Thanks for sharing your experiment. The FLOTit units both clearly produce the desired results when using a floating dip tube. The SPUNDit 2.0 is certainly an upgrade as well. Cheers 🍻
Always better to be late to the party before it ends. Congratulations ....! You are the winner of the SPUNDit 2.0!!! - When you get a chance go to my main channel under the "about" section and you can grab my email to send me a shipping address! Congrats again!!! - Also I like you Instagram and will follow once I get a chance. - commentpicker.com/youtube.php?id=ycp_61521ffdab345485
@@BitterRealityBrewing Wow! This is awesome! Thank you so much for supporting us Homebrewers. Learning the craft is a long road and I am more than willing to put in the time…this made my day 💪🏼👊🏼🍻
@@shydogbrewing3070 congrats again! If you could send me your shipping info under my about section you will find my email but to make it easier. Just send the email to @Bitterrealitybrewing.com with Mike in front of that.
There is another option in the UK, it's called the Cask Widge. It's used for commercially dispensing cask beer but for homebrew corny keg purposes the floating head part fits directly to the correct size silicone tube which, as with the other floating dip tubes, connects to a short dip tube. The Cask Widge has a built in filter and is weighted with small ball bearings. I've used them successfully for some time without issue. The SPUNDit 2.0 looks like a great bit of kit, been thinking of getting one since I watched Dr Hans' review of it.
Thanks for the support. - I bought the SPUNDit 2.0 the night I saw it on Dr Hans' review. The Cask Widge is crazy fancy but I see it appears to be originally designed for commercial usage.
@@BitterRealityBrewing I'm not sure why CaskWidge floats being designed for commercial use makes them any less useful for home brew use. I've been using them in my home-brew kegs and FVs for several years. They work great and cost about 75% less than a Flotit 2 in the UK. A no-brainer really.
@@johnmcmullan9741 John, Although this was about a year ago, I didn't realize when Mark (above comment) mentioned "Cask Widge" it was referring to "Cask Widge Float". I just did a bit of research, and it looks pretty cool, but we don't have those in the U.S. that I've seen. Plus, sadly, in many countries, items that might be cheap in one country are much more expensive in another. I do know that Thong (the inventor of the FLOATit 2.0) sells on eBay and on Amazon, and he has mentioned cheap shipping to other countries. With that said, I've also seen resellers of many products from the U.S. in European (and other locations) websites for 2 to 4 times what we pay here in the U.S. and items from AU shipped to U.S. being around 2 to 3 times what they sell for in AU. I wasn't knocking the CaskWidge Float, I just didn't have one to compare. I just watched DrHans video on it, and it does look very useful and straight forward. - th-cam.com/video/68_Go41TrVU/w-d-xo.html
When I did the transfers recently with Blackberries (crushed/pulp from over a pound per gallon) the SPUNDit 1.0 had issues but the SPUNDit 2.0 did an amazing job pulling almost every last drop of the beer with all the delicious blackberry juice from the berries.
Agreed! Very nice and very smart who truly thinks things through plus his business appears to be something that he and his wife do by hand out of their home which to me is very impressive.
I have 2 of the original SpundITs and love them. I would really like to get a couple of the new SPUNDit 2.0 ! With a 5 tap keg system, I plan to add the FLOTit 2.0 along the way as well.
Awesome and I also just ordered a 2nd one from Morebeer as by shear luck I checked their site and it had just been restocked on their webpage. So I snagged it and a few other items.
SPUNDit 2.0 looks like it would be fun to play with. I picked up a FLOTit 2.0 a few weeks ago after you first started talking about it. Very please with it, I also got another filter to put on my old kegland version, thanks to your rec 👍🏻
I’m making the transition from bottles to kegs and was already considering the SPUNDit 2.0 and FLOTit 2.0. Thanks for the extensive comparison! It helped a lot in the decision.
Congrats! Kegging can have some initial costs but it is so nice to bottle on your own terms for sharing out. Plus when I first started kegging I loved handing bottles to people without warning them about not pouring the yeast cake from the bottom as it wasn't an issue anymore. Thanks for the kind words and support.
I'm sold on the FLOTit 2.0s.... I'll get one to try, but will probably end up with several. Another idea for pressure transferring to a keg while keeping a floating dip tube intact would be to use a corny keg carbonation lid with the stone taken off the end of the tube. I haven't tried it, so it's just a theory at this point. And of course, I'd love to try a SPUNDit 2.0 with my Spike CF 10 Conical.
Thanks for the support. Someone else mentioned the carb stone cap which I do have one of those and it is a great concept, so I may need to do some testing.
