I made mine using barb connections, did consider using the gas and liquid posts but wasn't sure how it would turn out, so took the cheaper option and I have the tap at the bottom which allows me to transfer to secondary between the 2 taps. First attempt was a bit of a cock up didn't expect fermentation to take off so fast, as I hadn't fitted the spunding valve it caught me on the hop.
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Transferred to secondary after 5 days but I reckon it was well finished, 7 days after pitching yeast I was drinking did cold crash it for one day but didn't really need it beer was as bright as could be.
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So fully carbonated, and drinking one week after pitching yeast, a young taste but not to bad, reduction of esters and slightly more bitter, I had read about the bitterness issue before and that commercials using the pressure technique for lagers adjusted their hop quantity, also Blichman mentioned the same thing in the podcast.
Made a manifold to enable me to ferment more than one beer at a time using the one spunding valve and pressure gauge, what seems like a good idea at the time isn't always the case, for it to work I will have to have similar beers and pitching the yeast at the same time and hoping they all kick off at the same time.
View attachment 12338 Manifold with spunding (PRV) and gauge.
View attachment 12340 Primary fermenter with two barbs one to flush the secondary with CO2 the other barb connecting to the manifold.