The Hop Bong - Dry Hop Device, Hop Randall, Yeast Brink, Inline Carbonator/Oxygenator

[@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore]

These videos are genuinely entertaining with the added bonus that they feel like a review/explanation rather than a sales pitch, great balance! but get more stock haha

[@KegLand]

Thanks for that. We certainly have a lot of fun making these videos. Hope you enjoy using the products!

[@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore]

@@KegLand I can say I have been so far, almost more than the product... Almost.

[@Kampela99]

, this videos first seconds still brightening murky days, 😘

[@Mr7Pod]

I read in the description that the 4 inch hole does not allow pressures above 21 psi without leaks. this means carbonated beers maximum at 2.2 volumes at 18 degrees. this is a big limitation. Sin.

[@Julianmirin]

Very bad. It would have been a great product without this limitation. It's unusable for normaly carbonated beer at 2.5 volumes.

[@lmomontezzo]

We need an easy-intelligent way to know how much beer is left in the keg!!! You guys are the best on developing these cool, smart, cost-efficient gadgets we homebrewers from all over the world love. Please use your great ideas to come up with something that will let me monitor my keg level, so my beer will never end up on me unexpectedly again. Great bong btw!

[@KegLand]

Thanks for that. We have a few products that we have to finish first but I would agree we should start working on a keg level checker soon. We would like to first make our kegerators wifi connected and then if we can do this we can use a simple bluetooth bridge to the keg which would save a lot of energy. So in my opinion this is the beast way to go.

[@lmomontezzo]

@@KegLand Hey guys! First off all, thanks for the reply, really appreciate that! I agree that a connected keg level checker would be the best scenario, however I do believe that a simpler/cheaper solution would also have space in the market and could even be more democratic, helping those without a connected kegerator. Maybe something with floating magnets could already give a visual indication of a keg level, without the connected feature, but in a simpler way. Don't take me wrong, I do love the connected stuffs, I'm a happy rapt pill owner and do own my portion of the home automation gadgets.... still, keg level could go ether simple-offline or connect way, both helping lots of homebrewers.

[@TheChinaClipper]

This is really really well thought, keep up with the good work!

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

Lots of variation there! Awesome! Cheers!

[@KegLand]

Thanks for that Gash. We appreciate it. We will have to get some of these over to you to try out.

[@White_Rose_Al]

That looks like a clever bit of kit, great idea

[@KegLand]

Yes it's quite simple but often the best inventions are.

[@PartyTimeBrewing]

Love seeing the new stuff you guys have to offer! Can't wait for the Kegland Centrifuge! Cheers!

[@KegLand]

Yes I agree. A centrifuge would be amazing.

[@fdk7014]

Simple but clever device. I like it!

[@KegLand]

Yes it's a really simple device.

[@smalldawg4570]

Really good stuff coming from your company KegLand cant wait to get back into brewing again and to try out some of these new devices

[@KegLand]

Yes we have been working on quite a lot of new stuff lately so it's an exciting time to get back into the hobby and give all the new gear a crack

[@UnitBeerMonsta]

Man this video wouldve been hard to make without laughing esp the video of the "carbonation" cmonnnnn 🤣🤣🤣 love it absolutely love it

[@KegLand]

Thanks for that. We are glad you have an appreciation for our humor. thanks!

[@irish1759able]

Love the pics on the website of these 🤣, only came across them yesterday

[@KegLand]

Thanks for that. Hope you enjoy using them.

[@joe.skiles]

Another great innovation! Nice work!

[@KegLand]

Thanks Joe. We appreciate it.

[@codebowl]

Awesome multipurpose tool I will have to get one once I get a fermenter it would attach to :D

[@KegLand]

Get the FermZilla!

[@PortlyGentleman]

Holy cow! That thing is awesome! You guys know I'm in the midst of constructing a brand new home brewery at the new house right? Some of those components also look like they could double as a water pipe if one was so inclined 🤷

[@KegLand]

That's great. Let us know if we can sort you out with some stuff for your home brewery.

[@user-yy4tm1fk8u]

KegLand Rocks!

