Redesigned Blichmann Engineering AutoSparge

[sstokesjr]

You should be able to thread this into any 1/2" NPT fitting. Choked flow: I would recommend trying the product as is first. The inner dimensions of the AutoSparge aren't any bigger than 3/8" so I don't think it will change anything. ANd if you're sparging over a 45-60 min period the flow will be throttled way back automatically from the AutoSparge. If you're using in a RIMS setup it'll provide plenty of flow with a pump as is. Hope that helps!

John B

John

Is there a way to order just the main stainless steel body? I have an older model I was trying to rethread to adapt to Camlock fittings but die has become stuck and I've had no luck just yet getting it off. I'd hate to have to order a completely new model before I've tried the old one.

 

[BlichmannEngineering]

Well, that is where most of the cost is. And we don't have that set up for our retailers to order directly. By the time we special ordered through a retailer it may not be any cheaper than buying the whole thing. I guess I'm a bit confused by the cam-lock issue. Is that a 1/2" NPT thread? The new stainless units have an industry spec NPT cut on them and then into a straight thread (NPSH) for the nut. The brass were NPSH all the way to allow thicker pots and coolers to be used. THhy fit nearly all NPT fittings, except those that were cut under spec....more common that you'd think. We check ours with an NIST thread go-no-go gauge.

John

 

[sstokesjr]

Well, that is where most of the cost is. And we don't have that set up for our retailers to order directly. By the time we special ordered through a retailer it may not be any cheaper than buying the whole thing. I guess I'm a bit confused by the cam-lock issue. Is that a 1/2" NPT thread? The new stainless units have an industry spec NPT cut on them and then into a straight thread (NPSH) for the nut. The brass were NPSH all the way to allow thicker pots and coolers to be used. THhy fit nearly all NPT fittings, except those that were cut under spec....more common that you'd think. We check ours with an NIST thread go-no-go gauge.

John

Thanks for the reply John. Yeah, I've been getting the camlock fittings through Bobby @ Brewhardware.com. I had to rethread the brass to get more one turn on the threads. I was able to get my maintenance shop at work to help get the stuck tool off. Autosparge is installed now and I'm off on completing my build. Hope to be brewing by National Homebrew Day.