My setup is similar to yours only that I add about 1 PSI to the FerMonster from my purged serving keg and slowly crash it 4° F every 12 hours until I reach 33° F. Cheers and thanks for the video!🍻
@@johng4503 Thanks for watching! I was going to try the slow crash method on the batch I have going now since it's the only thing in my fermentation chamber at the moment -- thanks for the well-timed reminder!
I used to do something similar, but instead I'd use not just a gas post, but also a liquid post with a floating dip tube so i could pressure transfer to a keg when done fermenting (also didnt have a need for the spigot at the bottom so i opted to use a fermonster without a hole at the bottom). It would've been the perfect setup but unfortunately there is a issue with the fermonster lids, they eventually crack (yes, even when not using pressure) if they could solve that issue id switch back to them in a heartbeat. Ive since switched to using a fermzilla all rounder which is more pricy but also pretty versatile and has a far better lid for this kind of thing, only drawback is the inconvenience of not having a flat bottom and having to rely on the stand.
Thanks! I accidentally ordered another 7 gallon Fermonster with no spigot, and I have another solid lid and the parts (another gas post, a liquid post, and a floating dip tube, as you described) to get this rolling as a better configuration for transferring. Good to know this setup won't last forever and what you're using now -- I have a Fermzilla tri-conical on my list because I'd also like to dry hop with a hop bong as opposed to the sous vide magnet trick. Overall are you liking your all rounder? Still a bit on the fence between the all rounder and the tri-conical.
@irondalebrewing I love the all rounder, I'm using it well past the "expiration date" without issue. I wanted kind of a minimalist setup as I don't have a lot of room for storing fermenters and extra parts, the all rounder fit the bill for me. I do like the fermonster a lot but the lids are the weak point. (And I don't trust spigots on fermenters, they are difficult to fully clean and sanitize). When it's time to replace this I'll probably go with another all-rounder. I considered the kegmenter but I like to be able to see what's going on inside the fermenter from time to time.
I have the same setup. Not a huge deal but your hose is full of air. I push in the plunger of the gas quick connect for a second or two to flush the lines. It’s a good setup but I do find that regulator REALLY finicky and those Kegland connectors hard to use with standard metal posts.
@@draculasdaughter36 Yep! You could definitely use a spunding valve instead of the blowoff tube, provided you have plenty of headspace so nothing would come through your spunding valve. I keep telling myself I'm going to take my blowtie spunding valve out of the box and try this so thanks for the reminder and motivation!
@@tjschuldt197 Hmm that's odd. Have you tried a different ball lock post or disconnect? Could also be the post wasn't fully sealed maybe? I had one leak a little when the parts of the post weren't tightened up.
Have you noticed a benefit to this rather then the using a balloon, also what do you do to your blow off tube when this is setup do you have to remove it
@@stewbeats3171 This approach serves the exact same purpose as using a balloon so there's no real functional benefit, I just find it more convenient than messing with a balloon and getting the timing right on capturing CO2, though of course you could just fill a balloon with CO2 to avoid that part. Versus using the CO2 generated by fermentation this approach is definitely more "wasteful" but particularly if I'm moving my fermenter to another fridge to cold crash, I like the convenience and more direct approach of just applying a bit of gas. Once I'm ready to cold crash the blow off tube does come off, and I just replace it on the same ball lock with the CO2 setup. At the end of the day a balloon, or something like the Cold Crash Guardian, serves the same purpose. Hope that helps -- thanks for watching!
@@irondalebrewing I was wondering why my fermonster had a gas valve on it, previous owner must have watched your videos! I think I’ll give the balloon a shot to save the co2 but I can use the gas valve to inflate my ballon now
@@stewbeats3171 I saw this modification somewhere on RUclips too -- I'm definitely not the inventor of it! :) I'm going to do a further mod I've seen other people do and add a liquid post with a floating dip tube since I have two larger Fermonsters that don't have a spigot. I'll do a video on that as well.
Yep, I'm kind of incrementally headed in that direction, particularly since I have a couple of 7-gallon Fermonsters with no spigot and I was going to add a liquid post and floating dip tube to those. I've built a DIY Fermzilla at that point, although these still can't handle true pressure fermentation. When I first started doing things this way I was doing small (2.5 gallon) batches and the smallest Fermzilla is twice as big as I needed so modifying these smaller Fermonsters made sense, but now that I'm doing mostly 5-gallon batches I'm probably going to get an all rounder. That'll give me the ability to ferment under pressure and in theory that'll also make things a bit less complex since instead of having to swap out the blowoff tube for the SodaStream canister to do the cold crashing, I can hook all that up at the beginning of fermentation and just lower the temperature in the fermentation chamber to cold crash. I appreciate the nudge toward getting a Fermzilla -- thanks for watching!
good stuff! Ill try this next. Good idea to flush the hose before connecting and to set the pressure before connecting as well
Yep, great points! Hopefully I can remember that step on future batches.
My setup is similar to yours only that I add about 1 PSI to the FerMonster from my purged serving keg and slowly crash it 4° F every 12 hours until I reach 33° F. Cheers and thanks for the video!🍻
@@johng4503 Thanks for watching! I was going to try the slow crash method on the batch I have going now since it's the only thing in my fermentation chamber at the moment -- thanks for the well-timed reminder!