Spundit 2.0 I'm currently using a homemade blowtie setup attached to a baby bottle. Haha. It's janky as all hell but it works. For transferring, you can just put a spare dip tube into the gas side and attach the hose to that. No need to pull the prv. The gas will vent from around the loose dip tube.
Thanks for the support. Someone else mentioned your suggestion which was discussed with Trong in the comment if you want to scan the comments. Thank you.
This is the episode in this series I've been waiting for. I currently have two of the torpedo bouy without filters. Been looking to pick up a few more and might go with the FLOTit 2.0. Spunding is one of my next upgrades I have my eye on. The SPUNDit 2.0 would be a great way to get into it.
Thank you and thanks for the support! I really like the double filter and if you have any issue getting the rubber seals in place just rub your finger in around it in a circular motion 2 or 3 times and it should snap right in to place without issues.
I picked up a pair of the FLOTit (1.0) and they are a nice piece of equipment. It feels good to support an independent equipment maker. I would be interested in the SPUNDit 2.0!
Agreed and I still use the FLOTit 1.0 also and have actually spoken to Trong by phone about 3 months back and he is very passionate about home brewing and his inventions which was awesome. His wife personally helps him with the assembly and the business.
I'm saving my pennies to get the FLOTit 2.0 now that I'm getting my kegging stuff together. I think it is an elegant design, and everything I've seen of the SPUNDit 2.0 shows it is of the same caliber. I'd be happy to add pressure fermentation to my arsenal using it.
Here's a question I've never seen asked: Why not have a gas-in port with a full length stainless tube? Or even a floating tube? No need for a filter. Pressure fill your beer thru the gas in port. Once full, hook up the CO2. Leave the liquid out port as-is with a float and filter. I welcome your opinion and thoughts. Thanks for this side-by-side. Fantastic video, thanks for taking the time to share it with us. I love that Spundit 2.0 btw. I recently built my first spundit. His looks like a nice piece of kit.
That is exactly how I normally do it - with a long dip tube. I also open up the safety relief valve during filling for venting purposes. You can also fill with the gas disconnect if you don't want the change out the post. All you have to do is to rinse out the gas disconnect and reconnect the safety valve afterward.
I would think a full length tube on the gas would mean CO2 bubbles constantly stirring up the stuff settled on the bottom. Having a simple floating dip tube (no filter) on the gas post does seem like a solid idea! In my view, any solution that involves removing the lid is defeating half of the reason for doing a closed transfer into a fully purged keg.
@@CascadesHomebrew The problem of having a floating dip tube on the gas post to fill is how to let gas out through the gas post after that. Unless you will only let gas out via the safety valve. Filling with a long dip tube temporarily installed in the gas post is no difference from filling through liquid post without filter. You don't have to remove the keg lid to do this.
@@trongdnguyen I think I'll try this the next time I fill a keg. I'll use a floating tube without filter and simply release gas via the safety valve. I'm pressure fermenting a lager right now and will probably try this when it comes time to keg. Hope it works out ok...
@@PikeyScott Please let us know how it works out for you. Just recap, you will fill through the gas post and then change it back to the normal set up. Never have to remove the keg lid. Cheers!
As I mentioned in the other comment I was impressed and use it regularly (it's in one my my new Irish Red Rye Ale kegs at the moment). It actually out performed what I was expecting based on size and where the opening was located. The FLOTit devices are also made in the U.S.. If you are only using these in kegs and can afford $50 a keg (I usually have 7 kegs going and am eventually looking to go to 15 total - $50 can add up very fast.). What is funny is that I probably she redo the tests with a ton of Blackberry pulp which I had to deal with recently in my Blackberry Lime Gose. I feel only the FLOTit 2.0 and the CBDS would have been able handle it as weight played a big factor in the transfer and I had to switch to the FLOTit 2.0 from a FLOTit 1.0 as it was too light in weight. I use almost all the floating dip tubes in this review very regularly as I usually have 7 kegs and 2 pressure fermenters going most of the time which is 9 floating dip tubes and I think I own 12 total. I don't usually use the Keg Land or Torpedo ones as the light weight seems to play an issue from time to time plus I must have a filter as I've learned that hard way about the need for a good filter.
I really enjoy your videos. They’ve been helping my efforts in home brewing quite a bit. I’ll definitely have to think about the SPUNDit 2.0. Thanks so much again.
1. You’re right, FLOTit 2.0 is the absolute best floating diptube on the market. Hands down. 2. I disagree with you on the best way to fill a keg with a floating diptube. I had the same conundrum. Here’s what I came up with: use one FLOTit 2.0 in your keg, and one in your fermenter. Close transfer the beer into the keg. Because it is being filtered on the fermenter side nothing is getting inside of the DFI in the keg. And no need to open the keg lid until the beer is done! I love this system and currently have 6 FLOTit 2.0s - one in each one of my 4 kegs, one in my All Rounder, and one in my Speidel 30L fermenter. Also thanks for the SPUNDit 2.0 giveaway! I absolutely love mine - who wouldn’t want a second one!?