[@KegLand]

Thanks. We appreciate the support!

[@BitterRealityBrewing]

A little complex (in reference to the number of parts as it looks simple enough for anyone to use) but I really like it and the versatility of the device. Great Job! Keep inventing!

[@KegLand]

Thanks for that. We really appreciate it.

[@59apachestepside]

Right on spot. All you need now is a version that uses a 2” TC ferrule instead of the Fermzilla lid connection and you have an instant sankey keg fermenter kit. I made one from stainless TC parts and have been fermenting with a floating dip tube and purged dry hopping with a sight glass in 1/2 bbl sankeys for several years now and it works fantastic.

[@KegLand]

That is a fair point. We will see if we can come up with a solution for you.

[@shanej2429]

It would be awesome to see a filter cartridge compatible with the hop bong for inline filtration.

[@chris415-a]

loved the intro :)

[@suwirwong]

OMG you are genius mate☝🤟🤟🤟

[@KegLand]

thanks!

[@reggiek76]

I didn't read through all the comments, but it would've been nice to hear a shout out of where The Randall came from. Just saying

[@KegLand]

Thanks Reggie. Yes this is something we need to thank Sam Calagione for!

[@fincito]

If you remove the bong after dry hopping, will the butterfly valve hold pressure or at least keep oxygen out? I don't have the height in my chamber for the entire unit.

[@shanej2429]

Lol love the intro.

[@adamrundell103]

I just had a look on the KegLand website and can't find an answer, so thought I'd ask here: What pressure rating is the 2" butterfly value rated to? Could I leave the butterfly value closed on my all-rounder (with a pressure gauge for pressure fermenting) and just attach the hop bong when I dry hop?

[@zorangavrilovic87]

I came here with the same question :) But, I guess you could use the tri-clover bottle cap, and swap at the dry hopping stage to the bong, with the butterfly valve, closed. Maybe I'm wrong, but that seems like a good approach.

[@joaoduarte9365]

Always ahead of the rest of the market. Awesome work Kegland! Hope to test this as well as the whole tri clover series! Can't wait for it to be available in europe! Any projections btw regarding when will it reach european retailers?

[@KegLand]

I think the new BrewZilla Tri-conicals will start to surface in Europe by end of July. Things like this hop bong will be available shortly after. Just keep hasting your local retailer so they order the items a bit quicker. Often the retailers if they order too slowly they miss out and the product sells out.

[@alpha72963]

Looks like a God idea to make a filter inset for that bong 😏

[@KegLand]

Yes I think these filters will be quite useful for many other applications.

[@TedeTVs]

When is it landing in Europe? I'm stoked

[@KegLand]

I am not sure but if you contact your local KegLand distributor and ask them they should be able to give you an arrival date.

[@darrentd4717]

Kegland stuff is awsome... Just such a shame you can't get half of it in England. Shipping from China is OK but they don't stock everything.... Its a real pain.

[@KegLand]

Hey Darren. Quite a lot of the time is just customers like yourself just request it from your local KegLand distributor and then they will often order the stock from us shortly after. Which home brew distributor in UK do you purchase from?

[@FLOYDMSMC]

Well hops are apart of the Cannabaceae family

[@KegLand]

Yes, if only they had the same attributes I am sure we would sell a lot more hops.

[@GenusBrewing]

That whole systems could be autoclaved? That's crazy.

[@KegLand]

So many great engineering plastics to choose from these days and many of them can be autoclaved!

[@pedroreis9352]

Any tip to add the thermowell to the hop bong? I'm having some problems to fit it properly, and it is leaking

[@stewartmoore1551]

Looks excellent. Would you not go gas out to spunding to hop bong and then a gas out line to starsan? Would purge by its self then you'd remove gas out before releasing the charge.

[@KegLand]

Yes absolutely this is a good way to do it and you would save some gas that way.

[@l.r.scervecerocasero]

Hola, esta tapa vale para el Fermzilla de 27litros

[@KegLand]

Yes absolutely.

