temp controlled plastic conical

[CasselBrewery]

you very welcome ChesterBrew!

[BridgeBrewing]

Morning all!

Here is a video of our setup : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_E6a...ature=youtu.be

Cheers

Amazing! Thank you so much, that is so helpful. Great setup.

Peter

[CasselBrewery]

Thanks Peter!

This week I'm adding a process view window on the lid so I can see the fermentation without having to open the lid, which makes me paranoid afterward

[BridgeBrewing]

Thanks Peter!

This week I'm adding a process view window on the lid so I can see the fermentation without having to open the lid, which makes me paranoid afterward

Interesting, you can't see the krausen through the plastic? Is that so you can to crop your yeast?

I am placing my parts order and I want to make sure I have everything correct. The sample valve is that also installed with a plastic bulkhead fitting?

I am also a little unclear how you installed the stainless coil to create a seal where the pipe enters and exits the fermenter and also how you created the seal/mounted the temperature proble.

Finally, for the CIP spray ball did you install a 1" bulkhead fitting and then screw in this type (https://www.brewershardware.com/CIP10F10.html) of spray ball?

Again I can't thank you enough for your help!

Cheers,

Peter

[CasselBrewery]

Interesting, you can't see the krausen through the plastic? Is that so you can to crop your yeast?

I am placing my parts order and I want to make sure I have everything correct. The sample valve is that also installed with a plastic bulkhead fitting?

I am also a little unclear how you installed the stainless coil to create a seal where the pipe enters and exits the fermenter and also how you created the seal/mounted the temperature proble.

Finally, for the CIP spray ball did you install a 1" bulkhead fitting and then screw in this type (https://www.brewershardware.com/CIP10F10.html) of spray ball?

Again I can't thank you enough for your help!

Cheers,

Peter

Yes you can see part of it but the plastic is opaque. I want to see after the krausen has dropped for any signs of infection and what not.

I have the sample valve installed on a 1.5 TC to NPT adapter, not the best since you have to play with it to seal it properly. I will get some bulkhead to seal it better.

I sealed the coils supply and return with aquarium silicone i figured no other way. For the temp probe I simply added a silicone oring and threaded it in the plastic.

For the spray ball I have a 1.5 pipe thread (both ends) bulkhead. I have an elbow with a TC to NPT adapter then another TC to NPT adapter clamped to the spray ball https://www.brewershardware.com/Rota...CIP12F121.html


This is the adapter https://www.brewershardware.com/1-1....-Male-NPT.html

My pleasure to help a new brewery!!! I was helped the same way!

[BridgeBrewing]

Thanks again Mario, I have everything on order to gear up my fermenters!

Peter

[TemplarBrewing]

Cold crash

Hey!

Just in our second commercial batch with plastic conicals and stainless steel coils to keep it at the right temp. We have 1x 50ft coil per tank with a temp probe on the side hook on a PID. Once the temp goes too high it close the contactor and starts the pump sitting hooked on an 80gal rain barrel in the walkin cooler.

We are able to easily maintain 62F in a room at 72F.

Pretty amazed at the performance. Sure I am looking forward at all stainless with a real chiller, it will do for now!

I was wondering if you cold crash with this set up?

[TemplarBrewing]

100 foot SS

leave the coils loose , basically wrap the coils around a sixth barrel or quarter barrel keg, they will spring out to around 14 inches or so. be careful not to kink it, then you kinda screw it into the hole. worked for me.

Where did you find 100 foot long lengths of SS tubing?

[Junkyard]

you can find 100 ft of 1/2 Ssteel tubing at mcmaster.com

[CasselBrewery]

Right here, awesome supplier : http://stores.ebay.com/NY-Brew-Suppl...=p4634.c0.m322

[BarryBoggs]

How to coil 1/2" stainless steel?

What tools are you guys using to bend 1/2" stainless steel coil? I'm not having any luck trying to wrap it around a keg.

[CasselBrewery]

What tools are you guys using to bend 1/2" stainless steel coil? I'm not having any luck trying to wrap it around a keg.

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No need to bend it, buy it in coil and just roll it in the fermenter. As for bending it you will need a pipe bender but at that size you will quickly kink it

[Michael_L]

3/8" SS tubing coils

I used 3/8" SS tubing from http://www.nybrewsupply.com I was able to tighten the bend around a corny keg. I have 240 gal FD tanks. I removed the lid and lid ring on the tank and was able to thread the coil into it. Make sure you leave the protective rubber cap on the tube, and hold the first end you thread in so it's not stuck in the bottom. Then I was able to stretch the coil into the lower area of the tank below the waist. They all seem to work pretty well. I get temps consistent within .5 deg F wherever I pull a sample.

[RipRap]

Figured I would show you guys what we came up with for temperature controlling our plastic conicals. We had 50' 1/2" OD stainless tube coiled by NY Brew Supply to our specified dimensions. They were great to work with and had our order done quickly and for a very reasonable price. They are certainly nicer looking than if I had attempted to coil them myself. As for the connections to attach them to the lid, we wanted to have something that could easily be taken apart for cleaning without spilling glycol everywhere. We found a compression bulkhead fitting from Colder Products Company that automatically shuts off when it gets disconnected. Everything fit together perfectly and I can't wait to start fermenting in them.

[CasselBrewery]

Figured I would show you guys what we came up with for temperature controlling our plastic conicals. We had 50' 1/2" OD stainless tube coiled by NY Brew Supply to our specified dimensions. They were great to work with and had our order done quickly and for a very reasonable price. They are certainly nicer looking than if I had attempted to coil them myself. As for the connections to attach them to the lid, we wanted to have something that could easily be taken apart for cleaning without spilling glycol everywhere. We found a compression bulkhead fitting from Colder Products Company that automatically shuts off when it gets disconnected. Everything fit together perfectly and I can't wait to start fermenting in them.

Very nice job! just make sure to seal shut that vent or you will get a contaminated batch. We replaced all our vented lids with non vented one.