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Note:
it is not necessary to re-sanitize the fittings prior to use if you have sanitized, dried and stored
them in a bag (see storage section) after the previous use since you will be sanitizing the completely
assembled fermentor with a sanitizing solution.
Lid & Lid Seal:
Sanitize the outside edge of the lid where the seal will contact
with grain alcohol or sanitizing solution using a cotton ball or
clean cloth.
Warning!
alcohol is extremely flammable – do not use near
open flame!
Place the U-shaped seal over the edge of the lid as shown in
Fig. 22. One side of the seal has a small bead running the
length of the seal. The bead side of the seal must face the lip of
the tank to seal properly.
Tank:
Sanitize the sealing surfaces (bottom dump hole, rotating racking arm hole, and the top lip of the tank)
with grain alcohol or sanitizing solution using a cotton ball or clean cloth. Assemble the fittings on the
tank per the previous assembly instruction section.
Fill the tank with about a gallon of water and
then
add your sanitizer. Adding the sanitizer first will trap
the sanitizer in the dump fittings and will not allow it to spread into the rest of the water in the tank.
Fill the tank until the water level is just below the lid hatch. Install the lid hatch and place a sanitized
3-piece air lock on the unit (a “bubbler” type air lock cannot easily be used to fill the fermentor).
Remove the pressure relief piston (Fig. 23) and slowly fill the rest of the fermentor through the airlock as
shown in Fig. 24 (remove the airlock cap and float). Pour sanitizing solution until it pours out of the
pressure relief valve opening. Replace the relief valve piston and continue filling through the airlock
until it is full. This has flooded all the internal surfaces with sanitizer and purged all the air out of the
tank.
Fig. 20
Fig. 21
Fig. 22
Bead
