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Offline hopfenundmalz

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Re: Conicals
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2015, 08:36:12 pm »
To all the owners of conical,

What method of temperature control is used? I want to buy a conical, but I am not sure of the best way to controls temps.
Cold MI garage in winter, add heat via a ranco and thermowrap.  Great for lagers .
Warmer weather then ales, until it gets too warm, then Saisons and add heat to ramp those up.
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Re: Conicals
« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2015, 07:48:34 pm »
To all the owners of conical,

What method of temperature control is used? I want to buy a conical, but I am not sure of the best way to controls temps.

I bought the SS brewtech 7 gal cronical with the FTS system and have seen a significant difference in the quality of my beer. 

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Re: Conicals
« Reply #17 on: April 23, 2015, 06:59:50 am »
I bought the SS brewtech 7 gal cronical with the FTS system and have seen a significant difference in the quality of my beer.

I'm sorry to hear that your beer has suffered...better luck next time.
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Re: Conicals
« Reply #18 on: April 23, 2015, 07:13:47 am »
I bought the SS brewtech 7 gal cronical with the FTS system and have seen a significant difference in the quality of my beer.

I'm sorry to hear that your beer has suffered...better luck next time.
Have hard feelings against the SS brewtech stuff, Martin?
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Re: Conicals
« Reply #19 on: April 23, 2015, 08:45:45 am »
To all the owners of conical,

What method of temperature control is used? I want to buy a conical, but I am not sure of the best way to controls temps.

I bought the SS brewtech 7 gal cronical with the FTS system and have seen a significant difference in the quality of my beer.

Please clarify regarding the significant difference; good or bad?
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Re: Conicals
« Reply #20 on: April 23, 2015, 10:12:44 am »
No hard feelings at all. Steve caught the gist of my message. "significant difference" could be good or bad.
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Re: Conicals
« Reply #21 on: April 23, 2015, 12:20:35 pm »
I would assume he meant the quality of his beer improved.
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Re: Conicals
« Reply #22 on: April 23, 2015, 12:30:30 pm »
I would assume he meant the quality of his beer improved.

You might be correct.
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Re: Conicals
« Reply #23 on: April 23, 2015, 01:32:05 pm »
Perhaps HCO3 was a bit high in Martin's hoppy reply.  ;D

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Re: Conicals
« Reply #24 on: April 23, 2015, 04:25:37 pm »
To the OP... if you mean the quality of my beer improved? Can't say it has. Went with conicals because I wanted to bulk ferment and use temp controlled upright freezers. If there is an improvement, it is that I can hold temperatures lower and more stable than my old system - that has nothing to do with the conical though. I also do a sealed transfer when kegging removing some of my fears of oxidation.

Compared to buckets or carboys, conicals are a bit more difficult to handle and clean. You must make sure to remove and sanitize the parts (gaskets, fittings, valves) - and occasionally need to deal with beer stone. More parts mean more possible points of failure such as a leak. And sampling, while convenient, is also a possible point of contamination if you don't keep everything clean and sanitary (true of anything). They also sort of commit you to large batches if you go to 10 or 1/2 barrel conicals.

I still keep my Speidels and Better Bottles handy for smaller or split batches.

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Re: Conicals
« Reply #25 on: April 24, 2015, 03:47:12 pm »
There is absolutely no room to get technical in homebrewing!  ;D

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Re: Conicals
« Reply #26 on: April 24, 2015, 07:26:45 pm »
There is absolutely no room to get technical in homebrewing!  ;D

WHAT????!!

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