The most thorough review of any of these products I've ever seen! Nice job David! 👍🍻

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Brian, much appreciated :)

Great video David, love your work. I have been using both of the "kegland" blow tie models now for about 18 months with excellent results

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great, thanks Ollie. Yes, they work very nicely, that is for sure :)

Another fantastic factual comparison that actually made me want to buy both of these products due to their variety of features vs price. I had not heard of the spundit before this video and I have been looking at getting a couple of spunding valves, so this was very eye opening. Thank you David, your videos are so helpful.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Alan. Yes, the Spundit is not as well known as the Blowtie and hopefully this video will help raise awareness of it for consideration.

5:40 when pressure fermenting in plastic fermenters I usually pressure test and dial the valve in in one go. But definitely a great option ! Great video!!!

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, me also. In fact I advised people to do this in my pressure guide :)

Nice, I use the blowtie as it is the most maintainable and cost effective item available for pressure fermenting. Thank you for reinforcing my confidence.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great, thanks for sharing :)

David you are an absolute wizard and your channel is top notch!

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, much appreciated :) I have had a real journey on the video making side since starting KZread some years ago.

Another excellent and informative video David. Your videos give me the confidence to keep trying new brewing techniques and I thank you for them. Please keep them coming!

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Paul :) More coming :)

Excellent and informative as always. I have two of the kegland spunding valves with 15psi, 23 psi, and a spare 60 psi gauge. I also have a SPUNDit 2.0 and love the quality and I'm a bit accident prone too (your comment about being butter fingers) and have dropped all at least once without issues although the SPUNDit 2.0 did hit my foot which was good for it and not so good for my foot but no big deal. I agree with you as they all have advantages.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, great to hear. Sounds like you have a good selection of these :) Good to hear that the Spundit survived its drop. I am going to try to find something to protect the gauge on mine. Yes, lots of pros and cons.

I have the blowtie v1 with 4 bar range, never used it above 2 bar, though. It works great, makes a sound while fermenting and I see no need for the bubblers. The pressure is accurate and I see no need to spend more $$ on these thingies. It is also the most lightweight and compact. Great channel David, you have helped me a lot with your videos! :)

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input, much appreciated :) Great that you are enjoying the channel and finding it helpful.

Thanks for the "half turn once fermenting" comment, I wasn't sure how to calibrate and didn't want to explode my closet

@DavidHeathHomebrew

4 ай бұрын

Glad it helped 🍻🍻🍻

I use the Blowtie V1 and found it really useful! Only difficulty lies in not over tightening! Ive woken up in the morning to pressure off the scale with the PRV forced open. Power of Kveik!

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for sharing Nikita.

Another thing that one can do is attach more evabarrier onto the end of the blowtie and use it as a blow tube in santizier.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks J. Yes for sure :) Plenty of options that are easy and cheap :)

Thank you for your excellent review.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Cheers :)

Top Notch Vid!! I have a cheaper pop it style spunding valve that is going to be replaced by one of these after watching this video, thanks!!!

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated. I hope this helped :)

I have both a blowtie 1 & blowtie 2 but I use the B1 the most for pressure fermentation. However, I use the same type of ball lock connector that comes with the Spundit 2 because the right angle means I need less head clearance in my fermentation fridge. The B2 is really flexible and I remove the pressure gauge to use it when I’m filling my kegs.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Fin. Yes I like the right angle stainless steel type myself. Yes, all good :)

Great video, I keep stressing in my videos the importance of using Food Grade equipment. Iv seen all sorts on youtube using all sorts of non food grade materials and it makes me wonder what chemical leaching if any is taking place. Especially at higher temps. Cheers 😎

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, it is certainly very important that people get the right information. Many thanks for your message :)

I have several of the original Kegland ones - they work! I have even modified one for testing gas line pressures. The only complaint is they are bulky

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Ken. Yes the small versions are certainly easier. I am looking forward to the digital blowtie. Great accuracy and small. Cheers 🍻

I use the Blichmann Spunding Valve and have been happy with it so far.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim, this is not one that I have tried.

