First yeast dump with the SS Brewtech chronicle fermenter

[@CriticoolHit]

Most of your yeast was still in the chronical. In the future. EVERY day when you walk by it. Give it many repeated light but firm taps around the legs and cone area (with a rubber mallet or the like). This will cause the yeast to slough (further) down the walls and into the base of the chronical. This makes a massive, noticeable difference.

[@dansev91]

Great advice. Mine arrives tomorrow. Ditching all my buckets for this. Great advice and will be applying this when i brew a red ale this coming week. Cheers and happy brewing

[@rhysezfpv]

Use a vibrating Massage gun.

[@johndcockefeller4246]

@@rhysezfpv Not only does it move the yeast down, but it relaxes the fermenter! A relaxed fermenter is a happy fermenter, a happy fermenter is an efficient fermenter.

[@Komeister]

This video finally explained to me why you want to use this chronicle fermenter! Lots to learn...

[@gmac7405]

I find 2 things help with the dump. A smaller outlet so the beer doesn't punch through the slurry and a co2 line in the top of the ferm to stop any air being sucked in. They are a great bit of kit.

[@indianheadjerry2622]

This is a damn good video. You were informative and quickly got to the point.

[@TheGingaKiwi]

Nothing like a good dump. That conical is definitely on my wish list. Another great vid. Cheers Glen

[@Canadiansasquatchbrewery]

Great update on that. Looks like a sweet little fermenter for sure!

[@gregvanderhart6541]

omg i didn't see the value until seeing this. great job!

[@norfolkhillbilly]

I might ask Santa for the leg extensions, the elbow doesn't give much clearance even less with the butterfly valve, I bought a blanking cap to fit over the TC valve to stop any nasty stuff getting in. cheers

[@irishgroundhogbrewer3066]

Nice demonstration. Must be nice to be able to see the internal fermentation temp also. Very nice piece of equipment. I'd like your perspective on cleaning it after running a brew through it. Hopefully Santa is nice and brings you a brewtech mash tun😁 cheers Glenn🍻

[@HaplessGingerBrew]

What a cracking bit of kit that is. I want one🍻👍

[@BackdraftBBQ]

Thank you for posting this, very helpful and detailed. I got mine and it works really good! I put a video on my channel with it done. Cheers! Pete

[@TheBrewQ]

Those Brewtechs are nice! I'm been enjoying my Catalyst fermenter and loving it so I can only imagine how awesome owning one of those bad boys can be! Cheers!

[@LouB3rt]

I own something similar, and I own a catalyst. I will say two things the catalyst has on all these stainless steel conical fermenters. 1) super easy cleaning- you can even put it in the dishwasher. 2) it is see through, so you can enjoy the process of your wort becoming beer. You can also track color etc, without having the dump/extract beer from the fermenter.

[@pfcbrewery]

I love this! Thanks for sharing! Keep it up. I really want one of these....

[@s.goldberger4887]

Very smooth yeast dump! Cheers m8-enjoy it!

[@RustyHomebrew]

That's really cool, now all you need is a large fridge to put it in (convert to ferm fridge for temp control) cheers

[@1997Ghost]

you can put the yeast in a sanitized jar and re-use it

[@IanCarroll]

Phew! Thats was close Glen, lol Lovely bit of Kit there.

[@AllianceOfCalgon]

That looks awesome. Thanks for sharing. I am so fed up of plastic FV's.

[@EmbiBeer33]

Hey Glenn, been watching your channel for a while now from here in Wisconsin, USA and love it! I too have become very interested in SS BrewTech and was curious if you ever thought about the Brew Bucket over the Chronicle. It's a big price difference and I was wondering if you saw something more in the conical. Keep up the great videos. Cheers 🍻

[@raiderrob672]

I guess it's what they say about "Great mind's think alike". I was thinking that you should get butterfly valve's and then you said you had. great stuff bud.

[@finchcomic]

Would you recommend this for making mead? I've been researching other conical fermenters that claim that they eliminate the need to rack to secondary. Will this accomplish the same thing?

[@thomasfrank1227]

Thank you. I’m buying the brew bucket now

[@enobale]

I just did this with mine! The porter that I made smells great. :)

[@journeyfortwo5211]

For bottlers: is there any reason you can't dump the trub out the bottom of the cone and pour the priming solution directly into the fermenter for bottling? How much sediment is remaining to muddy things up?

[@Maksimeleano]

What liquid are you using to sanitize?

[@AngelsGrove]

new to brewing, but would a yeast dump replace racking? It seems like the same thing in my mind. I am considering buying this fermentor, thanks!

[@homebeerbrewery]

Hi, yeah. Dumping the yeast ( or doing it multiple times ) is in my opinion the same but less work :-) check my pressurized transfer video on my channel, clear beer without racking. That's the whole concept of a conicle fermenter. Cheers

[@homebeerbrewery]

This one:kzbin.info/www/bejne/ony1hqdteNdmoaM

[@AngelsGrove]

@@homebeerbrewery Thank you!

[@grwood15]

I am looking to get one of these fermenters. Question for you, do you think it's worth it to upgrade to the brewmaster edition of the fermenter or are you happy with the regular version?

[@ClementsHomebrew]

Very cool vid. Cheers!

[@kjgig097]

Have you thought about just releasing the upper clamps on the lid instead of removing the air lock?

[@MrBoromir123]

Awesome kit I'm jealous

[@MrThommo1971]

Hi, good Vid, what fittings did you use to attach to the butterfly valves?

