Anvil Brew Bucket Pressure Transfer
I know i want to do as much of a closed transfer as possible so the plan was to hook a line to the barb on the anvil to a liquid disconnect to connect to the beer out on the keg.
Anvil brew bucket pressure transfer. Using a rudimentary pressure transfer rig that anyone with a kegging system can easily piece together keeping beer under a blanket of co2 during packaging to reduce the risk of oxidation is super easy. Connect a liquid tube from source to target the beer will start flowing. Install the 17 mm plug in the previous blow off port since you will now be using the new compression fitting for both blow off and pressurized transfers. Connect a gas line from target back to source.
Perfect for 5 gallon batches of beer or even 6 gallon. With using the blow are barb you do not need to purchase a. I didn t take in account for the different size of tubing needed. It even includes a spigot with ball valve stopper and airlock.
So got my first brew in 6 years sitting in the anvil brew bucket ready to be transferred to keg and dry hopped. Pros con and modifications i have made to increase the effectiveness of it. It takes 15 20 minutes for me to transfer 3 4 gallons. You ll hear some gas flow from source to target as the pressure equalizes.
Etched volume markings help you know exactly how much fermenting beer you have. Get everything ready before you start. You don t need it high in order to purge the bottle with co2. The large opening and lack of a bunch of parts to disassemble make cleaning the anvil bucket fermentor a cinch.
The rotating racking arm allows you to rotate and drain clear beer away from trub. Then you can. I purge my target keg with c02. Your brew bucket lid is now ready for use.
Anvil brew bucket to keg transfer. My method of doing a closed transfer with a ss brewtech brew bucket and the 90 deg blow off barb. This is the spirit in which we ve created anvil brewing equipment a trustworthy. Try and bottle over a bucket or dish to catch any beer that foams over.
Get bottle caps and capping tool all ready so its not a mad scramble once you ve filled the bottle. After removing and rinsing the lid i ll spray the inside down with water to remove any large debris then give it a good pbw scrub with a soft cloth until clean. In addition to all the wonderful qualities of stainless steel this fermentor has a coned bottom for settling of yeast and trub. Set the pressure on the gas line into the beer really low 2 5 psi.
During active fermentation rig a blow off by attaching a 1 5 tc flange to 1 2 hose barb to the 1 5 tc compression fitting as shown in photos below. I ended up spraying beer all over the floor. Our anvil 7 5 gallon stainless steel bucket fermentor are loaded with features. Mods include a pressure transf.
The anvil is an essential iconic component of industry that spans centuries and cultures. Keep in mind if you do not install the plug there will be no way for pressure to build within the vessel when you go to transfer. The remaining liquid will transfer via siphon which is a pretty slow flow that s not necessarily a bad thing. Closed pressurized transfer anvil fermenter to keg with co2.