Aerator/Sprayer

[bobsbeer]

This design of gadget is being discussed over on Hoporific. Looks like a reasonably good design for aerating into the FV. Has anyone used one before? The item can be got on ebay for about £4.57 HERE

Operating pressure: 50-150Kpa

Water-jet volume: 0.5-1.5CBM/H

Flow rate: 3.5-8m

 

[danb]

Looks like it would work. I think I'll get one to replace the hose barb on the outlet of the boiler.

 

[bobsbeer]

I've ordered one. I'll report back on how it works. I was hoping someone else may have tried it, but I guess not. Looks a simple design. And at £4.57 not a bad price for 316 stainless.

 

[BrewWoo]

Looks like it'd open a bottle of wine in a pinch!

 

[bobsbeer]

:lol: If it doesn't work as a aerator that might be a good use for it.

 

[djcorbetto]

I wonder how good this would be at aerating the wort. Definitely worth a try

 

[boab42stout]

This looks interesting

 

[bobsbeer]

It has arrived and while I haven't tried it in anger yet, I have tested it on the kitchen sink. At a high flow it works great, but on very low flow the swirl effect isn't so pronounced. So a small diameter pipe at high pressure would work best. It certainly would not work as a sparge spreader due to the low flow rate required. But as an aid to aeration going into the FV is would be fine. Not perfect by any means, but it works.