Thanks for the support on #1 and in #2 you make a GREAT point as I do filter inbound and never really thought about it when we had the debate on the best way to fill a keg once the info about possibly clogging the filter with inbound beer was presented. You are very right though if the beer in bound is pre-filtered there shouldn't be an change of clogging the filter on the other end. Thanks as we all have a habit of over thinking things from time to time and you are right it really isn't that complex.
@@BitterRealityBrewing trust me, I overthought it for a while too but it all seemed to make sense when I thought about this method for a little. The only thing I would say is to keep the transfer slow as you don’t want to knock the DFI off the tube in the keg. That’s not to say you can’t fill at a reasonable speed, I just wouldn’t fill super fast.
I use the CBDS in my kegs as its a bit more rubust and less likely to clog when transfering in via a closes transfer because it has a no screen option. However it is too bulky for a fermzilla or similar fermenter For my fermzilla I use the flotit and its awesome! I've used 11oz of dry hops and no clogging issues
A carbonation keg lid would provide a second gas port where you can connect a tube without filter and use It to fill the keg. Would love to have a SPUNDit 2.0.
Good video! Haven’t seen these compared before, nice work and great way to see how these perform. I wonder what the inventor of FLOTit and SPUNDit 2.0 will invent next…
Very interesting experiment. It seems that all the systems are pretty good with the FLOTit 2.0 being the clear winner. Not sure I'd splurge for new ones if I had them based on your results, but since I don't have one I now know which will get me the biggest bang for my buck. How about SPUNDit valve comparison. I wonder if the SPUNDit 2.0 would come out on top or if another vendor would take home the prize.
Thanks for the support. I use both the Kegland and the SPUNDit 2.0 - The big key is the fine tuning of the SPUNDit 2.0, versatility, and commercial quality. Kind of like a Ford Escort vs a Ford Mustang to some regards.
Excellent demonstration, I've seen the SPUNDit 2.0 being used in other TH-cam videos and think they are hands down the best on the market right now (especially compared to the blowtie versions) I've been using a caskwidge in my fermenter.. .would be interesting to give the FLOTit 2.0 a run against it :)
@@BitterRealityBrewing I'll let you know in the near future as I have a FLOTit 2.0 winging its way towards me :) I've been really pleased with the Caskwidge so far - I learnt about it from this and an earlier video th-cam.com/video/fmzhaE2_kwE/w-d-xo.html
The Spundit 2.0 looks nice and I may have to pick one up! Thanks for the informative video. Btw, the keyword idea is good but a bit obvious from the existing comments...lol. :)
I’m sure these systems are day and night difference compared to the old school floating dip tube but with inline filtering during kegging im left with minimal trube. Definitely would like to try a pressurized fermentation with that Spundit 2.0 though!
Thanks for the video. I have a question for you. I have a Kegland keg and I'm planning to ferment and serve from the same vessel. I have just bought their spunding kit and their floating dip tube (with filter & ball float). Should the silicone tube remain its original length or will it require shortening? How would you set up tube length with respect to A) ferment & serve , all-in-one, and B) ferment and transfer to another keg, please? Thanks
I'm not sure what you mean by "still working". I'm seeing stationary air bubbles in those lines and no water movement. Anyhow, it was a great series of videos on a topic that is well worth exploring. My only remaining question is how soon can I expect delivery on my shiny new SPUNDit 2.0? ;-)
"still working" in regards to when I did the pull and at the current water level. The bubbles were primarily from when I would blow air through them and then re-pull the water again to verify it wasn't simply primed. I learned a bit more than I had expected from the experiment which I always enjoy learning especially when I get unexpected results as I did in this test.
Thank you and thanks for the support! I still need to do some pressure fermenting in a keg although I've done some it was unintentional due to hop creep during dry hopping.
Spundit 2.0 is an awesome spunding valve. I have the flotit 1.0 and I like the price point but I don't like the over molded beer line tube...it closes off with too much torque. Don't like loosening my connections and risking a leak. My clear beer standard dip tube works better...higher price.
Thanks for the support and sorry to hear you had an issue but happy to see one works well for you. I haven't had any major issues with any I've tested but I'm always testing. My only real issue is that I've had a few hang on the edge of the dry hop bags but not hard to correct before moving the beer.
Yeah I think flotit has some good design changes just don't think the overmold beer tube is needed. Rather have it with a standard short standard tube.
