Looks like they are listening to feedback, I'm really happy to see the larger opening and ability to purge the bottom with co2, this would also help to rouse the hops with co2 and get better utilization. Almost all commercial breweries are doing that.
Nice review Gash! I like the option to connect a co2 line at the jar. Bigger openings is a big plus too. It's a pain to clean my Fermentasaurus. It's still plastics though, if I'll upgrade its gonna be stainless
This looks fantastic. I really think this will be a game-changer much in the same way as The Grainfather has been. They've really thought about it from the brewer's point of view and the price point is perfect.
Fermzilla V2 look's awesome, so many options and advantages over most other equipment out there. One of the great options I like about it is ferment/serve from the one vessel. And less mess to clean up. Some of the other advantages less exposure to oxygen. Have been waiting a while to buy one don't know when they release them in NZ?
Great video. After 10yrs not brewing I’m back in and just ordered Fermzilla and have zero info on pressure brewing. Would love to see a video or two for those who are clueless on this area. Liked the idea of the fermentation pressurizing itself.
Love the videos and just got a fermzilla with pressure kit & spunding valve. Although I won’t be messing with co2 for some time I plan on dialling in fermenting around 10psi. Can you happily do that with the butterfly open? I know the collection container isn’t designed for use under pressure
Checking out some of your older videos that apply to things I am considering and this is nice but the height is a bit of an issue for my fermentor as it is only 30" height so I may go for the newer al rounder unit just to try out the pressure. (" is imperial for inches).
It's great the openings are larger than the saurus and the ability to purge and dry hop from below is nice. Sadly for me it wont fit in either of my ferment fridges at least not unless I built some kind of custom stand. I'll have to stick to using kegs for pressure ferments and the old bucket for anything else until I can talk the missus into allowing me to get a bigger fridge :) Hope to see it in action soon.
G’day Gash, you mentioned purging a keg with co2 from fermentation, does that mean you put the spunding valve on the keg..? I think your vids are more informative than most.thanks
G'day mate, line from co2 post on the fermenter into a eg and yep put the spunding valve on the keg, there are several different ways, you can fill the keg up with sanitiser and force the sanitiser out, thats the best way, or just hook up an empty keg and flush with the co2. Took me about 4 hours to empty the keg of star san, so theres plenty of co2 to use. Cheers!
Hey Gash. Great vids. I just received my Fermzilla. Having issue with the collection vessel leaking. I've added a layer of keg lube to the gasket but didn't help. I also pressurized to 12 PSI and wasn't able to tighten up the cup any more than I already have it. Funny thing is when the valve is closed the leaking stops. Only happens when the valve is in the open position. I did contact Kegland and they said to pressurize and try tightening the cup which i did but wasn't able to get it to move. Just wondering if you had any issues like this?
Check the seal is seated correctly and try some lube. I had a couple of leaks but always managed to get them sealed in the end. Really need two of those spanner things! Hope you get it sorted mate. Cheers!
so... if you want to ferment under pressure and/or serve the beer from it, then that limits your brewing schedule, so wouldn't you want to have at minimum, 2 of these? Also, great video - thank you!
Super keen on getting one of these bad boys when they are back in stock. My only question would be how to heat them? I currently have my fermenters sitting on heat pads in the brew freezer but can't see that that would work with these... any ideas?
i just bought one and have a question ,,,,for cold crash i have a small fridge and would have to remove bottom recipient and have it stand up on the valve part ,,would it break it or not
Would you be able to tell me how tall it is with a ball lock, gas line connected to the closed transfer lid system? My fridge is only 28” tall. Not sure if this will fit if I wanted to ferment under pressure and transfer co2 to a nearby keg.
The Home Brew Network thanks! You mentioned about capturing co2 to kegs. Are just running another line from the red spunding valve to a gas connect? Similar to the brulosophy setup?
I dont watch brusloppy, so I have no idea what he did sorry, just run a line from the gas post on fermenter to the keg and put the spunding valve on the other keg post. Theres a slightly longer explanation as a reply to Steve Cassells comment below. Cheers
@@HomeBrewNetwork yeah I was just thinking you could siphon it but thats ancient tech :D. Just getting mine ready for it s first run. Thanks for the vids.
@@StinkyWizzleTits ummm possibly, I know fermzilla can handle up to 55c, though I stick to 50c.. maybe that some of the other plastics may get too soft to hold a lot of pressure??
I'm not sure why they cannot include instructions instead of having to sift through garbage videos trying to figure out why they included a handful of o rings. Do I put them somewhere? This makes me mad.
