treacheroustexan
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Anyone have one? I didn't see any posts on it. I ordered one over the weekend and I am definitely excited to try it over the weekend! It shipped today. I have heard nothing but good about it!
So lets say I go to keg from the ss, all i do is open the valve and run it into my keg? No siphon needed at all?I like mine too, use it more than my other fermenters (glass & PET carboys). Easy to clean and use; especially like the no-siphon aspect of it. Only negatives I have are: 1.) can't see the active fermentation or see wort/beer clarity while cold crashing, 2.) cost is kind of high considering a PET carboy is $25, 3.) and depending on how much trub I have, sometimes beer is left behind. Not really big issues to me, might be to others. I rarely get a chance to have more than one brew going at a time so it works well for me.
So lets say I go to keg from the ss, all i do is open the valve and run it into my keg? No siphon needed at all?
Thanks! Wasn't showing up on search.Here's a big thread on it with lots of Brewbucket owners: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=446675
Yes. SS brewbucket needs to be higher than keg obviously, then remove blowoff/airlock or use an s type airlock to prevent a vacuum, open valve and it drains. The valve body is rotatable and connected to a diptube. When you turn the valve body it will rotate the diptube so you can pull beer from above the trub. Rarely have I had trub higher than the diptube though in its lowest position. Big dry hopped IPA I did was an exception, so I rotated the valve body so the diptube was no longer pulling trub/hop debris.
Do you run a hose from the BB to the keg so it doesn't splash?
I put my order in this morning and can't wait to try my first batch in it. Now to sell of my FastFerment...
I like mine too, use it more than my other fermenters (glass & PET carboys). Easy to clean and use; especially like the no-siphon aspect of it. Only negatives I have are: 1.) can't see the active fermentation or see wort/beer clarity while cold crashing, 2.) cost is kind of high considering a PET carboy is $25, 3.) and depending on how much trub I have, sometimes beer is left behind. Not really big issues to me, might be to others. I rarely get a chance to have more than one brew going at a time so it works well for me.
Us Ohio guys know how to do it. FYI, mine shipped Monday afternoon and now has an estimated delivery of Friday. Not bad for free shipping from cali.
Of course we need toys to keep us occupied during the cold, winter months! I suspect this winter is going to be even crappier than last. No delivery date yet, but I'm not worried as I won't be brewing until the 30th.
What's that you have stuck int he bunghole for the blowoff tube? Have you found that you really need to use a blowoff for 5 gallon batches in a 7 gallon vessel?
That is their blow off adapter kit. I don't like it really. You have to remove the lid to take it off. Lately I have been using a #2 stopper with a stainless barb elbow to blow off tube. That way its easier to transition to a s-type airlock after the bulk of fermentation. Yes, some beers blow off. I had 6 gallons of IIPA in there last week that spit out about a cup and a half of krausen. I always target 5.5-6 gallons into fermenter so there isn't that much space left.
blowoff barb
I'm curious why you're removing the lid? One of the reasons I got this is to do all of my FG sampling via the spigot and lessen the chances of contamination.
Glee! Just got mine and going to passivate and assemble it this weekend. I really wish now I had skipped the FastFerment and bought the BrewBucket in the first place. Especially since it was only $50 more. Live and learn!
I hope mines okay. I didnt use TSP. I didn't have any around so I just scrubbed it twice with PBW, and then sanitized.
From what I've read you should be fine with PBW as it is essentially TSP, OxyClean and maybe a few other ingredients. Hopefully you sanitized it with something like StarSan that's acidic to complete the process.
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