How does the SPUNDit 2.0 behave when you have extreme Fermentation? My kegland Valve once had some overflow, but luckily it did not overpressure... easy to clean afterwards. In that same Fermentation, the Floating Ball with the filter really got cloaked, but after shaking the fermenter I was still able to pour clear beer. I wonder how the FLOTit 2.0 works in that Situation 😀
SPUNDit can be taken apart and clean. The pressure gauge is compatible with gas, water and oil. FLOTit 2.0 has double filter inlet and as long as only small gravity samplings are taken during active fermentation and post cold-crashing is done, there should not be any issues and you will get NO BEER LEFT BEHIND! In the events, that filters are clogged up externally (by outflowing), they can be back washed by gently injecting CO2 through the liquid post and then let the disturbed beer settled (cold-crashed some more), it will work again. You can check on SPUNDit feedbacks on eBay for fun. ebay.us/mgkxUS or read a recent review by HomebrewFinds.com here: www.homebrewfinds.com/2021/09/hands-on-review-spundit-spunding-valve.html Happy Brewing!
Great question and I'll give Trong the inventor a chance to reply but I would think if you had the pressure set early on and enough head space you should be fine. If you are doing 5 gallons in a 5 gallon keg then you would have issues no matter what. Also for any filter on a floating dip tube, try doing a bust of C02 on the liquid line before starting if it seems clogged. I do this as almost every time just to play it safe.
Thanks for the support. I've included a link to ebay products he sells. www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=flotit&_sacat=0
With 300/500 micron mesh of relatively small surface areas, they can filter small amount of suspended particulates mainly for taking gravity samplings during fermentation and for getting the last bit of cold-crashed beer near the end to have NO BEER LEFT HEHIND!
Thanks for sharing your experiment. The FLOTit units both clearly produce the desired results when using a floating dip tube. The SPUNDit 2.0 is certainly an upgrade as well. Cheers 🍻
Always better to be late to the party before it ends. Congratulations ....! You are the winner of the SPUNDit 2.0!!! - When you get a chance go to my main channel under the "about" section and you can grab my email to send me a shipping address! Congrats again!!! - Also I like you Instagram and will follow once I get a chance. - commentpicker.com/youtube.php?id=ycp_61521ffdab345485
@@BitterRealityBrewing Wow! This is awesome! Thank you so much for supporting us Homebrewers. Learning the craft is a long road and I am more than willing to put in the time…this made my day 💪🏼👊🏼🍻
@@shydogbrewing3070 congrats again! If you could send me your shipping info under my about section you will find my email but to make it easier. Just send the email to @Bitterrealitybrewing.com with Mike in front of that.
@@BitterRealityBrewing Mike, I guess I should buy a lottery ticket! Lol…Awesome! Thanks again …cheers🍻
@@shydogbrewing3070 😂😂😂😂 If you get rich, don't forget us little guys. 😂😂😂😂 Have an amazing weekend and looking forward to seeing more!
Nice. He's getting all Mythbusters with the dip tubes.
😂😎😂😎😂So true and entertaining way to look at it. - Thank again for the support.
There is another option in the UK, it's called the Cask Widge. It's used for commercially dispensing cask beer but for homebrew corny keg purposes the floating head part fits directly to the correct size silicone tube which, as with the other floating dip tubes, connects to a short dip tube. The Cask Widge has a built in filter and is weighted with small ball bearings. I've used them successfully for some time without issue.
The SPUNDit 2.0 looks like a great bit of kit, been thinking of getting one since I watched Dr Hans' review of it.
Thanks for the support. - I bought the SPUNDit 2.0 the night I saw it on Dr Hans' review. The Cask Widge is crazy fancy but I see it appears to be originally designed for commercial usage.
@@BitterRealityBrewing I'm not sure why CaskWidge floats being designed for commercial use makes them any less useful for home brew use. I've been using them in my home-brew kegs and FVs for several years. They work great and cost about 75% less than a Flotit 2 in the UK. A no-brainer really.
@@johnmcmullan9741 John, Although this was about a year ago, I didn't realize when Mark (above comment) mentioned "Cask Widge" it was referring to "Cask Widge Float". I just did a bit of research, and it looks pretty cool, but we don't have those in the U.S. that I've seen. Plus, sadly, in many countries, items that might be cheap in one country are much more expensive in another. I do know that Thong (the inventor of the FLOATit 2.0) sells on eBay and on Amazon, and he has mentioned cheap shipping to other countries. With that said, I've also seen resellers of many products from the U.S. in European (and other locations) websites for 2 to 4 times what we pay here in the U.S. and items from AU shipped to U.S. being around 2 to 3 times what they sell for in AU. I wasn't knocking the CaskWidge Float, I just didn't have one to compare. I just watched DrHans video on it, and it does look very useful and straight forward. - th-cam.com/video/68_Go41TrVU/w-d-xo.html
Great comparison of all the dip tubes. Also, loved the SPUNDit 2.0.
