Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that Spike is coming out with a new All-In-One PRV. But what causes pressure and how does a PRV work? There are some things you need to think about when it comes to how pressure can build inside your vessel during fermentation.
So here's a science lesson:
When yeast is pitched into the conical, it eats the sugar extracted from the grain and produces alcohol and carbon dioxide (CO2) gas.
That CO2 produced by the yeast MUST be handled carefully, otherwise the vessel can become over pressurized which will make it very unsafe! This is why a large-port robust PRV (pressure release valve) is so important. A PRV is designed to automatically vent CO2 gas from inside your fermenter at a set pressure. Since our fermenters are designed for 15psi that's what our new All-In-One PRV is designed to release at.
Basically, we don't want your vessel to turn into a bomb.
If you swipe to the last image, you'll see that when the pressure is building and still below the limit of the PRV, it remains sealed and allows that pressure to stay in the tank—such as for spunding or pressure fermenting.
When the pressure reaches 15psi (or a lower pressure as this PRV is adjustable), the seal and spring lifts up to allow it to escape or "bubble out." This is the same type of phenomenon that you see when a blow-off tube is in a bucket of starsan, or in an airlock device.
That's it! Thanks for attending our TED talk!
The new All-In-One is fully adjustable from 0-15psi. Simply twist the top adjustment knob to increase or decrease the pressure inside your fermenter. This allows for use with everything from pressure fermenting to spunding to carbonating to pressure transfers to kegs!
Welcome to our Pressure Fail Series. Where we chat about common myths, misconceptions and #fail's of the existing PRV's on the market.
Let's begin with what's commonly known as the Bowtie 'spunding valve'.
This design was originally intended for use in kegs, but we see users move them to the top of their conicals for pressure fermentation and spunding all the time!
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It would be helpful to know that you're at about 5psi as opposed to 8psi or 2psi. Or knowing I'm at my fermenting setting as opposed to carbonation setting. Fine tuning it (for fermenting at least) once things are going full bore. Since the thing has a gauge that exceeds the rating of your conicals, having SOME kind of marks in place should be there. Minute of barn is better than minute of planet after all.
