Titan8 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Im going give one of these a try http://kegking.com.au/fermentasaurus-starter-kit.html looks like great set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 These conical fermenters with a built in yeast trap are certainly gathering some momentum. I may end up with one at some stage. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCBREW94 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I agree, I've been following the fermentasaurus since it was laucnhed. Next pay day I'm going to get one. I'm curious about fermenting under pressure, on their website it says it can help to reduce off flavours and esters and can speed up the fermentation process considerably. The only problem I have is that I can't keg my beers, I have to bottle them and bottling carbonated beer would be a bit above my pay grade right now. hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan8 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 I agree' date=' I've been following the fermentasaurus since it was laucnhed. Next pay day I'm going to get one. I'm curious about fermenting under pressure, on their website it says it can help to reduce off flavours and esters and can speed up the fermentation process considerably. The only problem I have is that I can't keg my beers, I have to bottle them and bottling carbonated beer would be a bit above my pay grade right now. hmm.[/quote'] Im particularly interested in the pressure ferment, only concern is will it fit in my kegerator. Pretty sure it will and will mean instant beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry's Cat Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Been looking at this and I like the idea but can somebody clarify for me where you are supposed to draw the beer from when bottling / kegging ? Can't see how it can be tapped out through that yeast ball attachment, so do you have to run a syphon tube through the top ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Pirate Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Been looking at this and I like the idea but can somebody clarify for me where you are supposed to draw the beer from when bottling / kegging ?Can't see how it can be tapped out through that yeast ball attachment' date=' so do you have to run a syphon tube through the top ?[/quote'] Been watching these myself , there's a pressure lid with flexible dip tube and ball lock posts for transfer to keg or service from the FV link here... If bottling can dump the trub , prime in this vessel and attach bottling wand on a hose to trap My wallet won't like it but already know 2 will fit in my big fridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan8 Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 When you start the ferment you have yeast collection bottle fitted and dump valve open. All the trub drops into the container. Close dump valve remove bottle and fit the 2 stage barb fitting and use to fill bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Great set up for those with a brew fridge big enough to fit it, but a total disaster for ambient temp brewers: difficult to shield from light, can't put it in a swamp cooler, kids or dogs could knock it over. Cheers, Christina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrie Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I really like this concept. You can get your beer off the yeast cake early if you want and dead easy to harvest yeast. I don't think I would be able to fit 2 in my brew fridge, one on top of the other as I do now with Coopers FVs. If I was only doing 1 brew at a time I'd definitely be looking into one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan8 Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Picking up couple of these on Saturday and 1 pressure kit will see how it goes. Pretty sure i can ferment using couple of belts. Will most likley buy a new regulator to get my other co2 cylinder on the go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattima Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Got mine delivered today. mate and I are having a brew day tomorrow at his place then I'll see how it performs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I like the idea but there's no way in the world that thing would fit in my brew fridge. Maybe one day when it finally dies and I replace it with a big enough fridge, but until then I'll just make do with the old school plastic drum style I've always used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattima Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I'm setting up after getting back into brewing, my fermenter was pretty rugged and I based my fridge purchase on the fitting the fermentasaurus. Will post some picks when it is all setup. If I already had a fridge I doubt I would have gone this route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Yeah, my fridge was/is an existing one, it had actually been sitting around where it currently is for about 15 odd years doing nothing really, before I started using it to ferment in. I don't think these Fermentasaurus things were around at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattima Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 All setup in the new fridge, not brewing under pressure but bought the adapter so I can give that a try in the future. Did a brew in my mates grainfather yesterday, a Fat Yak knock off he makes cube chilled it overnight and chucked it in the fermenter this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan8 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Looks spot on. My supplier has fresh stock so picking a couple up on Saturday. I think i can get away with them outside my fridge as temp in Melbourne has gone down quite a bit and i will need to use heat belts. Even though I'm sure i can get 1 in my freezer when required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattima Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 I'm in Melbourne too, I find having the heating mat in the fridge keeps it an even temp. Who you buying your fermenter through? I used cheeky peak and got it posted down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan8 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 Keg king. Will head out early Saturday morning so there when they open. Couple other bits and bobs to pick up at same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan8 Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Well i bought 2 plus a spare yeast catcher. I figure i will dry hop using the spare, so fv never gets opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattima Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Saw your pic in the what's in your fermenter thread, great setup there. Really happy with mine, took the trub out the other day via the collection bottle. Love watching the fermenter work, it's like a drinkable lava lamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan8 Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Ok having had these for couple weeks this is some pros and cons. 1: will not fit in a standard kegerator so you have to transfer to keg. 2: I have temperature controlled chest freezer and it will only fit with lid off. I can live with this. But not sure how to get a 23l fv in or out of there with no grab handles 3: very easy to clean. 4: great for yeast harvest and dry hopping. 5: wish i could lower my heat belt but restricted by the cage All in all, is it worth the extra dosh? Very sexy piece of kit and has some great features. However practicality, does not hit the mark. Would i buy more? 2 for me is enough can use 8 months out of year without freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I only just caught wind of all the features of this. Looks like it has a couple of things that would suit me, but also a couple of near-misses. The main "miss" is that bottling carbonated beer just wouldn't work That's the nature of the beast though. Would be freaking awesome if you could dial in the pressure you want and it went into the bottles like that! Still, being able to eject the trub and then bulk-prime straight into it would be pretty handy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 You don't have to ferment under pressure with it though, you can just do a 'standard' type fermentation. The main drawback for me is that it wouldn't fit in my fermentation fridge, door open or closed . I have no problem transferring to a keg, it's nice to be able to have 3 taps with 3 different beers on them rather than being stuck with one. The only real advantage for me would be the trub catching thingy on the bottom of it. As it stands with my current processes, I hardly get any trub into the kegs anyway, and I don't harvest yeast from it either... that little contraption isn't worth an extra 100 bucks over a 'normal' fermenter to me, even if it did fit in a fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan8 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 I think the height of the thing is couple inches too high. They should have made it fatter and shorter with a rack specific for kegerator that just keeps the unit a couple mm off the butterfly valve. It would then sit nicely in my chest freezer and the kegerator together with a standard 19l keg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattima Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 For me I liked the idea of naturally carbing my beer and wanted to try it, will report back how it goes. I was getting a new fridge anyway so chose the fridge to fit the fermentasaurus, So far I'm happy with the purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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