When I did the transfers recently with Blackberries (crushed/pulp from over a pound per gallon) the SPUNDit 1.0 had issues but the SPUNDit 2.0 did an amazing job pulling almost every last drop of the beer with all the delicious blackberry juice from the berries.
Another great video 👍. The SPUNDit 2.0 looks like a cool bit of equipment. Keep up the great work very helpful 👍.
Thank you and thanks for the support!
Going to try some pressure fermentations soon. SPUNDit 2.0 looks great.
Thanks for the comparisons, now have to get a FLOTit 2.0.
Thanks and thank you for the support.
Trong is a fantastic inventor! Very hands on.
Agreed! Very nice and very smart who truly thinks things through plus his business appears to be something that he and his wife do by hand out of their home which to me is very impressive.
Very informative video. I have the kegland with a filter and will likely pick up a FOLTit 2.0. The SPUNDit 2.0 looks awesome too!
Thanks for the support.
You've got me really interested in the SPUNDit 2.0.
Its like buying a Ford Mustang over a Ford Escort when compared to most other Spunding valves.
FLOTit 2.0 looks like the go to one!!! SPUNDit 2.0… Got the Book, thank you!
Thank you and thanks for the support! Awesome and remember you can win multiple times!
@@BitterRealityBrewing My next todo is to make a "240v GFCI extension cord" to use my dryer plug!!
I have 2 of the original SpundITs and love them. I would really like to get a couple of the new SPUNDit 2.0 ! With a 5 tap keg system, I plan to add the FLOTit 2.0 along the way as well.
Nice as I didn't find the SPUND it until the 2.0 version.
The demonstration showing all of them in the aquarium really helped to see the difference. The SPUNDit 2.0 also looks like a nice piece of equipment.
Thank you and thanks for the support!
The SPUNDit 2.0 looks great!
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Just got an all-rounder, should be here in the next 3 days! The SPUNDit 2.0 would be a great addition to start pressure fermentation.
Awesome and I also just ordered a 2nd one from Morebeer as by shear luck I checked their site and it had just been restocked on their webpage. So I snagged it and a few other items.
SPUNDit 2.0 looks like it would be fun to play with. I picked up a FLOTit 2.0 a few weeks ago after you first started talking about it. Very please with it, I also got another filter to put on my old kegland version, thanks to your rec 👍🏻
Thanks for the support. Happy to hear the good results.
Want that SPUNDit 2.0 can't wait till Xmas 🤗
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The Spundit 2.0 looks like a nice piece of equipment
Thank you and thanks for the support!
I’m making the transition from bottles to kegs and was already considering the SPUNDit 2.0 and FLOTit 2.0. Thanks for the extensive comparison! It helped a lot in the decision.
Congrats! Kegging can have some initial costs but it is so nice to bottle on your own terms for sharing out. Plus when I first started kegging I loved handing bottles to people without warning them about not pouring the yeast cake from the bottom as it wasn't an issue anymore. Thanks for the kind words and support.
Combining the FLOTit 2.0 with SPUNDit 2.0 would be a dream. Nice job on the video series!
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I have them all , just like seeing someone else doing evaluations, your great
I figured someone else had a good mix but all of them, that is impressive. Thank again for the kind words.
SPUNDit 2.0
Great analysis!
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I'm certainly going to be ordering a Spundit 2.0 soon!
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Nice vid series Mike. I’d like to have a SPUNDit 2.0!
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I'm sold on the FLOTit 2.0s.... I'll get one to try, but will probably end up with several. Another idea for pressure transferring to a keg while keeping a floating dip tube intact would be to use a corny keg carbonation lid with the stone taken off the end of the tube. I haven't tried it, so it's just a theory at this point. And of course, I'd love to try a SPUNDit 2.0 with my Spike CF 10 Conical.
Thanks for the support. Someone else mentioned the carb stone cap which I do have one of those and it is a great concept, so I may need to do some testing.
The SPUNDit 2.0 looks killer
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The SPUNDit 2.0 is awesome.
Fully agree - Thank you and thanks for the support.
I am planning to try my first keg fermentation and a SPUNDit 2.0 would surely come in handy. Love your enthusiasm, subscribed.
Awesome! Thank you and thanks for the support!
Great job, SPUNDit 2.0
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Great video and Thank You for sharing the results. The SPUNDit 2.0 looks like an item that i should buy. Cheers!
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Great review! The FLOTit 2.0 seems pretty impressive. The SPUNDit 2.0 looks pretty cool too
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Spundit 2.0
I'm currently using a homemade blowtie setup attached to a baby bottle. Haha. It's janky as all hell but it works.
