17 replies to this topic

[brewhead]

figured i'd contribute to the cause and throw this out there:the bung is a regular bung that you would use with a bubbler. i take a step bit and ream out the middle portion so that any errant floculant won't clog the hole. everything is slip fit to allow easy breakdown and cleaning

[ScottS]

Are you guys using 5 gal carboys for primaries, and that's why you need a blowoff tube? I've got a couple 6 gal ones that I use, and I've never needed a blowoff tube. Of course, I had to learn the extra headspace lesson the hard way, and I've got a stain on the ceiling to prove it.

[Dave in Indiana]

Nice. Charlotte Pipe? Classic.

[brewhead]

Are you guys using 5 gal carboys for primaries, and that's why you need a blowoff tube? I've got a couple 6 gal ones that I use, and I've never needed a blowoff tube. Of course, I had to learn the extra headspace lesson the hard way, and I've got a stain on the ceiling to prove it.

no i'm currently using 15 gallon fermenters with blow offs:however this set up also works with 6 gallon c-boys. when i was using c-boys - even 6 gallons - and stepped up to high grav - the bubblers did me no favors and i didn't like the bulk of the traditional big bulky vinyl blow off tubes. this seemed like a more compact solution for me.

[big harry deehl]

I hate blowoffs because I never feel 100% confident in it's sanitation. Once used, they are hard to get back to their original condition. After my last blowoff, I bought the Fermcap-s from NB. I will be using it now. I know Mtn used it. Others? Experiences?

[big harry deehl]

Wow. How did I get that member number!

[Stout_fan]

Wow. How did I get that member number!

sheer luck

[Stout_fan]

That's a ton of blow off.I highly recommend foam control.

[CaptRon]

Are you guys using 5 gal carboys for primaries, and that's why you need a blowoff tube? I've got a couple 6 gal ones that I use, and I've never needed a blowoff tube. Of course, I had to learn the extra headspace lesson the hard way, and I've got a stain on the ceiling to prove it.

I use 6.5 gallon carboys and I've had a few that needed the blow-off tubes. Two of them were Hefe's which just went freakin crazy the first couple of days. Don't remember what the other one was, but it was the first brew I made which almost ended my brewing career when SWMBO walked in before I finished cleaning it up - off the ceiling.

[Bearphin]

I too have had to clean the ceiling from a blow out on a 6.5 gallon carboy. Ever tried to clean a RIS from a textured ceiling?????Trust me, don't go there!!!I wont brew a batch now without one. I do like the idea of one that can be broken down better for cleaning.

[MolBasser]

I am categorically against foam controll agents.It is my own personal issue though.Like ScottS, I have a stain on the cealing to comemerate a cloged blow off tube.....There is nothing unsanitary about blow off tubes, if you make sure to properly sanitize and set it up before use.BrewBasser

[stangbat]

There is nothing unsanitary about blow off tubes, if you make sure to properly sanitize and set it up before use.BrewBasser

When I toured Boulevard about 4 years ago, they had a blowoff tube submerged in a 5g bucket. It was going to town. Pretty cool. Sure you see stuff like that all the time though. If the big boys can use them then so can I.

[Stout_fan]

I too have had to clean the ceiling from a blow out on a 6.5 gallon carboy. Ever tried to clean a RIS from a textured ceiling?????Trust me, don't go there!!!

Hah! Mine is STILL there. Trying to figure out how to get rid of it!

[CaptRon]

Even the 'big boys' use blow off tubes. I just loved this when I saw it. Mind you it was from a HUGE fermentor at Russian River Brewing, I mean what is that tube going in to that large garbage can, like a 4 inch tube?? lol

[Stout_fan]

So you have a 1 bbl blow off on a 600 bbl fermenter. The Previous pic had a half gallon of blow off on a 15 gal vessel.Maybe I'm cheap, but I call that wasted beer.

[zymot]

I put a blow-off tube on the side of my bucket. This way I can put the bucket on the hump of my chest freezer and close the lid. No collar required.Next, I will investigate a right angle barb to use on the lid.zymot

[Geologist]

I use my 5 and 3 gallon kegs for fermenting now. My plastic bucket fermenters have been relegated to other duties (milling grains, storing grains, etc.). I just run a tube from the gas QD to a jar of sanitizer. Now that I've figured out how much head space to allow for, I don't have any significant loss of beer. Since everything can be easily broken down and sanitized I've never had a problem. Also, much better control over fermentation temperatures since metal kegs conduct heat much better than plastic buckets.

[Stout_fan]

Sorry guys,I still call it wasted beer.So BrewBasser, why are you against foam control.Hell, it helped me grow another foot!It does look weird attached to that third leg though!