[@homebeerbrewery]

Tom Kearney Just the original SS Brewtech parts. I think you mean the SS Brewtech hose flange? Cheers

[@TheRealBobHickman]

Great video. I have a couple of questions... 1. How do you maintain fermentation temps? 2. Since you dumped the yeast & trub already at the primary stage, do you just keg from the dump valve now?

[@homebeerbrewery]

Hello Bob! 1.During the winter I can manage the temperature very easy in my living room, always between 18°C and 20 °C. During summertime i will use my fermentation chamber again, a simple fridge with a STC-1000 controller. I can use that for heating as well with a heat belt. 2. I take a gravity sample and keg the beer from the upper valve with the racking arm, there will be still some yeast in the elbow and dump valve so no, I am not going to keg from the lower valve. Maybe in the future I will leave the elbow off and give it a try like you suggest. Cheers.

[@TheRealBobHickman]

homebeerbrewery Thanks for the reply. Does the fermenter fit in your fridge? I have a chest freezer as my fermentation chamber and I currently use the 30L Spiedel fermenters. It's so tight, I can only fit one in there at a time. Love watching your videos BTW :)

[@davidbeiler6364]

@@homebeerbrewery what fridge do you use?

[@rhysezfpv]

cant wait to get mine

[@Stian1342]

Awesome stuff :-)

[@tizanqueeley1275]

Hi sir where did u get your fermenter

[@homebeerbrewery]

Hi! I purchased it from here : www.brouwland.com/nl/onze-producten/bierbereiding/ss-brewtech/gistingsvaten/d/ss-brewtech-chronical-fermenter-27-l-7-gal-c?gclid=CjwKCAjwhYOFBhBkEiwASF3KGX551bYiSbfiN1yu3-Q1x-FRvYgVBKYf5L1QDsjMRqgn559fanWLHxoCcRYQAvD_BwE. Cheers 🍻

[@OldNorsebrewery]

looks good, cheers

[@thefullmug7318]

Uitstekend speletje. Grtjes

[@AlabamaTree]

What size chronical is this?

[@homebeerbrewery]

7 gallon edition. Cheers

[@AlabamaTree]

homebeerbrewery thanks for the reply. I just bought one but haven’t got it yet. It looks smaller than I expected which is good 👍🏼

[@jeremiahg2716]

They have one for 780 on morebeer . It has cooling and heating . Really thinking about it

[@davidbeiler6364]

why do you need to remove the airlock? is oxygyn getting in?

[@davidbeiler6364]

????

[@homebeerbrewery]

Yes, otherwise you create an under pressure in the conical and the water in the airlock will be sucked in into the fermenter. Cheers

[@davidbeiler6364]

homebeerbrewery so doesn’t that let in oxygen and ruin the beer?

[@robjensen984]

Hey there, nice video. Quick question. Are you worried about oxygen when you dump the trub?

[@homebeerbrewery]

Not really. There is still a huge blanked of co2 on the beer and after 6 days it still produces co2 so I think it will be OK!

[@doctor_m9481]

homebeerbrewery I'd be worried about the vacuum you create and potentially pulling in wild yeast. I always use positive pressure when doing this when at work. Also oxidation is a very valid concern especially if you are brewing hoppy ipa's.

[@doctor_m9481]

homebeerbrewery I guess for anyone that doesn't know how to purge o2/ maybe help push out any wild yeast from a conical like this I would hook up a co2 line to the racking arm with the racking arm facing upwards. Purge it of o2 by hooking it up to the racking arm while your co2 is running at low pressure. You are trying to flush out as much oxygen as possible from every crevice that will be sealed once you tighten the triclamp. Once hooked up and tightened slowly open up the racking arm valve part way. Let the co2 push out for a minute or so. You can also use this method to rouse sluggish yeast and achieve better hop extraction for more aromatic ipa's. For those applications follow the same procedure but go in through the dump valve instead of racking arm. Ymmv

[@HalJurgensen]

Is this the 7 or 14 gallon fermenter?

[@homebeerbrewery]

Hal Jurgensen 7 gallons. Cheers

[@Lucait]

you sanitize even the sink but....the hole in the upper fermenter was open :)

[@13gears]

in order to clean the valve you have to separate it apart, not just spray into the inlet. better to get a butterfly valve, much more sanitary.

[@basingstokedave4292]

wow i wish i had your job , be it what ever you do as i cant afford all yhis cool stuff.. perhaps i can become a gigalo at the week ends ????? cheers Hic*

[@isohumulone]

That fermenter seems too small to produce a proper cylinder/cone ratio. I don't think you executed a very effective cone dump there. Looks like beer channels through the yeast bed because you can't open up tfe valve in fear of losing beer.

[@Xjames14X]

6 days is kinda young to pull yeast off

[@TheBrewQ]

Usually after the primary fermentation is done (roughly 7 to 10 days) it should be ok. I usually just wait until I see that the krausen has completely cleared out on top of the beer before switching to secondary for clarification.

[@thebeaniac]

4:19 You gonna keg this bitch??

[@drYord]

man it is called conical as CONVS or cone in english not chronicle , and you shouldn't splash yeast like that if you re gonna reuse it

[@stuartgibson9749]

he poured it down the sink but nice trolling effort.

[@shingshing01]

Also Chronicle is the name that SS Brewtech uses for their conical fermenters.