For transferring, you can just put a spare dip tube into the gas side and attach the hose to that. No need to pull the prv. The gas will vent from around the loose dip tube.
Thanks for the support. Someone else mentioned your suggestion which was discussed with Trong in the comment if you want to scan the comments. Thank you.
This is the episode in this series I've been waiting for. I currently have two of the torpedo bouy without filters. Been looking to pick up a few more and might go with the FLOTit 2.0.
Spunding is one of my next upgrades I have my eye on. The SPUNDit 2.0 would be a great way to get into it.
Thank you and thanks for your support.
Spundit 2.0 looks to be the way to go
I also picked up the double filter to hook up to the balls
Thank you and thanks for the support! I really like the double filter and if you have any issue getting the rubber seals in place just rub your finger in around it in a circular motion 2 or 3 times and it should snap right in to place without issues.
anxious to try the spundit 2,0
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I picked up a pair of the FLOTit (1.0) and they are a nice piece of equipment. It feels good to support an independent equipment maker. I would be interested in the SPUNDit 2.0!
Agreed and I still use the FLOTit 1.0 also and have actually spoken to Trong by phone about 3 months back and he is very passionate about home brewing and his inventions which was awesome. His wife personally helps him with the assembly and the business.
Really would like a SPUNDit 2.0!
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Spundit 2.0 Thanks for another informative video
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I'm saving my pennies to get the FLOTit 2.0 now that I'm getting my kegging stuff together. I think it is an elegant design, and everything I've seen of the SPUNDit 2.0 shows it is of the same caliber. I'd be happy to add pressure fermentation to my arsenal using it.
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I would really love to try the SPUNDit 2.0
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Nice summary! SPUNDit 2.0
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Dying to try a SPUNDit 2.0!
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Heard good reviews on the Spundit 2.0
Thanks for the support. I saw a video on it last year which is why I bought one the night I saw the review.
Would love trying the SPUNDit 2.0 for my first pressure fermentation in a couple of batches ;)
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Nice review ! It’s help to understand how each models works. FLOATit 2.0 and SPUNDit 2.0 seems to be a high quality products.
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The SPUNDit 2.0 looks great! I would love to have one of those.
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Here's a question I've never seen asked: Why not have a gas-in port with a full length stainless tube? Or even a floating tube? No need for a filter. Pressure fill your beer thru the gas in port. Once full, hook up the CO2. Leave the liquid out port as-is with a float and filter. I welcome your opinion and thoughts. Thanks for this side-by-side. Fantastic video, thanks for taking the time to share it with us. I love that Spundit 2.0 btw. I recently built my first spundit. His looks like a nice piece of kit.
That is exactly how I normally do it - with a long dip tube. I also open up the safety relief valve during filling for venting purposes. You can also fill with the gas disconnect if you don't want the change out the post. All you have to do is to rinse out the gas disconnect and reconnect the safety valve afterward.
I would think a full length tube on the gas would mean CO2 bubbles constantly stirring up the stuff settled on the bottom. Having a simple floating dip tube (no filter) on the gas post does seem like a solid idea! In my view, any solution that involves removing the lid is defeating half of the reason for doing a closed transfer into a fully purged keg.
@@CascadesHomebrew The problem of having a floating dip tube on the gas post to fill is how to let gas out through the gas post after that. Unless you will only let gas out via the safety valve. Filling with a long dip tube temporarily installed in the gas post is no difference from filling through liquid post without filter. You don't have to remove the keg lid to do this.
@@trongdnguyen I think I'll try this the next time I fill a keg. I'll use a floating tube without filter and simply release gas via the safety valve. I'm pressure fermenting a lager right now and will probably try this when it comes time to keg. Hope it works out ok...
@@PikeyScott Please let us know how it works out for you. Just recap, you will fill through the gas post and then change it back to the normal set up. Never have to remove the keg lid. Cheers!
Thanks for the video. The quality of the CBDS seems far superior, it's worked great for me and its MADE IN THE USA.
As I mentioned in the other comment I was impressed and use it regularly (it's in one my my new Irish Red Rye Ale kegs at the moment). It actually out performed what I was expecting based on size and where the opening was located. The FLOTit devices are also made in the U.S.. If you are only using these in kegs and can afford $50 a keg (I usually have 7 kegs going and am eventually looking to go to 15 total - $50 can add up very fast.). What is funny is that I probably she redo the tests with a ton of Blackberry pulp which I had to deal with recently in my Blackberry Lime Gose. I feel only the FLOTit 2.0 and the CBDS would have been able handle it as weight played a big factor in the transfer and I had to switch to the FLOTit 2.0 from a FLOTit 1.0 as it was too light in weight. I use almost all the floating dip tubes in this review very regularly as I usually have 7 kegs and 2 pressure fermenters going most of the time which is 9 floating dip tubes and I think I own 12 total. I don't usually use the Keg Land or Torpedo ones as the light weight seems to play an issue from time to time plus I must have a filter as I've learned that hard way about the need for a good filter.