I used to do something similar, but instead I'd use not just a gas post, but also a liquid post with a floating dip tube so i could pressure transfer to a keg when done fermenting (also didnt have a need for the spigot at the bottom so i opted to use a fermonster without a hole at the bottom). It would've been the perfect setup but unfortunately there is a issue with the fermonster lids, they eventually crack (yes, even when not using pressure) if they could solve that issue id switch back to them in a heartbeat. Ive since switched to using a fermzilla all rounder which is more pricy but also pretty versatile and has a far better lid for this kind of thing, only drawback is the inconvenience of not having a flat bottom and having to rely on the stand.
Thanks! I accidentally ordered another 7 gallon Fermonster with no spigot, and I have another solid lid and the parts (another gas post, a liquid post, and a floating dip tube, as you described) to get this rolling as a better configuration for transferring. Good to know this setup won't last forever and what you're using now -- I have a Fermzilla tri-conical on my list because I'd also like to dry hop with a hop bong as opposed to the sous vide magnet trick. Overall are you liking your all rounder? Still a bit on the fence between the all rounder and the tri-conical.
@irondalebrewing I love the all rounder, I'm using it well past the "expiration date" without issue. I wanted kind of a minimalist setup as I don't have a lot of room for storing fermenters and extra parts, the all rounder fit the bill for me. I do like the fermonster a lot but the lids are the weak point. (And I don't trust spigots on fermenters, they are difficult to fully clean and sanitize). When it's time to replace this I'll probably go with another all-rounder. I considered the kegmenter but I like to be able to see what's going on inside the fermenter from time to time.
@@itznolimitz Same -- I had a couple of stainless fermenters I got rid of because I like seeing what's going on. I'll see what I wind up with. :)
I have the same setup. Not a huge deal but your hose is full of air. I push in the plunger of the gas quick connect for a second or two to flush the lines. It’s a good setup but I do find that regulator REALLY finicky and those Kegland connectors hard to use with standard metal posts.
Good point, thanks! Every little improvement helps. Appreciate you pointing that out!
Thanks for the video
What if you used a spunding valve during fermentation? You could just set it to 1.5 to 2 psi which the fermonster can easily handle.
@@draculasdaughter36 Yep! You could definitely use a spunding valve instead of the blowoff tube, provided you have plenty of headspace so nothing would come through your spunding valve. I keep telling myself I'm going to take my blowtie spunding valve out of the box and try this so thanks for the reminder and motivation!
I tried this and my ball lock made an annoying quaking sound. Like the the poppet in the ball lock is vibrating and not fully opening.
@@tjschuldt197 Hmm that's odd. Have you tried a different ball lock post or disconnect? Could also be the post wasn't fully sealed maybe? I had one leak a little when the parts of the post weren't tightened up.
Have you noticed a benefit to this rather then the using a balloon, also what do you do to your blow off tube when this is setup do you have to remove it
@@stewbeats3171 This approach serves the exact same purpose as using a balloon so there's no real functional benefit, I just find it more convenient than messing with a balloon and getting the timing right on capturing CO2, though of course you could just fill a balloon with CO2 to avoid that part. Versus using the CO2 generated by fermentation this approach is definitely more "wasteful" but particularly if I'm moving my fermenter to another fridge to cold crash, I like the convenience and more direct approach of just applying a bit of gas. Once I'm ready to cold crash the blow off tube does come off, and I just replace it on the same ball lock with the CO2 setup. At the end of the day a balloon, or something like the Cold Crash Guardian, serves the same purpose. Hope that helps -- thanks for watching!
@@irondalebrewing thanks for the response!
@@irondalebrewing I was wondering why my fermonster had a gas valve on it, previous owner must have watched your videos! I think I’ll give the balloon a shot to save the co2 but I can use the gas valve to inflate my ballon now
@@stewbeats3171 I saw this modification somewhere on RUclips too -- I'm definitely not the inventor of it! :) I'm going to do a further mod I've seen other people do and add a liquid post with a floating dip tube since I have two larger Fermonsters that don't have a spigot. I'll do a video on that as well.
easier just to buy a fermzilla all rounder -if possible
Yep, I'm kind of incrementally headed in that direction, particularly since I have a couple of 7-gallon Fermonsters with no spigot and I was going to add a liquid post and floating dip tube to those. I've built a DIY Fermzilla at that point, although these still can't handle true pressure fermentation. When I first started doing things this way I was doing small (2.5 gallon) batches and the smallest Fermzilla is twice as big as I needed so modifying these smaller Fermonsters made sense, but now that I'm doing mostly 5-gallon batches I'm probably going to get an all rounder. That'll give me the ability to ferment under pressure and in theory that'll also make things a bit less complex since instead of having to swap out the blowoff tube for the SodaStream canister to do the cold crashing, I can hook all that up at the beginning of fermentation and just lower the temperature in the fermentation chamber to cold crash. I appreciate the nudge toward getting a Fermzilla -- thanks for watching!