Brentaubrey Maybe us crap video makers can help you.... they include online instructions like everything else these days, something about trees.. Maybe ask them... www.kegland.com.au/media/pdf/FermZilla%20Instructions%20for%2027L%20and%2055Lv2.pdf good luck with your projects. Cheers
Most if not all seals should be in place, you may have a bag of spares, maybe one extra top larger seal if it’s an older model, I’ve had mine for ages now so can’t be exactly sure what’s included these days. Cheers
Excellent and very informative video! I just ordered one of these units based on this and other video reviews.
Here we go! I knew you'd have one! I'm going to enjoy this. Cheers GS!
Looking forward to giving it a go, cheers mate!
Looks like they are listening to feedback, I'm really happy to see the larger opening and ability to purge the bottom with co2, this would also help to rouse the hops with co2 and get better utilization. Almost all commercial breweries are doing that.
Really looking forward to the 55L version of this being released... Now THAT would be a game-changer for me
Nice review Gash! I like the option to connect a co2 line at the jar. Bigger openings is a big plus too. It's a pain to clean my Fermentasaurus. It's still plastics though, if I'll upgrade its gonna be stainless
Looks Awesome Gash,
I can't wait to see it in action.
Cheers Birdy Bro!
Cheers Gash- looks awesome!!
Thanks Gash, I love my Fermentasaurus but will be upgrading to this bad boy the upgrades they have done are a huge step forward.
Cheers mate thanks for watching
Great video mate! Look forward to your first brew video, especially if you can detail how to perform closed transfers for hoppy beers
Check out his list of videos, he has a video on this using the Fermentasaurus.
Cheers Gash. Nice looking bit of kit!
Cheers Dino!
This looks fantastic. I really think this will be a game-changer much in the same way as The Grainfather has been. They've really thought about it from the brewer's point of view and the price point is perfect.
It looks awesome. Might hang out for the 55 liter version. Great video mate. Cheers
Cheers mate!
Looks like a huge improvement, thanks for sharing cheers
Thanks for watching Keith!
Fermzilla V2 look's awesome, so many options and advantages over most other equipment out there. One of the great options I like about it is ferment/serve from the one vessel. And less mess to clean up. Some of the other advantages less exposure to oxygen. Have been waiting a while to buy one don't know when they release them in NZ?
Great piece of gear. Now I have to look at my buckets with disdain. I like your idea of using fermenting co2 to purge kegs. Look forward to your vid 🍻
Give your buckets the love they deserve!!!! hahaha Cheers mate!
Awesome Gash! Thanks for the review. Another awesome video mate!
Australia asked and I delivered, I'm a man of the people Mr. Kegland.. Cheers! :D
It’s because of this video I now own two of them...thanks Gash!🇺🇸🤙🏻🤙🏻
I think that is the best one I've ever seen. cheers Gash
Cheers Dave!
Cheers! Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for watching mate! Cheers!
Great video. After 10yrs not brewing I’m back in and just ordered Fermzilla and have zero info on pressure brewing. Would love to see a video or two for those who are clueless on this area. Liked the idea of the fermentation pressurizing itself.
I got about half dozen vids on it, more actually! Check my channel playlists, Cheers Henry!
Love the videos and just got a fermzilla with pressure kit & spunding valve. Although I won’t be messing with co2 for some time I plan on dialling in fermenting around 10psi. Can you happily do that with the butterfly open? I know the collection container isn’t designed for use under pressure
Checking out some of your older videos that apply to things I am considering and this is nice but the height is a bit of an issue for my fermentor as it is only 30" height so I may go for the newer al rounder unit just to try out the pressure. (" is imperial for inches).
Yup, here's my solution to closed transfer. And it will fit in my fermentation fridge. Yes!
Win, Win!
It's great the openings are larger than the saurus and the ability to purge and dry hop from below is nice.
Sadly for me it wont fit in either of my ferment fridges at least not unless I built some kind of custom stand.
I'll have to stick to using kegs for pressure ferments and the old bucket for anything else until I can talk the missus into allowing me to get a bigger fridge :)
Hope to see it in action soon.
Yeah size can be an issue with these. Size is an issue with my wife but we wont go there hahaha Cheers!
Can the Ferzilla for just can extract brewing
Damn, so jealous. I'm located in NZ and still can't get my hands on one yet. Hoping to score one in the next container load this month!
