Question. When using this and brewing beer for bottles, you are left with no other choice than to bottle prime, rather than batch prime. Or could you batch prime by pouring your sugar/water mixture in the top and giving it a gentle but thorough stir? Risk of introducing some oxygen to the batch, but maybe no more than siphoning from a carboy into a bottling bucket that already has the sugar/water mix in it.
Scott Millican You would be fine adding the sugar directly to the top of the fermenter and giving it a gentle stir, you would oxidize the beer just the same if you were going to rack it... depends on how picky you are about letting air hit your beer before bottling i guess:)
It doesn't seal completely. I used Teflon tape that came with it an followed the instructions. I'm thinking of going back to buckets with auto siphon, at least they seal properly.
popcorn8888 What is unique about the Fast Ferment is that it dramatically decreases the total amount of exposure to oxygen. When you are reattaching the collection ball, the air “O2” that is in the collection ball will rise up through the liquid while the liquid fills the collection ball. The air in the collection ball trades places with the liquid in the conical. There will be no disturbance in the airlock. If you really want to ensure absolutely no air touches what you are fermenting try these idea's 1. Fill the collection ball with beer, wine, or whatever you are fermenting and then reattach 2. Fill the collection ball with distilled water and then reattach 3. Fill the collection ball with CO2 and then reattach We do #1 in our office with 8 FastFerments doing Beer, Wine and Cider and it works really nice for us.
As I get older the thought of making wine without lugging those glass carboys around sounds like a dream. I'm worried about the plastic giving an off taste to my wine. Has anyone tried this yet?
Julie Bodziak Just a guess here: I have been using food grade plastic to brew for a long time, and I make braggots which are high octane and the mead part is often referred to as "honey wine." As long as I sterilize (crucial with beer) I never have an off taste, and even if I did it wouldn't be the plastic. They're good to go. I suspect wine "no problem." But do check with a wine making store in too.
Don't buy this product when brewing stouts! I used the 3g version of it, used it 3 times, the first 2 times went quite well in getting out the yeast using the glass at the bottom. But at the third time putting in a stout in all the fittings do not seem to fit properly anymore and got really stuck and all. Also, stouts are quite sticky, so that is also not in its favor. I closed the union valve, and with a lot of strength I had to screw off the union parts so I could bottle my beers, guess what, it also screws off the parts of the union valve itself which should keep my beer in the barrel. All my beer flowed out of the barrel, everything wasted! Either go for something more solid like Ss BrewTech, or if you are starter in brewing, simply use those simple plastic buckets with a faucet at the bottom, or create such a simple bucket yourself.
@@fastbrewingwinemaking7290 I have called (your one video says calls go right to your cell phones) I have left messages, I have emailed and still nothing. Very disappointing.
Nothing but a "gimmick". It looks more of a PITA than it's worth. I'll just stick to my bucket which has a spigot. It does everything this does, and I don't need a stand or hang it on the wall.
I WAS BOUGHT ONE FOR MY BIRTHDAY, USED IT ON A FEW BATCHES OF BEER, ONE WORD IN MY OPINION FANTASTIC.
Every time I use it my beer turns to vinager type taste.
Question. When using this and brewing beer for bottles, you are left with no other choice than to bottle prime, rather than batch prime.
Or could you batch prime by pouring your sugar/water mixture in the top and giving it a gentle but thorough stir? Risk of introducing some oxygen to the batch, but maybe no more than siphoning from a carboy into a bottling bucket that already has the sugar/water mix in it.
Scott Millican You would be fine adding the sugar directly to the top of the fermenter and giving it a gentle stir, you would oxidize the beer just the same if you were going to rack it... depends on how picky you are about letting air hit your beer before bottling i guess:)
It doesn't seal completely. I used Teflon tape that came with it an followed the instructions. I'm thinking of going back to buckets with auto siphon, at least they seal properly.
What is the solution for air getting into the beer on the second fermentation when you replace the ball empty?
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popcorn8888 What is unique about the Fast Ferment is that it dramatically decreases the total amount of exposure to oxygen. When you are reattaching the collection ball, the air “O2” that is in
the collection ball will rise up through the liquid while the liquid
fills the collection ball. The air in the collection ball trades
places with the liquid in the conical. There will be no disturbance in
the airlock. If you really want to ensure absolutely no air touches
what you are fermenting try these idea's
1. Fill the collection ball with beer, wine, or whatever you are
fermenting and then reattach
2. Fill the collection ball with distilled water and then reattach
3. Fill the collection ball with CO2 and then reattach
We do #1 in our office with 8 FastFerments doing Beer, Wine and Cider and it works really nice for us.
Saw somebody just fill the ball with water and then reattach the ball seems like it would work
+ColeBurgess as long as the water is distilled there should be no problem
As I get older the thought of making wine without lugging those glass carboys around sounds like a dream. I'm worried about the plastic giving an off taste to my wine. Has anyone tried this yet?
Julie Bodziak Just a guess here: I have been using food grade plastic to brew for a long time, and I make braggots which are high octane and the mead part is often referred to as "honey wine." As long as I sterilize (crucial with beer) I never have an off taste, and even if I did it wouldn't be the plastic. They're good to go. I suspect wine "no problem." But do check with a wine making store in too.
I need one!
I've not been able to get an air tight seal. No bubbling through the air lock. Anyone else having this problem and what's your solution?
same problem useless piece of mechandise
Don't buy this product when brewing stouts!
I used the 3g version of it, used it 3 times, the first 2 times went quite well in getting out the yeast using the glass at the bottom.
But at the third time putting in a stout in all the fittings do not seem to fit properly anymore and got really stuck and all.
Also, stouts are quite sticky, so that is also not in its favor.
I closed the union valve, and with a lot of strength I had to screw off the union parts so I could bottle my beers,
guess what, it also screws off the parts of the union valve itself which should keep my beer in the barrel. All my beer flowed out of the barrel, everything wasted!
Either go for something more solid like Ss BrewTech, or if you are starter in brewing,
simply use those simple plastic buckets with a faucet at the bottom, or create such a simple bucket yourself.
They don't answer their phones anymore😠
Please email us at info@fastbrewing.com we reply to all emails in 2-3 business days. Thanks!
@@fastbrewingwinemaking7290 I have called (your one video says calls go right to your cell phones) I have left messages, I have emailed and still nothing. Very disappointing.
@@fastbrewingwinemaking7290 it’s been 21 days…Maybe there isn’t supposed to be a dash between the 2 and the 3. “2-3 days business days “
Nothing but a "gimmick". It looks more of a PITA than it's worth. I'll just stick to my bucket which has a spigot. It does everything this does, and I don't need a stand or hang it on the wall.
useless stuff and very expensive.u dont need it to make beer or wine.even in any bucket u can craft yummy stuff.they just try to scam newbies