Monday, January 28, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Now if you are looking to get one of these, which I do recommend, that you understand there are some things you need to be prepared for. Such as clogging.
My first brew was an Belgian Tripel that I got from a local home brew store, The Beer Nut in Salt Lake City. After I brewed it up I then added to the small hole at the top, using the large funnel that the kit comes with. My suggestion is to have a place were you can hang this low enough so you can pour it in without spilling. I used to wooden chairs pushed together closely so the two small arms of the vessel can sit on it without the ball attached. It is so much easier to work with when it is lower! Once I had it in the vessel I then added my yeast, that I had "started up" the day before.
The fermentation took about 3 days to complete (stopped bubbling). You should after there is no action in the bubbler to go ahead and drop the ball which should have some sediment and junk in it. My problem with the clogging was I left mine in for 2 weeks in primary before I duped the trub (ball). This caused the yeast to build up a large plug in the neck of the vessel. Had I been on top of it, I would have realized it, and dumped on day 3 or 4. That yeast has a very good surface tension, so dumping earlier it would not have time to stick like that. You will get some residue on the bottom, but nowhere near as much as I have on this first one.
Here is the way it is supposed to work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV4d94SapUk
This conical vessel can be easy to operate if you are on top of the process.
As of now 21 Jan 2013 there are no instructions from the maker of the V Vessel which is a shame because they would sell a million of them had they had clear instructions and videos explaining the process. Just about everywhere I've read people have had problems with clogging and stuff with these vessels, some of them from a few years ago! You would think they would have solved to problem years ago. The thing is this vessel is more popular with wine makers than beer nazis. Again which is a shame, because I like BEER!
My first brew was an Belgian Tripel that I got from a local home brew store, The Beer Nut in Salt Lake City. After I brewed it up I then added to the small hole at the top, using the large funnel that the kit comes with. My suggestion is to have a place were you can hang this low enough so you can pour it in without spilling. I used to wooden chairs pushed together closely so the two small arms of the vessel can sit on it without the ball attached. It is so much easier to work with when it is lower! Once I had it in the vessel I then added my yeast, that I had "started up" the day before.
The fermentation took about 3 days to complete (stopped bubbling). You should after there is no action in the bubbler to go ahead and drop the ball which should have some sediment and junk in it. My problem with the clogging was I left mine in for 2 weeks in primary before I duped the trub (ball). This caused the yeast to build up a large plug in the neck of the vessel. Had I been on top of it, I would have realized it, and dumped on day 3 or 4. That yeast has a very good surface tension, so dumping earlier it would not have time to stick like that. You will get some residue on the bottom, but nowhere near as much as I have on this first one.
Here is the way it is supposed to work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV4d94SapUk
This conical vessel can be easy to operate if you are on top of the process.
As of now 21 Jan 2013 there are no instructions from the maker of the V Vessel which is a shame because they would sell a million of them had they had clear instructions and videos explaining the process. Just about everywhere I've read people have had problems with clogging and stuff with these vessels, some of them from a few years ago! You would think they would have solved to problem years ago. The thing is this vessel is more popular with wine makers than beer nazis. Again which is a shame, because I like BEER!
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