@timheffernan3577

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidHeathHomebrew It's the only one I've tried. It was tri-clamp mounted so this fit my unitank but I haven't tried others so it's hard to say how it might compare. I have found your video's informative and helpful and really appreciate your product comparisons and overall reviews. I'm going to be testing a new approach to monitoring specific gravity and will let you know how it goes.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Tim. I look forward to hearing back on this new approach.

I don't have a Blowtie, but I do have a Spundit. I really like the auxiliary port. It helped me ensure a consistent pressure across two fermenters concurrently which was cool. I might give that Blowtie a try as well. Thanks for the video!

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great, thanks Larry. Both work well, different twists :)

@HighVoltageBrewery

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidHeathHomebrew Just thinking, would it not be easy enough to do with the Blowtie as well? Thinking that we (yes I have Blowtie), from the Blowtie inlet, have a bit of tubing going to a tee piese, then 2 tubes to 2 fermenters. I have not tried it, because I don't have enough space for 2 fermenters in my fementer chamber.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, though you are just working with blown off pressure with this route. Having said this two blowties is still cheaper than one Spundit of course. It depends on what you are looking for.

Worth noting that the Blowtie valve (at least, don't know about the other one) use 5/16 tube fitting, so if - like me - the rest of your gas line, adapters and fittings are 3/8, you will need to invest in a selection of 5/16 size equivalents and any necessary reducers to join everything up.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

2 ай бұрын

All of the blowtie products are available in kit form which includes everything you need to attach via a bull lock. This is the easiest and cheapest way 🍻🍻🍻

I have the blow out valve type, I think I'm going to try to mark the desired psi on the screw with food safe marker pen, probably not as accurate but will give the ballpark when I'm taking it apart for cleaning.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

9 ай бұрын

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I've not spunded any batches yet. I own what I believe is one of the cheap spunding valves that probably is the path to frustration, based on your comments. Once I give that a try and am dissatisfied, I think I like the kegland models. Seems easier to clean.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Yes, not only are they frustrating they can also end up ruining things.

Great . can you please make a video explain the best way to bottle direct from pressure fermentation for those who doesn't have keg system ? i do have counter-pressure gun device but i don't know how this can be used with pressure fermentation or even if it's possible to use it

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Maybe in the future. It is not something I tend to do though.

I had the blow tie 1, and it leaked under from the dial gauge. Can’t be terribly uncommon since the retailer had some troubleshooting steps ready to go and refunded me with little hassle when I still had issues. I went with blowtie 2 instead and no issues.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great, thanks for sharing :)

There is a new mini one KL29438 Ball Lock Disconnect Spund Valve G2 but I have been unable to find a video demo of it

@DavidHeathHomebrew

Жыл бұрын

I just recently got this and will be doing a video for it asap

Blowtie to is the choice for people that prefer a bit higher pressure....like 2,3 bar for more carbonation. To get rid of the initial pressure fiddling it's a good idea just to fill co2 to your preferred pressure and tune the spunding valve accordingly.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

You can use both that way in all honesty :) Yes, I suggest people set up their spunding valve whilst doing the pressure test. Two birds with one stone :)

Hi David, a very good video at a very good time :-) I was just looking at the different types. There is also a brass one on the market. Don't know how good that one is, but I think I will go for the plastic one with the separate gauge. Because of the cleaning. One question, normally it won't happen but what if a high krausen happens and the beer comes up. I think this does harm the gauge?

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Chris, I covered the brass type in this video:- kzread.info/dash/bejne/gIB-j9OmmMurnrg.html

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

In terms of beer reaching the gauge this can ruin them yes. The trick is to not have too much pressure at the start.

The tee piece is also helpful in setting up the valve pressure. Charge the bottle with 1 port and adjust the valve in the other. You don't waste a ton of co2 charging a keg to set the pressure. Pop it on the fermenter and you are good to go!

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, for sure. Handy stuff all round.

@kwm2136

3 жыл бұрын

This .... is how I do mine also. Damn near perfect way to do so.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great :)

@rmcphers

3 жыл бұрын

sorry for not picking up but ..... what do you mean, setting up the valve pressure? do you mean for zeroing / truing it against known tank pressure?

