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Racking finished beer – gravity drain:
Connect a clear sanitized hose and hose barb to the racking
arm valve as shown in Fig. 27. The included nylon barbs seal well without Teflon tape so sanitation is
easy. Hold the valve body to prevent it from rotating, and slowly open the valve, draining it into your
keg or bottling bucket. Then slowly rotate the racking arm assembly downward as in Fig. 28-29,
stopping when you see a yeast pick-up. That’s it! If you never see a yeast pick-up, leave it in the full
down position.
Racking finished beer – CO
2
pressure pumping:
Connect drain
hose as for gravity racking. Install 90 degree barbed elbow into
airlock stopper as shown in Fig 30. Turn regulator pressure
setting to zero PSI and close CO
2
shutoff valve.
Then
connect
hose to CO
2
tank. Open racking arm valve, open CO
2
shutoff
valve and SLOWLY increase pressure on the CO
2
regulator to a
maximum of 3 PSI (6 ft of lift above racking arm) until beer or
wine begins to flow. A slow flow rate will reduce disturbing the
yeast cake and sediment and carrying into your keg. When you
are getting toward the bottom of the tank be sure to lift the
outlet end of the beer/wine hose above the surface of the beer or
wine in the keg or bottling bucket to prevent the CO
2
gas from
“burping” the beer out of your keg when the fermentor is empty.
Warning:
Do not exceed 3 PSI (6 ft of lift above the racking arm)
Do not tamper with, or press on the pressure relief valve piston
Do not leave the fermentor unattended during pumping
Do not use loose whole hops, wood chips, grape skins, or other similar material in the fermentor.
Use a hop or grain bag to prevent loose material from plugging the pressure relief valve or airlock
causing a dangerous overpressure of the fermentor.
Ensure that the surfaces of the pressure relief valve piston and seat are free from fermentables
or other material
prior
to pressurization. Clean as needed. Failure to do so may cause sticking
and subsequent malfunction of the relief valve system.
*** Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury or death ***
This fermentor is NOT to be used for force carbonation!
Dry-hopping:
Do not use loose whole leaf hops for dry-hopping! Not only will they possibly clog the
pressure relief valve, the leaves tend to clog the racking arm. If you use whole hops be sure to use a
hop bag. Pellet hops can be used with or without a hop bag. In all cases, using a hop bag will reduce
the carry-over of hop particles in the finished beer and harvested yeast. Boiling the bag before placing
the hops inside is an easy way to reduce the risk of introducing bacteria in to the fermentor.
CO
2
pressure
Fig. 27
Fig. 30
Fig. 29
Fig. 28
