Thanks for the video! A real eye opener! I was very interested in getting one of these but now that I see all the effort that goes into cleaning it, I think I’ll stick to plastic buckets 🤣🤣🤣
I'm wondering if you're still cleaning it the same way? One thing I like to do is to push PBW through one of the aux ports (I have a butterfly valve on it, I push in the wort when brewing as well) with my pump instead of pouring it, as I do not like the idea of spilling hot PBW all over myself.
Great video. Fermenting in my F80 for first ime. What pump you are using here for cleaning? Whats charactestics? head in meters? liter per minute? also what is your sanitizing process or maybe you have a video about that too :) ? thanks!
Yeah there was yeast trapped under the heating element and the carb stone. I just took a small dish towel and cleaned it manually with a small cup of PBW and sprayed some sanitizer through. The CIP doesn’t hit the shadow areas unfortunately. Easy enough to clean but slightly annoying.
@@AndrewLynch9 I think the extra ports are worth the extra work. If I was a commercial brewer then I think maybe that wouldn’t be so worth it on a busy day in a production facility if i had more than 3 or 4 tanks. I dunno im not in that situation so not sure if its even something that would be a problem
@@MasteringHomebrew I remove all fittings after a preliminary clean with water then do the soak. During the soaking I then clean all ports. Then remount all the bits and then complete the clean + a santising loop.
For another digital thermometer with a very long wire i like to keep on top of the tank for when the temp controller is not visible. Nice to have the temp easy to see. Also nice to have others just in case stuff starts to get weird. Ive had 2 Ss Brewtech controllers die on me in the past so nice to have a reference point along with the tilt. I hop they release a non-digital thermometer soon
@@grtchalmers it is now. I think i hadn’t used the heating element yet when this video was made and just had it installed on the tank without the inkbird. I was using a thermometer at one point.
This www.brewtools.com/products/valves-and-fittings/fittings/tc34mm-to-1-2-f-npt-7712020-p0000000022 + www.morebeer.com/products/stainless-steel-quick-disconnect-male-qd-12-mpt.html Used with these on the hose / pump www.morebeer.com/products/stainless-steel-quick-disconnect-female-qd-12-barb.html I used a 2”-34mm reducer so the QDs could be attached to the butterfly valve.
@@wellyftw yea they are pretty generic. Brewtools makes some cam lock ones but im not a fan of that style myself so i put these together since i was using them with my non-brewtools gear anyhow. Handy little bits.
@@MasteringHomebrew was going to ask you this same question. I'm glad I read through the comments. Thanks for this. Really well thought out setup. I will be mirroring this. Keep up the great videos!
I dont remove the glycol in between cleanings. I just keep it in the tank during cleaning. If you want to remove it just plug in a hose to the bottom side glycol port/QD and remove the top glycol tri clamp port to vent it. It will all drain out with gravity. The last little bit may need to be tipped out a little bit.
Its a tool that comes with the unitanks to make sure you can get it nice and tight. I tried to find a link to one but it appears they dont have it on the website as an individual product. They call it “TC tool” in the part list
Im releasing it through the sampling valve. I do have a hand pull on the spunding valve but its easier to just open the sampling valve and walk away for a few minutes instead of holding it open.
Hi! The pump is a Blichmann riptide pump im using with the Brewtools CIP ball. The pump has quick disconnects so i can use it with my Ss Brewtech gear so im using little adapters i made with male QD to 34mm TC fittings.
I let whatever i cant reach with a towel air dry then ill do it before the next brew. Im lucky in that i dont have a quick build up of beer stone so i do a strong acid bath on the fermenters once or twice a year or so. The water here is pretty soft so as long as i rinse really well the PBW and water dont create the calcium oxalate residues quite as fast. Depends on how its looking though. But yes normally gets the acid the day before brewday or morning of.
Thanks for the video! A real eye opener! I was very interested in getting one of these but now that I see all the effort that goes into cleaning it, I think I’ll stick to plastic buckets 🤣🤣🤣
Man if effort & cleaning is what’s stopping you then you are in the wrong hobby 🤣🤣🤣
I'm wondering if you're still cleaning it the same way? One thing I like to do is to push PBW through one of the aux ports (I have a butterfly valve on it, I push in the wort when brewing as well) with my pump instead of pouring it, as I do not like the idea of spilling hot PBW all over myself.
What about the blowoff arm and all the fittings??
Very cool video, thanks! I hope one day I will own one too...
Great video. Fermenting in my F80 for first ime. What pump you are using here for cleaning? Whats charactestics? head in meters? liter per minute?
also what is your sanitizing process or maybe you have a video about that too :) ?
thanks!
why do you not remove the racking arm and other connectors at the first step ? (and put it back for the PBW step ofc)
I dont really have a process i stick to and this video is a bit old now. Everything gets removed just depends how dirty it is.