@Nefariousrouge

3 жыл бұрын

@@rmcphersthe previous ways of setting the desired pressure on the valve would be to wait for a brew to develop enough co2 to pressurize the fermenter, and then it is trial and error to get it where you want. And it may effect the presbprocess. Alternatively you would pressurize a keg and adjust the valve. That method wastes a lot of co2. Now put this on a small 16/20oz soda bottle, and you only use a small about of co2 to pressurize and set the valve. Slap it on the fermenter and it is ready to go.

I'll just purchase one of each. Thanks. 🍺

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds good to me, glad you found this useful

Hi David, once again, a great video. I have one query though. I have a Blowtie from KL with the Soda bottle adapter on a bottle to be a bubbler of sorts to give me indication of fermentation activity. I have mine connected in a very similar way to how yours is displayed in the video. With my set up I have had to fit a ball lock connector onto the third outlet of the Soda bottle adapter so as to allow the C02 to escape and not pressurise the bottle. If the ball lock post is left without a method for the gas to escape it just pressurises the Soda bottle. I hope you may understand my description or maybe I have missed something in how yours is set up. Cheers.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

28 күн бұрын

This has always simply worked for me, yours is the first comment of this type. Could it be that you have the bottle fixed super tight?

@geoffdickinson1310

28 күн бұрын

@@DavidHeathHomebrew yes David you are correct. The bottle is tight on my set up. I use a ball lock fitting to release the gas but I can also fit another tube to that ball lock and use the C02 to purge another keg etc.. My apology for going off on a tangent from the Spunding valves.👍

@DavidHeathHomebrew

28 күн бұрын

@@geoffdickinson1310 Whatever works is good 🍻🍻🍻

@geoffdickinson1310

28 күн бұрын

@@DavidHeathHomebrew 🍺🍺👍

Hey David. I’m using the blow tie one version in your video. I currently have a beer fermenting under pressure and have gas bubbling away through the blow tie. However the gauge on the blow tie is still down at 0, I’m assuming I have a leak somewhere ? If I tighten the blow tie just a fraction it does stop the flow, so I’m confident the mechanism is working. Hmmm

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a leak, or perhaps you need to make some adjustment. I would remove it and refit the tubing ensuring it is locked in tight to the duotight ends.

@joeby13

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidHeathHomebrew thanks for the reply. I've taken it off and put it all back together, so i'll monitor that. To clarify does the dial move the needle on the gauge and you move that to set the psi level. Or does the needle move once it starts to get gas flowing into it?

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great. The needle moves as pressure is added. Tighten the top to stop it going past the level you want, which is really best in general at 10-12 PSI.

Hi David, very new to homebrew and thinking of switching from a pressure barrel to a PET keg. Can you use these blowtie valves as a pressure regulator to put gas INTO the keg i.e. via a soda stream tank, or do these only regulate the pressure inside the keg by letting gas OUT? 🤔

@DavidHeathHomebrew

Ай бұрын

Actually no, that is the opposite. For this application you need products like these:- kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5uJ16yrfZPNp9Y.htmlsi=eyfK34ZXkxSskkRE

@chrisb5839

Ай бұрын

@@DavidHeathHomebrew I'm after something that can connect a soda stream bottle to something like a 20L Oxebar keg or Keg King Junior?

Do you know if the tubing from the Ball lock to the main body for the Kegland versions can be lengthened without adverse effects?

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

If we are talking silicone here then yes but with some limitations of course.

You got the names for the blowtie units the wrong way around. The integrated pressure gauge unit is actually called "blowtie 2" by kegland

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

I simply numbered them on screen in the order they appeared left to right for reference. There is no blowtie one or two. I did mention the release order elsewhere in the video though.

Thanks DH. Is a bubbler needed or can i just let the gas escape without worrying about infection? I have used the blowtie twice. I set pressure to 10psi with a keg, but both brews have crept up to 20psi when fermentation got more vigorous, is that normal?

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. No, the bubbler is an optional extra. That is not normal. You do need to “bed in” spunding valves for a few hours before the first use though.