Spundit 2.0 good video as always
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SPUNDit 2.0 would go along great with my FLOTit 1.0 and 2.0 making the full set.
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I really enjoy your videos. They’ve been helping my efforts in home brewing quite a bit. I’ll definitely have to think about the SPUNDit 2.0. Thanks so much again.
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SPUNDit 2.0 :) Love to try one
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As always very informative. Haven’t tried pressure fermentation yet but a SPUNDit 2.0 would be useful.
Thank you and thanks for the support! The pressure doesn't seem to impact the esters so much but the pre-carbonation is always a bonus.
1. You’re right, FLOTit 2.0 is the absolute best floating diptube on the market. Hands down.
2. I disagree with you on the best way to fill a keg with a floating diptube. I had the same conundrum. Here’s what I came up with: use one FLOTit 2.0 in your keg, and one in your fermenter. Close transfer the beer into the keg. Because it is being filtered on the fermenter side nothing is getting inside of the DFI in the keg. And no need to open the keg lid until the beer is done!
I love this system and currently have 6 FLOTit 2.0s - one in each one of my 4 kegs, one in my All Rounder, and one in my Speidel 30L fermenter.
Also thanks for the SPUNDit 2.0 giveaway! I absolutely love mine - who wouldn’t want a second one!?
Thanks for the support on #1 and in #2 you make a GREAT point as I do filter inbound and never really thought about it when we had the debate on the best way to fill a keg once the info about possibly clogging the filter with inbound beer was presented. You are very right though if the beer in bound is pre-filtered there shouldn't be an change of clogging the filter on the other end. Thanks as we all have a habit of over thinking things from time to time and you are right it really isn't that complex.
@@BitterRealityBrewing trust me, I overthought it for a while too but it all seemed to make sense when I thought about this method for a little. The only thing I would say is to keep the transfer slow as you don’t want to knock the DFI off the tube in the keg. That’s not to say you can’t fill at a reasonable speed, I just wouldn’t fill super fast.
I use the CBDS in my kegs as its a bit more rubust and less likely to clog when transfering in via a closes transfer because it has a no screen option. However it is too bulky for a fermzilla or similar fermenter
For my fermzilla I use the flotit and its awesome! I've used 11oz of dry hops and no clogging issues
The floatit 2.x saved my butt when I did a transfer with a ton of blackberries as it was clogging everything until I swapped out for that.
@@BitterRealityBrewing Trong makes amazing stuff. Thanks for all the great work and videos
spundit 2.0 would love to try this one
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A carbonation keg lid would provide a second gas port where you can connect a tube without filter and use It to fill the keg. Would love to have a SPUNDit 2.0.
Never thought about it that way but that does make perfect sense. I do have one that I could use for testing. Thank you and thanks for the support!
Good video! Haven’t seen these compared before, nice work and great way to see how these perform. I wonder what the inventor of FLOTit and SPUNDit 2.0 will invent next…
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Very interesting experiment. It seems that all the systems are pretty good with the FLOTit 2.0 being the clear winner. Not sure I'd splurge for new ones if I had them based on your results, but since I don't have one I now know which will get me the biggest bang for my buck. How about SPUNDit
valve comparison. I wonder if the SPUNDit 2.0 would come out on top or if another vendor would take home the prize.
Thanks for the support. I use both the Kegland and the SPUNDit 2.0 - The big key is the fine tuning of the SPUNDit 2.0, versatility, and commercial quality. Kind of like a Ford Escort vs a Ford Mustang to some regards.
Excellent demonstration, I've seen the SPUNDit 2.0 being used in other TH-cam videos and think they are hands down the best on the market right now (especially compared to the blowtie versions)
I've been using a caskwidge in my fermenter.. .would be interesting to give the FLOTit 2.0 a run against it :)
I would be interested in knowing how it compares as we don't have Caskwidge devices available over here in the U.S..
@@BitterRealityBrewing I'll let you know in the near future as I have a FLOTit 2.0 winging its way towards me :)
I've been really pleased with the Caskwidge so far - I learnt about it from this and an earlier video th-cam.com/video/fmzhaE2_kwE/w-d-xo.html
Love the spundit 2.0
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The Spundit 2.0 looks nice and I may have to pick one up! Thanks for the informative video. Btw, the keyword idea is good but a bit obvious from the existing comments...lol. :)
Thanks for the support. Yeah I full agree but everyone seems to be having fun so I'm o.k. with it. 😎
I’m sure these systems are day and night difference compared to the old school floating dip tube but with inline filtering during kegging im left with minimal trube. Definitely would like to try a pressurized fermentation with that Spundit 2.0 though!
