Spike CF5 conical fermenter

[Kealia]

I got the collar put on my chest freezer to add more height and allow for the CF5 to be inside!

I put my Berliner Weiss in it today. More pics to come tomorrow.

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[Beer-lord]

I like your wood! You must start adding stickers to it quickly to give it that homebrew look!

[berryman]

Good job....

[Kealia]

Bubbling away. It was a bit clumsy putting all the tri-clamps on and setting things up the way I wanted, but I'm sure that will get quicker as the process gets more familiar.

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[mashani]

It's got so many whatnots and dodads that it could pass as an experimental fusion reactor.

[Kealia]

It's got so many whatnots and dodads that it could pass as an experimental fusion reactor.

Or R2-D2's cousin.

[Kealia]

I did my first zero-oxygen, fully pressurized transfer from fermenter to keg yesterday. Super easy, although I did remove the fermenter from the chest freezer to do it this first time which was not light to pick up.

I'm brewing again this weekend, and then next weekend I will carb that beer in about 24 hours with the carb stone, then transfer fully carved beer into the keg with a spunding valve I just bought.

I can see my next few paychecks going to more accessories for this bad boy [emoji3]

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[berryman]

although I did remove the fermenter from the chest freezer to do it this first time which was not light to pick up.
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How did you do that? Must have some good beer muscles

[Kealia]

Lots of 16oz curls!

[Kealia]

Today's conical fun: I connected the carb stone to carb up my Sierra Nevada Pale Ale cone. It should be done in about 24hrs if I set it right.

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[Kealia]

Let's see, since the board crashed I've:

- Fermented 2 batches
- Did my first (and second) trub dumps
- Fully carbed a batch in 24 hours using the carb stone
- Pressure transferred fully carbed beer to a keg
- Ordered more stuff.....(extended legs, insulating jacket, glycol chiller)

I'll post pics this coming weekend (hopefully) when the rest of the pieces arrive and get tested. Now I need to sell my chest freezer.....hopefully there's a local homebrewer who wants a keezer but doesn't want to/can't build a collar themselves.

[Kealia]

This thing was too pretty to keep in a chest freezer, plus I couldn't get to the very bottom to utilize the sight glass/trub/yeast dump so......I spent more money

Added:
- Leg extensions
- Base unit with wheels
- Heated jacket
- Sight glass at the bottom (currently nothing in the fermenter )
- Glycol chiller w/coiled lid

It came with Spike's own thermostat control, but since I have my STC-1000 to control the heat/cooler already, I'll just keep that as a spare.

I'm currently well-stocked on beer, but hoping to brew another pale ale either this coming weekend, or next.

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[Beer-lord]

When you get bored with it, I'll take if off your hands for a bit!

[berryman]

Oh boy, I see someone got hit with the new interest in the brewing bug, new equipment will do that to ya. All super nice looking equipment Kealia. Question: since you don't have a pump, how do you transfer from the M&B into the fermenter?

[mashani]

- Fully carbed a batch in 24 hours using the carb stone

I have visions of a fish tank bubbler here LOL.