[@OlleMattsson]

Holy crap your products are awesome! Does the lid have holes for the temp twister + probe? And if not, is there a way to use the hob bong setup and temp twister + probe simultaneously?

[@KegLand]

Thanks for that. We really appreciate the support. Yes you can use the hop bong with the temp twister. We are going to put some kits together so these are available on our website soon.

[@DAAVILE-INVESTING]

lol almost buy it thinking was for devils grass hahaha

[@craiggranquist1848]

Good info in this video. Do you have any links to more in depth videos for inline carbonation? ie, best pressures and so on. Is this more efficient than carbonating in keg? Thanks Craig

[@KegLand]

If you are really interested in inline carbonating I would really recommend that you get the carbonation rector keg lid. This is really built for the application and although you could use this for the application the carbonation reactor lid is better.

[@craiggranquist1848]

@@KegLand thanks

[@craiggranquist1848]

@@KegLand I just checked the product. I don't think that it will fit my older 22 litre kegs. This looks like a newer lid.

[@ScoochieR]

you crack me up

[@KegLand]

We aim to please.

[@jakepaleczny]

Fun! I'm curious if the pump on the brewzilla gen 4 35l is sufficient to push wort through the hop Randall setup (say full of t90) on the way to the fermenter? (Assuming use of a slightly finer screen as noted in another comment)

[@KegLand]

I have not got a lot of experience at this to be honest but if you do test this out please let us know how you go so we can advise others too.

[@kinggorf]

How many seconds and at what PSI would you recommend for the purge in the 2" assembly with full capacity. I'm thinking continuous purge at 8 PSI for 45 seconds. What you think? Thats typically what I do on my nukatap filler when purging bottles

[@KegLand]

Continuous purge is good but difficult to know how much gas is going through. By pressurising up to say 3 bar then releasing this to atmosphere 3 times you can be more quantitative and have high degree of confidence the O2 will be below 1% for instance.

[@marcusgilbert2705]

Great stuff! When will you release a cornelius lid with an 1,5 triclamp? =)

[@KegLand]

The Cornelius lids are generally for kegs. Kegs are not really designed for fermentation but for storage of finished beer. As a result we do not have plans to make this any time soon.

[@lesykmahula8740]

I agree. @KegLand That or some similar solution would be awesome. Lots of homebrewers are fermenting in cornelius kegs. You made the lids with a floating dip tube post, so the hop bong next will make sense

[@ReversedCircle]

Great idea to avoid oxygenation. What is a total height I need to have in my fridge to fit this complete setup (with fermzilla 55) including some free space for operations?

[@KegLand]

It's best to look at the website and we have the dimesnions in different configurations stated.

[@eduardoc1985]

LOL 0:01

[@Lykketraefbryggeri]

Hi guys, this product look awesome, do you have a similar solution for the kegmenter series? I am beginning to change from plastic fermenters to stainless steel.

[@KegLand]

Hey Kelwin. We have the BrewBuilt pressure pack lid and you can adapt the 1.5inch hop bong to this one: www.kegland.com.au/brewbuilt-pressure-pack-with-floating-dip-tube.html

[@jmgacousticmusic]

@kegland, could you please look into creating a kegmenter compatible lid out of engineered plastic like the new fermzilla range that has a TC lid so hop bong could be used among other things?

[@KegLand]

Yes definitely. We are giong to do this and this will be released at the same time as the new BrewBuilt fermenters which also use the 4" opening.

[@jmgacousticmusic]

@@KegLand legends, thanks heaps guys

[@a.s.projects1082]

Out of stock in Brew keg Tap in UK 😤

[@KegLand]

No way! The stock only just arrived. Looks like these are going to be popular in UK.

[@wollewolfram]

Could it also be used as a hop missile for a hopstand?

[@joaoduarte9365]

Have the same question! In my opinion, looking at the product, yes, and that would be a game changer specifically for NEIPAs !

[@KegLand]

Yes definitely it could do this too. It can handle boiling hot wort so you can use as a hop missile or for hopstand. I should have really shown this too

[@adamrundell103]

Will you sell the whole 2 inch assembly (with fermentor lid) as a kit? Tried to buy one of these when you put the last video out, but some of the parts weren't available so I didn't bother.