How do you clean the ports? I see you removed all the connections and there’s yeast in all of them. How do you clean those bits?
Yeah there was yeast trapped under the heating element and the carb stone. I just took a small dish towel and cleaned it manually with a small cup of PBW and sprayed some sanitizer through. The CIP doesn’t hit the shadow areas unfortunately. Easy enough to clean but slightly annoying.
@@MasteringHomebrew yeah I find it a nightmare on mine but was interested to know what your thoughts were.
@@AndrewLynch9 I think the extra ports are worth the extra work. If I was a commercial brewer then I think maybe that wouldn’t be so worth it on a busy day in a production facility if i had more than 3 or 4 tanks. I dunno im not in that situation so not sure if its even something that would be a problem
@@MasteringHomebrew I remove all fittings after a preliminary clean with water then do the soak. During the soaking I then clean all ports. Then remount all the bits and then complete the clean + a santising loop.
Nice video! What’s the song?
Thanks for your video! Great setup. You have two thermowells on the righthandside. One for the chiller... And the other one?
For another digital thermometer with a very long wire i like to keep on top of the tank for when the temp controller is not visible. Nice to have the temp easy to see. Also nice to have others just in case stuff starts to get weird. Ive had 2 Ss Brewtech controllers die on me in the past so nice to have a reference point along with the tilt. I hop they release a non-digital thermometer soon
I thought the other one was for the inkbird for controlling the heating element?
@@grtchalmers it is now. I think i hadn’t used the heating element yet when this video was made and just had it installed on the tank without the inkbird. I was using a thermometer at one point.
What is your density measurements setup? I can see an old iphone, connected to what? Ispindel?
Im using tilts. My measurements are done with the EasyDens and i adjust the tilts as needed or if im suspicious they are incorrect
Which quick disconnects are those at 3:25?
This
www.brewtools.com/products/valves-and-fittings/fittings/tc34mm-to-1-2-f-npt-7712020-p0000000022
+
www.morebeer.com/products/stainless-steel-quick-disconnect-male-qd-12-mpt.html
Used with these on the hose / pump
www.morebeer.com/products/stainless-steel-quick-disconnect-female-qd-12-barb.html
I used a 2”-34mm reducer so the QDs could be attached to the butterfly valve.
@@MasteringHomebrew thanks! Found a UK supplier of those.
@@wellyftw yea they are pretty generic. Brewtools makes some cam lock ones but im not a fan of that style myself so i put these together since i was using them with my non-brewtools gear anyhow. Handy little bits.
@@MasteringHomebrew was going to ask you this same question. I'm glad I read through the comments. Thanks for this. Really well thought out setup. I will be mirroring this. Keep up the great videos!
@@wellyftw could you share a link, please? I'm struggling to find an NPT thread, only BSP.
Question: how do you strip all the glycol from the fv? Like... Tipping it over to the side?
I dont remove the glycol in between cleanings. I just keep it in the tank during cleaning. If you want to remove it just plug in a hose to the bottom side glycol port/QD and remove the top glycol tri clamp port to vent it. It will all drain out with gravity. The last little bit may need to be tipped out a little bit.
@@MasteringHomebrew gravity. Im an idiot. Thanks.
What was the tool you used on the top TC yo tighten and loosen the TC at :46
Its a tool that comes with the unitanks to make sure you can get it nice and tight. I tried to find a link to one but it appears they dont have it on the website as an individual product. They call it “TC tool” in the part list
How do you release the pressure of the unitank? I've seen you do not have a hand pull prv?
Im releasing it through the sampling valve. I do have a hand pull on the spunding valve but its easier to just open the sampling valve and walk away for a few minutes instead of holding it open.
Hi there, do you mind sharing the pump info at 3:47?
Hi! The pump is a Blichmann riptide pump im using with the Brewtools CIP ball. The pump has quick disconnects so i can use it with my Ss Brewtech gear so im using little adapters i made with male QD to 34mm TC fittings.
@@MasteringHomebrew Thank for your quick response!
No final acid rinse, or you do that just before fermenting the next beer?
I let whatever i cant reach with a towel air dry then ill do it before the next brew. Im lucky in that i dont have a quick build up of beer stone so i do a strong acid bath on the fermenters once or twice a year or so. The water here is pretty soft so as long as i rinse really well the PBW and water dont create the calcium oxalate residues quite as fast. Depends on how its looking though. But yes normally gets the acid the day before brewday or morning of.
Thx!
thanks. you have to retire to do these :)