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Aleks · 03-28-2018, 11:41 AM

That Fermentasaurus works like a boss! I unfortunately ruined my one vessel, and had to order another one, but thats just cosmetic.

Turned around a batch of my Hibiscus Wit in 5 days to keg, that's incredible! Loved the pressure transfer to the keg as well and made cleanup a breeze by pushing starsan solution from a spare keg through the lines. I rarely have to clarify beers anyhow by settling in a primary (use whirlfloc or moss in the kettle), but if I did I'd just put gelatin in the keg before I close it up for the transfer (obviously after sanitizing, and before purging) and then let it settle in the Keezer before gunning the droppings out.

Now the Fermentasaurus doesn't handle heat well (yah, it says don't clean it greater than 50c, I clearly didn't interpret that well haha). I opted to not use a basket in my kettle this time as it was a small hop charge, bitter orange, coriander and hibiscus flowers. I whirlpool typically, but unfortunately the orange pieces caused clogs in my pump, which prevented me from hitting the chiller, so I was going to do what they do in Aus all the time which was seal and slow cool. Of course I wasn't thinking about the PET, so with the hot-ish wort it shrunk a bit and deformed a bit. I took a chance and set it up in a shower stall and committed to letting it pressure up in there, which worked great. Kept it at 16psi throughout the entire ferment with a spunding valve, hit my targets perfectly, and had no issues. I ordered another vessel from Ontario because of course nobody has them around, and its more for the accuracy of measurement for me than anything. I'll keep the deformed one as a spare anyhow.

Recent good finds I want to share with you guys.....

I hate measuring water on dip tubes or site glasses because at the volumes marked its just hard to be accurate. I picked up one of these, calibrated it (or, moreso measured its error %) and now have a way of dispensing the water I need within an acceptable margin of error. It measured exactly 10% generous, so if you want 18L, you dispense until it says 20L. It was consistent at every single attempt to measure I did at any volume and flow rate, so I'm confident in it. Saves a bit of time and convenience, keep it attached to my dedicated potable hose and sprayer

https://tinyurl.com/yd6ephko

I'd been searching for another pump, not wanting to pay chugger or march prices. Theres a bunch of homebrew stores in the US selling or reselling these pumps. They're available on Aliexpress for about $90 is what I paid shipped by DHL. They're dead quiet, reliable and easy to clean. These new versions are stainless head (the old ones were composite). Definitely worth a look if you're in the market for a recirc pump for mash, cooling, HERMS, etc.

https://tinyurl.com/yamw2lbl

03-28-2018, 11:41 AM	#112
Aleks Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Jan 2010 Exp:	That Fermentasaurus works like a boss! I unfortunately ruined my one vessel, and had to order another one, but thats just cosmetic. Turned around a batch of my Hibiscus Wit in 5 days to keg, that's incredible! Loved the pressure transfer to the keg as well and made cleanup a breeze by pushing starsan solution from a spare keg through the lines. I rarely have to clarify beers anyhow by settling in a primary (use whirlfloc or moss in the kettle), but if I did I'd just put gelatin in the keg before I close it up for the transfer (obviously after sanitizing, and before purging) and then let it settle in the Keezer before gunning the droppings out. Now the Fermentasaurus doesn't handle heat well (yah, it says don't clean it greater than 50c, I clearly didn't interpret that well haha). I opted to not use a basket in my kettle this time as it was a small hop charge, bitter orange, coriander and hibiscus flowers. I whirlpool typically, but unfortunately the orange pieces caused clogs in my pump, which prevented me from hitting the chiller, so I was going to do what they do in Aus all the time which was seal and slow cool. Of course I wasn't thinking about the PET, so with the hot-ish wort it shrunk a bit and deformed a bit. I took a chance and set it up in a shower stall and committed to letting it pressure up in there, which worked great. Kept it at 16psi throughout the entire ferment with a spunding valve, hit my targets perfectly, and had no issues. I ordered another vessel from Ontario because of course nobody has them around, and its more for the accuracy of measurement for me than anything. I'll keep the deformed one as a spare anyhow. Recent good finds I want to share with you guys..... I hate measuring water on dip tubes or site glasses because at the volumes marked its just hard to be accurate. I picked up one of these, calibrated it (or, moreso measured its error %) and now have a way of dispensing the water I need within an acceptable margin of error. It measured exactly 10% generous, so if you want 18L, you dispense until it says 20L. It was consistent at every single attempt to measure I did at any volume and flow rate, so I'm confident in it. Saves a bit of time and convenience, keep it attached to my dedicated potable hose and sprayer https://tinyurl.com/yd6ephko I'd been searching for another pump, not wanting to pay chugger or march prices. Theres a bunch of homebrew stores in the US selling or reselling these pumps. They're available on Aliexpress for about $90 is what I paid shipped by DHL. They're dead quiet, reliable and easy to clean. These new versions are stainless head (the old ones were composite). Definitely worth a look if you're in the market for a recirc pump for mash, cooling, HERMS, etc. https://tinyurl.com/yamw2lbl __________________ In case of hurt feelings, please visit You are Not Alone forums Last edited by Aleks; 03-28-2018 at 11:53 AM.