Good luck mate, its a bit of a lottery at the moment I was checking their site every 10minutes lol
G’day Gash, you mentioned purging a keg with co2 from fermentation, does that mean you put the spunding valve on the keg..? I think your vids are more informative than most.thanks
G'day mate, line from co2 post on the fermenter into a eg and yep put the spunding valve on the keg, there are several different ways, you can fill the keg up with sanitiser and force the sanitiser out, thats the best way, or just hook up an empty keg and flush with the co2. Took me about 4 hours to empty the keg of star san, so theres plenty of co2 to use. Cheers!
Looks great!
Cheers Doctor!
@@HomeBrewNetwork Cheers!
Nice vid Gash.
Will it fit in a series 4 kegerator fridge? They say its going to fit in a wifi fridge released soon.
No its just a few centimetres bigger unfortunately! Cheers!
Hey Gash. Great vids. I just received my Fermzilla. Having issue with the collection vessel leaking. I've added a layer of keg lube to the gasket but didn't help. I also pressurized to 12 PSI and wasn't able to tighten up the cup any more than I already have it.
Funny thing is when the valve is closed the leaking stops. Only happens when the valve is in the open position.
I did contact Kegland and they said to pressurize and try tightening the cup which i did but wasn't able to get it to move. Just wondering if you had any issues like this?
Check the seal is seated correctly and try some lube. I had a couple of leaks but always managed to get them sealed in the end. Really need two of those spanner things! Hope you get it sorted mate. Cheers!
Did you change the channel name?
so... if you want to ferment under pressure and/or serve the beer from it, then that limits your brewing schedule, so wouldn't you want to have at minimum, 2 of these? Also, great video - thank you!
If you wanted to serve from it then yes, would be a good idea to have 2 or some over back up. Cheers and thanks!
Super keen on getting one of these bad boys when they are back in stock. My only question would be how to heat them? I currently have my fermenters sitting on heat pads in the brew freezer but can't see that that would work with these... any ideas?
I use a heat belt, but have it around the stand, Cheers!
@@HomeBrewNetwork cool man, looking forward to your next video
Does that dump valve disassemble for cleaning like with the sauris or is it not supposed to?
It does, though I cant say I've disassembled mine very often, not that I shouldnt. Cheers!
i just bought one and have a question ,,,,for cold crash i have a small fridge and would have to remove bottom recipient and have it stand up on the valve part ,,would it break it or not
That is something I havent tried sorry, the valve would be solid enough, I dont know if the body can support it self full, I've never tried. Cheers!
@@HomeBrewNetwork i will brew under pressure so i really hope that the pressure will had the extra stiffness ,,ill will find out soon and let you know
Would you be able to tell me how tall it is with a ball lock, gas line connected to the closed transfer lid system? My fridge is only 28” tall. Not sure if this will fit if I wanted to ferment under pressure and transfer co2 to a nearby keg.
Its a little bit bigger than that, probably around 32 inches with a disconnect on top, cheers mate!
The Home Brew Network thanks! You mentioned about capturing co2 to kegs. Are just running another line from the red spunding valve to a gas connect? Similar to the brulosophy setup?
I dont watch brusloppy, so I have no idea what he did sorry, just run a line from the gas post on fermenter to the keg and put the spunding valve on the other keg post. Theres a slightly longer explanation as a reply to Steve Cassells comment below. Cheers
Cheers 🍻
How to you transfer beer out of them with out the pressure kit?
you could use the connections on the collection jar I guess. Cheers!
Dont think its really made to use without it though its not impossible of course, and without the pressure kit you could also just siphon from the top
@@HomeBrewNetwork yeah I was just thinking you could siphon it but thats ancient tech :D. Just getting mine ready for it s first run. Thanks for the vids.
Im also wondering...on the label it says dont expose to ambient above 35c! Is that just KL playing it safe?
@@StinkyWizzleTits ummm possibly, I know fermzilla can handle up to 55c, though I stick to 50c.. maybe that some of the other plastics may get too soft to hold a lot of pressure??
The instructions are not at all clear where to put the lid o-ring. Looking closely at your video, I think I now see where it goes.
I'm not sure why they cannot include instructions instead of having to sift through garbage videos trying to figure out why they included a handful of o rings. Do I put them somewhere? This makes me mad.
Brentaubrey Maybe us crap video makers can help you.... they include online instructions like everything else these days, something about trees.. Maybe ask them... www.kegland.com.au/media/pdf/FermZilla%20Instructions%20for%2027L%20and%2055Lv2.pdf good luck with your projects. Cheers
Most if not all seals should be in place, you may have a bag of spares, maybe one extra top larger seal if it’s an older model, I’ve had mine for ages now so can’t be exactly sure what’s included these days. Cheers
I still looks very cheap plastic, especially the lid.