Water measurement

[Tuzlo]

Does anyone know of a way to measure water coming out of a tap? I dont want to use a jug, I would rather use soem sort of water meter that hooks onto a tap, is this possible?

Andy

 

[Ben25]

Use a jug. Or get a 2 gallon bucket. Why waste money on measuring water when you could spend it on more useful equipment or ingredients?

 

[Tuzlo]

Use a jug to measure out water for 20 Gallon fermenter. No thanks.

 

[Bokonon]

Use a jug one time and make a dipstick? or turn on the water and fill a known quantity at the current rate and time how long it takes, then multiply that by your volume.

 

[beerthirty]

I use a marked sight glass on the receiving vessel.

 

[chillHayze]

You are looking for a flow totalizer. Mcmaster's cheapest one is $90. Part# 4041K21. Plus you will need some fittings.

 

[Beerrific]

You could also look into measuring it by weight. 20 gallons of water weigh about 160 lbs. Of course I don't know the exact set-up, so this might not be practical. Are you trying to measure the amount of fluid you are draining out of the fermenter? In that case, a scale under the container you are draining into might work well.

 

[Orfy]

Up to you but I'd just fill a 5g pail x 4 and fill your fermenter and mark it.
It's a one time thing.

 

[Bigsnake]

Flowmeters are possible but expensive and a lot aren't as accurate as you'll want it. A marked sight glass on one of the vessels is going to be your best bet. Or if it's a plastic bucket, measuring it and marking the sides.

You can also get a stick and mark on it at well. I use a marked stick for when I'm sparging into my boil pot to see how much I'm collecting.