@@DavidHeathHomebrew I don't agree. Consumer power could move production to other countries, but that requires us to choose the manufacturers that take that responsibility. I find the "it's unavoidable" attitude too passive.
Would you be happy to pay the extra though? Many would not. As for being “unavoidable” I mean that most of the electronics, phones, tablets and so on have a vast % of Chinese components. Same with cars and so on. You will find it very hard to avoid and lead a normal life.
It looks like a really nice upgrade. It´s always easier to measure more correctly with a digital gauge than an analog one. I will upgrade my blowtie/spundingvalve with this and try it out. Thanks for sharing, David. Always a pleasure to see your videos.
Those gauges look wonderful. Looking forward to upgrading. Also want some of those ball lock fittings as well. I am very impressed with kegland pushing the bar for home brewers.
Hi David. Thanks for the update. Do you happen to know of any hot wort flow meters for measuring the amount of liquid transferred for using in a HERMS 3 vessel setup? Thanks in advance.
Interesting, will be ideal for the spunding valve on the fermenter when it's in the fermentation chamber, no more struggling to see the psi in the dark
Looking forward to getting some of these so I don’t have to swap back and forth between high psi gauges and low psi. The digital readout is also a big plus.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew I lined 5 of them up at low pressures. Low pressure matters to me as i have spunding valves on my GF conicals set to 2 PSI. They varied from 2.2 to 2.8 PSI at the same pressure.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew Hi Dave. Nice video. I’m also concerned about how to safeguard from liquid going into gauge. I want to ferment under pressure in a keg which is probably a higher risk option; can’t see whats happening and small surface area to volume. I have a Blowtie. Would you rinse with water if it happened or is it game over ? Thank you. Robert.
This is always a concern. You can set up a bottle in between using Keglands Product as follows:- PCO 1881 Carbonation Cap Tee Piece This will protect any type of gauge.
Great product, I've upgraded all my blowties and in line regulators with them, and they are as accurate as my full sized analogue gauge. Couple of little tips with them though. With the integrated version, use the original screws which held the old gauge in, not the ones which come with the digital one. They have different threads on them which don't line up with the thread in the blowtie body (at least the ones that came with mine did). A little keg lube on the bottom oring helps to get it seated flush properly. Also be aware that they are a little delicate, use them in areas where they are unlikely to be thumped around or dropped. I managed to break my first one on day three when I dropped my fermzilla lid with the blowtie attached. Can't really claim this as an inherent flaw though, a wonderful product, that was just handled by an idiot. 😇
Uh oh - I just bought the Duotight inline regulator and digital gauge. When I remove the 2 screws from the regulator, ONLY the top black cover comes off. The inner working of the analog gauge are still in place. Freaking out. Not sure how to remove the rest without damaging it
Ok, freak out is over. I guess the cover comes off, and then you have to carefully pry the gauge out. Seems like a very sketchy design. Luckily I have small fingers.
Hi Ryan, a screwdriver works for the screws and retrieving the gauge. When these were made there was no digital replacement in mind but its a 3 minute job at the most really. No freak out necessary :)
@@DavidHeathHomebrew - you are always so fast to respond. Thanks buddy. So, it is all installed. I have 4 regulators going to 4 corny kegs. But, the regulators don't seem to do anything. All 4 digital gauges show the same pressure as what I set on my primary CO2 regulator. It doesn't seem to matter how far in/out I screw the knob. I must be missing something - but it doesn't seem like rocket science
Did your digital gauges fit flush into the inline regulator and spunding valve? I found the screw corners go in further than the other corners and the non screw corners will not push down flush.
G'day David. Question? Are the new digital guage water proof? I'm guessing it would be, but will it hold up to cleaning and accidentally getting beer up into it?
Keglands R&D team are heros! they put out an amazing amount of great products!
Sure are! Much more coming from them this year too!
If they only could move production out of China. I'd rather pay more than support that regime.
A very large amount of what is around us is produced in China at least in part. Its impossible to avoid.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew I don't agree. Consumer power could move production to other countries, but that requires us to choose the manufacturers that take that responsibility. I find the "it's unavoidable" attitude too passive.
Would you be happy to pay the extra though? Many would not. As for being “unavoidable” I mean that most of the electronics, phones, tablets and so on have a vast % of Chinese components. Same with cars and so on. You will find it very hard to avoid and lead a normal life.
Great roundup! I’m also really impressed with KegLand’s awareness of their customer’s needs with the backwards compatibility. 👍🏼
Thanks Noel and yes, it certainly stands out
It looks like a really nice upgrade. It´s always easier to measure more correctly with a digital gauge than an analog one. I will upgrade my blowtie/spundingvalve with this and try it out.
Thanks for sharing, David. Always a pleasure to see your videos.
Many thanks Mårten. Yes, very nice upgrade and very good value for sure.
Thanks David. Great Video. We will also send this onto our customers.
Great, I am glad that you enjoyed it 🍻
Can’t wait to get a hold of one here in the US. Love that products are making it over here faster and faster.
Sure are awesome
Very informative, useful and interesting sums up all you videos David. Thank you once again. 🍻👍🏻
Many thanks Welshie, great to hear 🍻🍻🍻
Those gauges look wonderful. Looking forward to upgrading. Also want some of those ball lock fittings as well. I am very impressed with kegland pushing the bar for home brewers.