Did you determine the oxygen permeability of the tubing used in the Kegland spunding valve? Their EVA barrier tubing is excellent in terms of low permeability, but I don't believe that's the tubing they use in their spunding valves.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter. You can add whatever you like to it as long as you use the right size :)

@petedudley1

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidHeathHomebrew Hi David, yep, that's right, but the EVA barrier tubing is flexible enough that the spunding assembly can bend out of shape and leak. The tubing that comes with it is stiffer but I'm not sure how it compares to the EVA barrier tubing in terms of permeability. Would be useful to know. I'll email Kegland

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter, yes Kegland would certainly be able to advise further on this.

One question I forgot to ask - when using the spunding valve with the tee piece and bottle as a bubbler, how does the CO2 escape? Thanks!

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Fin, I have it so that the bottle is not super tightly screwed on, so after a certain amount of pressure the air escapes. Simple yet effective.

@fincito

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect and many thanks for the reply@@DavidHeathHomebrew . I’m going to give that a go on my next brew :)

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Great :)

I’ve taken apart my blowtie after one transfer and it seems to no longer work properly as a sounding valve. I keep cleaning it and reassembling it just to make sure but maybe something is wrong? Did you ever have any issues with the little blow tie not working? Maybe he diaphragm is clean but somehow sticking

@DavidHeathHomebrew

4 ай бұрын

Thats odd, no ive not had any issues like that, nor have I come across this. Perhaps a short clean with a PBW would work. Keep it within 10 mins max.

@AM2PMReviews

4 ай бұрын

I will try that. What is PBW made with? I was cleaning kegs with sodium metabisulfite...is that similar? @@DavidHeathHomebrew

My sounding valve with built in guage is inaccurate by 5psi atleast that's compared to my keg king guage on my co2 bottle

@DavidHeathHomebrew

2 жыл бұрын

I would suggest unscrewing it and giving it a clean.

with the carbonation cap tee and the bottle...it looks like the co2 stays in the bottle...wont that explode?

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nico, It actually does not. The trick is to not do it up tightly. Not that it needs to be loose either. Just enough that a little can escape. You would need do this up very tightly to prevent this and it is unlikely that would last very long anyway.

Spundit v2 I can pressure ferment 2 vessels with no issues only using 1 valve for 2 vessels.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

Жыл бұрын

Yes, true. This requires an extra and both vessels to be at the same pressure. Though for the price you can buy several blowties with digital displays added for even greater accuracy.

To set the right pressure, I use a carbonation cap and a PET bottle. Fill the bottle with gas puts on the valve and releases gas until I get the desired pressure.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

That is a smart idea, thanks for sharing :)

I had blowtie 1's. Worked fine for a while. Eventually one of the blowtie's cracked and released all the pressure out of my fermenter. I got the spundit V2's after that.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Alun, I have never heard of this before.

@user-yh1wh9og9q

3 жыл бұрын

Do you think V2 is more reliable than V1?

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Should be yes.

Bra info om de

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

Tusen takk :)

Hallow my m8👍. basically David im got🧠 confused with the new Kegland Blowtie 2 spunding valve. in the guage is says 15psi, with me so far? if i want to pressure ferment say your Munich Helles @ 25 psi, how can i work this problem? sorry you know my coms probs. ive sent you a friend request ( Grommit Knives) in FaceBook. Thank as always Brian 😎👍

@DavidHeathHomebrew

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Brian, you will need to adjust it via the middle knob to change this. However, 10-12 PSI is a much safer place to be for yeast health.

@DavidHeathHomebrew

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Brian. Yeah some do some crazy things but remember that your yeast is the star of the show. Adding more pressure is really not needed nor recommended by any yeast company.

@YouCanDoitHomebrewIt

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidHeathHomebrew thanks again David. I got really confused for a minute🧠🤕🥴. Have a Great Sunday. Keep save 👍Bri

@DavidHeathHomebrew

2 жыл бұрын

@@YouCanDoitHomebrewIt 🍻🍻🍻

David,it is possible to translate the videos into spanish,many of us would be very grateful,my regards

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

I have looked into this but the cost is very high to do this. I am not a rich man. You can enable subtitles in English by using the CC button, maybe this can be translated into Spanish also.

The easiest way to tell if you have activity without a monitor is using your nose and ears

@DavidHeathHomebrew

3 жыл бұрын

There are for sure various methods:)