Ignorance is bliss. And it’s cheap.
Like " With all due respect", or “not to be a jerk”?
Anyway, with all due respect the ss brew buckets can supposedly only take 1-2 psi, and the small fast ferments are tempting at the price. So is the Anvil mini fermenters.
I’m definitely looking at this, not just for 02 reasons. I hate lifting my fermenters and trying to figure out how long until everything settles back down. Very little patience.
Is there a thermowell option for the Speidels? That would be another thing to tip me one way or the other.
Check NorCal- they have a bunch of nifty innovations and I seem to recall one was a thermowell from the top with an airlock arrangement.
Iodophor: Embrace the stain
“Don’t Fear the Foam” has a much nicer (and much cleaner sounding) ring to it…
Thanks! Combined dip tube and thermowell, ball lock gas in; looks like I could really configure a nice system. Just have to figure out the right probe to go in the thermowell (ideas welcome) and an airlock alternative to attach to the gas in (ideas welcome again: spund valve set to almost nothing might work, except what to do when cold crashing and creating negative pressure…)
Call them. They are super helpful.
Except the full saying is “Bugs… don’t fear the foam.” Lol
it’d be nice if blichmann made a corny keg lid with a post on it like that…
Nor cal can build you one. Call them
thanks will do!
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thanks! yeah I thought about that but the blichmann fermenters have a pressure release weighted piston in there to prevent a pressure disaster; I want to keep that but add the corny post.
what I do now works, I have a barbed valve at the end of tubing which serves as both blowoff and then a connection to my CO2 tank when transferring.
the more I consider it, the more I think I’m looking for a solution to a problem I don’t really have.
That’s what the other thing in the picture is, adjustable pressure release.
Indeed they are helpful! Thanks for the encouragement. Questions answered, I am getting a Speidel 30, gas in and pressure relief, and the combined dip tube and thermowell to replace the spigot. Already have a spare ball valve to use, and with a QD I can connect the gas in to my double-jar airlock thingy. Just need to pick up a thermometer and some kind of gasket to fit the thermowell. Hope to have it ready for next brewday; now my process will be completely closed after pitching and oxygenating! But, like all beer, my beer will still be oxidized. I know. 
Cool people. I got a false bottom for my mash tun today, just in time to mash in. Made specifically for my kettle. Fits perfect, works perfect. They even polished the word “Cheers” on the top of it. Can’t say anything bad about these guys.
Here’s my new setup, ready for this weekend’s brew! Will be completely closed after pitching right through serving. For closed transfer it’s gas in the top and jumper from the bottling spigot, which I attached to Nor Cal’s threaded port with a 304 stainless reducer. Kitchen thermometer probe is secured in the thermowell with a rubber grommet. Nor Cal were super helpful!
Pics:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gcWnuUirU1MR43qwfSqry2ffh0rFrpba/view?usp=drivesdk
EDIT stillage was needed because of extension of the port and spigot, this would be the case with anything using their accessories on the 30 liter.
I have the port at 45° So the dip tube is positioned to leave ~2 qts behind for yeast harvesting.
EDIT 1st pic updated to show final “airlock” configuration. Skipped the twin jar job.
I wish these fermenter were around when I bought all of my red screw top fermenters. That flat area and the the threaded mount is key. I like them
The one negative of Iodophor is it doesn’t last nearly as long as Starsan. Iodophor seems to last about 24-48 hours. Starsan can stay in a bucket for weeks or months.
I use both. But Starsan has never let me down and I am not sure I will replace my Iodophor when it runs out.