They sure are 🍻
I'm beyond excited about these!!! I cannot wait for those new KegLand ball lock disconnects you have to appear in the US.
Great to hear 🍻🍻
Such a great upgrade path. Can’t wait.
For sure 🍻🍻🍻
Awesome video as always, these look really great upgrades.
Many thanks Alan 🍻🍻🍻
Hi David. Thanks for the update. Do you happen to know of any hot wort flow meters for measuring the amount of liquid transferred for using in a HERMS 3 vessel setup? Thanks in advance.
Hi Stefan, the one I know of is for cold flow going out sadly
Interesting, will be ideal for the spunding valve on the fermenter when it's in the fermentation chamber, no more struggling to see the psi in the dark
Yes, lots of good applications
Looking forward to getting some of these so I don’t have to swap back and forth between high psi gauges and low psi. The digital readout is also a big plus.
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Excellent as usual thank you :)
Cheers Paul
I've got a dozen of them in the post. I'm tempted to spend some time comparing the readings gauge to gauge to see if they agree with each other.
Great. Let me know how that goes.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew I lined 5 of them up at low pressures. Low pressure matters to me as i have spunding valves on my GF conicals set to 2 PSI. They varied from 2.2 to 2.8 PSI at the same pressure.
Great video David, could you use one of these models as a Secondary regulator running from a none Kegland Co2 Reg such as ODL?
Yes, the white inline regulator will work with an primary regulator.
Hi David. Thanks for the informative video. One question, Can you set how much pressure you want to have, such as SS brewtech spunding valve?
Cheers. No, just the actual.
Nice upgrade. I order one.
Cheers Frank 🍻
Nice review! Is there a possibility to log this data ?
Thank you. No, this is not a connected device
I want to get 2 of them but What happens when liquid accidentally goes through it?
That I am not sure of but you can safeguard that cheaply enough
@@DavidHeathHomebrew Hi Dave. Nice video. I’m also concerned about how to safeguard from liquid going into gauge. I want to ferment under pressure in a keg which is probably a higher risk option; can’t see whats happening and small surface area to volume. I have a Blowtie. Would you rinse with water if it happened or is it game over ? Thank you. Robert.
This is always a concern. You can set up a bottle in between using Keglands Product as follows:- PCO 1881 Carbonation Cap Tee Piece
This will protect any type of gauge.
@@DavidHeathHomebrew great stuff. I’m going to buy the tee and the post connectors. Thank you.
Great.
Hey David, great video as ever. A little off topic but can you confirm the model no. of your Core 360 regulator? Is it the EU version KL20404? Cheers
Thanks Richard. Yes, that is the one I have.
Great product, I've upgraded all my blowties and in line regulators with them, and they are as accurate as my full sized analogue gauge.
Couple of little tips with them though.
With the integrated version, use the original screws which held the old gauge in, not the ones which come with the digital one. They have different threads on them which don't line up with the thread in the blowtie body (at least the ones that came with mine did).
A little keg lube on the bottom oring helps to get it seated flush properly.
Also be aware that they are a little delicate, use them in areas where they are unlikely to be thumped around or dropped. I managed to break my first one on day three when I dropped my fermzilla lid with the blowtie attached. Can't really claim this as an inherent flaw though, a wonderful product, that was just handled by an idiot. 😇
Great stuff Russell, many thanks 🍻🍻🍻
Had the same issue now. Used the old gauge screws in the new digital gauge
@francoisdutoit3057 🍻🍻🍻
Uh oh - I just bought the Duotight inline regulator and digital gauge. When I remove the 2 screws from the regulator, ONLY the top black cover comes off. The inner working of the analog gauge are still in place. Freaking out. Not sure how to remove the rest without damaging it
Ok, freak out is over. I guess the cover comes off, and then you have to carefully pry the gauge out. Seems like a very sketchy design. Luckily I have small fingers.
Hi Ryan, a screwdriver works for the screws and retrieving the gauge. When these were made there was no digital replacement in mind but its a 3 minute job at the most really.
No freak out necessary :)
@@DavidHeathHomebrew - you are always so fast to respond. Thanks buddy. So, it is all installed. I have 4 regulators going to 4 corny kegs. But, the regulators don't seem to do anything. All 4 digital gauges show the same pressure as what I set on my primary CO2 regulator. It doesn't seem to matter how far in/out I screw the knob. I must be missing something - but it doesn't seem like rocket science
OK. User error. I just had to release some pressure from the keg, and reset the dial. All good. Thanks for letting me rant a little 😂
The knob controls the pressure. Try closing totally.
Did your digital gauges fit flush into the inline regulator and spunding valve? I found the screw corners go in further than the other corners and the non screw corners will not push down flush.
Mine are flush but perhaps not perfectly.
G'day David. Question? Are the new digital guage water proof? I'm guessing it would be, but will it hold up to cleaning and accidentally getting beer up into it?
Hi, No I am afraid not. Like other gauges this will fail if water gets in.
I'll wait patiently for them to make their way to Canada in 2 years lol
Hopefully it will not be that long 🍻
Next they need a connected version so you can check from your phone...
Would you want that?
@@DavidHeathHomebrew heck yeah!
Its a nice idea for sure
Oh great, here I go spending more cash on my brewing hobby!
Haha, its all about choice 🍻