[@KegLand]

Yes we will start putting together kits soon and put them on the website so they are easier to purchase as a set.

[@Lykketraefbryggeri]

Can I put a termowell in the fermzilla tri-clover lidt?

[@KegLand]

Yup. Its a bit awkward though - a Pil is a much better option

[@ryanc3001]

could this device replace the carbonation keg lid? i am thinking you could get prechilled water and tee off for inline sparking water as well?

[@KegLand]

I think to get high level of carbonation I think the carbonation keg lid is still the best option as you can get to much higher saturation levels more easily with this device that is purpose built.

[@stevenmcmaster]

waiting for the hop bong extension. 200gm...pfft. bring on the 2" to 6" mod. 1kg HOPS = what every NEIPA needs.

[@ChewyBravo888]

They could be stacked. Just connect 5 in a row.

[@KegLand]

Yes I thought customers would ask for this. We might have to bring some larger ones in too.

[@marekkajda]

I believe you can just refill a couple of times :)

[@louiej77]

Interesting other uses for it! Would the mesh seal be small enough to stop T90 particulate getting through?

[@KegLand]

This type of mesh seal is quite course. I would go with something a bit finer to stop T90

[@mikemorgan8168]

Where can I find these seals?

[@TheChemicalOli]

Does the 4”inch lid fit to the Kegmenter also? Would be a great update.

[@KegLand]

We have a different lid for the Kegmenter that we are making soon. So stay tuned and you should see this on the website in a couple months.

[@TheChemicalOli]

@@KegLand I will! But meanwhile i have already ordered the Brewbuilt-Lid, to workaround. Since this has no PRV I am very interested in ur upcoming solution.

[@alexrocks135]

When is coming to the state?

[@KegLand]

It's best to ask our American distributors. KegLand has two main distributors in America. www.morebeer.com and www.williamsbrwing.com It's best to contact these guys directly and they can give you lead times and approximate arrival dates.

[@stewartmanders2291]

What extra height does it add to an allrounder?

[@KegLand]

It adds about 30cm to the height.

[@ryanc3001]

how long before KL release a RAPT butterfly valve LOL... Imagine setting this up so the fermentation CO2 off gas is going straight into your preloaded hop bong (with spunding valve atop). Once the pill hits a certain gravity, the valve automatically opens.... the entire process would be automated if you had RAPT temp control as well haha then what? automated kegging? haha

[@KegLand]

we are working on a RAPT connected gas control device so this is something that will achieve this task in the future.

[@deepaksk1610]

Any attachments for kegmenter?

[@juravi6791]

I second that.

[@juravi6791]

Or i think we can just use some 4" to 2" stainless adapter and then attach that bong. This needs some modification and welding work though. But then again, we don't need that Keglands hop bong at all.. ;)

[@KegLand]

We do have some new Brewbuilt lids that you can use on the kegmenter too. So this is the best option.

[@leehonhoreShutUpAL]

If I'm pulled over by the Cops and they see one of these on the seat beside me will I be charged with having drug paraphernalia? And more to the point can I sue Kegland? 😂

[@ScoochieR]

It's only a hop bong, not a hop crack pipe. The cops would only laugh at you if you started stressing out.

[@KegLand]

@@ScoochieR Haha. If the cops have an issue just get them to watch the full video!

[@UnitBeerMonsta]

And if you put triclamp on the bottom, add a cone piece n hose and ya can smoke out of it too 🤣

[@KegLand]

Yes probably not that we are encouraging smoking ;)

[@UnitBeerMonsta]

@@KegLand oh no definitely not 😉😅

[@silveraven1]

Bahahaha

[@KegLand]

Glad you see the humour in this one.

[@huggybare9]

This is not funny. Drugs kill a lot of people and you're just encouraging that. Very upset

[@KegLand]

Sorry Carl. We thought it would be funny but perhaps some of our customers might see this the wrong way. KegLand does not encourage the use of drugs (except alcohol and maybe caffeine ). I hope that sets the record straight.