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Thanks for the video. I have a question for you. I have a Kegland keg and I'm planning to ferment and serve from the same vessel. I have just bought their spunding kit and their floating dip tube (with filter & ball float).
Should the silicone tube remain its original length or will it require shortening?
How would you set up tube length with respect to A) ferment & serve , all-in-one, and B) ferment and transfer to another keg, please?
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Been looking at that Spundit for a long time now….
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Bet the SPUNDit 2.0 works better then my DIY version. Haha
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Would love to ferment in a keg with the SPUNDit 2.0
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I’d like to try the Spundit 2.0
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I'm not sure what you mean by "still working". I'm seeing stationary air bubbles in those lines and no water movement. Anyhow, it was a great series of videos on a topic that is well worth exploring. My only remaining question is how soon can I expect delivery on my shiny new SPUNDit 2.0?
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"still working" in regards to when I did the pull and at the current water level. The bubbles were primarily from when I would blow air through them and then re-pull the water again to verify it wasn't simply primed. I learned a bit more than I had expected from the experiment which I always enjoy learning especially when I get unexpected results as I did in this test.
SPUNDit 2.0 would up my game. I pressure ferment on a corny keg
Thank you and thanks for the support! I still need to do some pressure fermenting in a keg although I've done some it was unintentional due to hop creep during dry hopping.
@@BitterRealityBrewing only downside for me is you can't get a full 5 gal, need to fill about 4 gal of wort
@@himess33 Actually someone released a 6 Gallon Corny keg earlier this year. Might not be a bad idea to pick one up just for your fermentations.
SPUNDit 2.0 Would be great to have it, but it's expensive for me because of the shipping.
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spunding valve. I have the flotit 1.0 and I like the price point but I don't like the over molded beer line tube...it closes off with too much torque. Don't like loosening my connections and risking a leak. My clear beer standard dip tube works better...higher price.
Thanks for the support and sorry to hear you had an issue but happy to see one works well for you. I haven't had any major issues with any I've tested but I'm always testing. My only real issue is that I've had a few hang on the edge of the dry hop bags but not hard to correct before moving the beer.
Yeah I think flotit has some good design changes just don't think the overmold beer tube is needed. Rather have it with a standard short standard tube.
Good overall comparison
And I use a floating cask widge as my floating dip tube
I've had a few people tell me about the Cask Widge. Maybe someday I'll get ahold of one and try it out.
How does the SPUNDit 2.0 behave when you have extreme Fermentation? My kegland Valve once had some overflow, but luckily it did not overpressure... easy to clean afterwards. In that same Fermentation, the Floating Ball with the filter really got cloaked, but after shaking the fermenter I was still able to pour clear beer. I wonder how the FLOTit 2.0 works in that Situation 😀
SPUNDit can be taken apart and clean. The pressure gauge is compatible with gas, water and oil. FLOTit 2.0 has double filter inlet and as long as only small gravity samplings are taken during active fermentation and post cold-crashing is done, there should not be any issues and you will get NO BEER LEFT BEHIND! In the events, that filters are clogged up externally (by outflowing), they can be back washed by gently injecting CO2 through the liquid post and then let the disturbed beer settled (cold-crashed some more), it will work again. You can check on SPUNDit feedbacks on eBay for fun. ebay.us/mgkxUS or read a recent review by HomebrewFinds.com here: www.homebrewfinds.com/2021/09/hands-on-review-spundit-spunding-valve.html
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Great question and I'll give Trong the inventor a chance to reply but I would think if you had the pressure set early on and enough head space you should be fine. If you are doing 5 gallons in a 5 gallon keg then you would have issues no matter what. Also for any filter on a floating dip tube, try doing a bust of C02 on the liquid line before starting if it seems clogged. I do this as almost every time just to play it safe.
@@BitterRealityBrewing True, but sometimes I start with a Blow Off Tube, to let Esters build up. Like for a Kölsch or a Wheat Beer.
I could use a SPUNDit 2.0.
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SPUNDit 2.0 would be nice. What is the best way to purchase the inventors products?
Thanks for the support. I've included a link to ebay products he sells. www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=flotit&_sacat=0
Are they just used to stop yeast from the bottom of the keg or would these be able to filter suspended yeast and hops? SPUNDit 2.0
With 300/500 micron mesh of relatively small surface areas, they can filter small amount of suspended particulates mainly for taking gravity samplings during fermentation and for getting the last bit of cold-crashed beer near the end to have NO BEER LEFT HEHIND!
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