Which spunding valve?

[MashBag]

I have seen a few variations of these and wonder if anyone has any preferences.
Brass, plastic, or hideous contraption from kegland.

 

[Rwilts]

Well i have only ever had one !! I have the previous Kegland (?) generation with the large seperate dial, as recently featured on TMM YT video. Works well.

https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/blowtie-spunding-valve-kit/

 

[Mayor of Simpleton]

I have the hideous contraption from kegland. It works fine for me.

 

[RichardM]

Well i have only ever had one !! I have the previous Kegland (?) generation with the large seperate dial, as recently featured on TMM YT video. Works well.

https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/blowtie-spunding-valve-kit/

I have that one. My only complaint is that I doubt if the pressure gauge is very accurate. Even the one in the photo isn't reading zero.

 

[Sadfield]

I have the first one and two of the red ones. The first one is the more robust reliable bit of kit, however it all depends on the level of PSI you want to maintain, the Blowties possibly work a bit better under at very low PSI settings (0-3 psi).

 

[The Furnace Green Brewer]

Grey ones fail very quickly red are much better

 

[Larse]

I have the hideous contraption, but with this fitted. Brilliant bit of kit that has been invaluable.

 

[foxy]

I agree the gauges aren't accurate but don't really need to be. The best regulator are the inline factory set, no gauge needed and are spot on. Just got to decide on how much pressure you are going to set at.

 

[LeeH]

The Red one has served me well for years. And you can screw it to the side of your fridge for a neat installation.

 

[Davegase]

I have seen a few variations of these and wonder if anyone has any preferences.
Brass, plastic, or hideous contraption from kegland.

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I use the kegland Blow tie, I've got both analog and digital versions plus the version without a gauge.
I've never had any problems with them and you can also attach a blow off tube, that's something you can't do with the other two types.
Another advantage with the Kegland Blow tie, if you use a fermentation chamber, you can mount it outside if you have a suitable hole to feed a gas line through.

 

[Keruso]

I have seen a few variations of these and wonder if anyone has any preferences.
Brass, plastic, or hideous contraption from kegland.

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I’ve got a couple of spundy’s and one of the kegland’s, the spundy is far smaller but in terms of their performance there’s no real difference. You do have to fiddle with them for the first 2 - 3 days to get the right PSI to settle. I’m brewing IPAs mainly and go for 10 PSI which also happens to be the same as what I used to set my kegs to when carbonating. I

 

[JockyBrewer]

The brass ones use a poppet PRV and the problem I've found with them is that they're not very sensitive and they tend to close at a lower pressure than they open. I think that this is due to the small surface area of the valve and the relatively low pressure they're being used at.

The kegland 'blowtie' has worked well for me.

 

[Jiffy176]

Found the top one in the image to be really hard work to adjust.
Have since gone to the awful contraption which has performed faultlessly even after it has had beer through it.
Just ordered the blowtie version with the big gauge as it was £8 on ali inc postage.
I also have 5 inline co2 secondary gauges which have also been fine.
Found the digital displays didn't like the cold of my brew fridge.

 

[Omega]

I have Spundy - Compact Spunding Valve. It broke within 6 months and I got a replacement for free. However, then I realised that I can merely glue the indicator cover back…
I know there is a digital version, but suspect it is equally accurate even though looks like it is more accurate. Anyway, mine is compact, cheap, has safety release valve, so I am happy

 

[stripeyjoe]

I had one of the brass ones and it was garbage, could never get it to stay at a consistent pressure. I now use both the big and small red keg land ones, I did have an issue with one of the big ones leaking, I probably just need to give it a good clean. The keg land ones do have a bigger diaphragm than the 'spundy' and brass ones so, in theory, should be easier to set a lower pressure.

 

[Larse]

I have Spundy - Compact Spunding Valve. It broke within 6 months and I got a replacement for free. However, then I realised that I can merely glue the indicator cover back…
I know there is a digital version, but suspect it is equally accurate even though looks like it is more accurate. Anyway, mine is compact, cheap, has safety release valve, so I am happy

The digital version is MUCH more accurate than the analogue one. Even by virtue of the fact that the dial is so small, it's impossible to read accurately. Even kegland say it's no better than 10% accurate.

I've checked the digital version against my regulator gauge and it's pretty much spot on at 6, 8, 10 and 12psi. Haven't tested higher as I don't need it for that.

 

[Omega]

The digital version is MUCH more accurate than the analogue one. Even by virtue of the fact that the dial is so small, it's impossible to read accurately. Even kegland say it's no better than 10% accurate.

I've checked the digital version against my regulator gauge and it's pretty much spot on at 6, 8, 10 and 12psi. Haven't tested higher as I don't need it for that.

Ok, but does it matter? I simply check if there is enough pressure during the fermentation. I suspect being very accurate doesn’t matter even in business because some brewers have tall fermenters that pressure at the bottom significantly exceeds the pressure at the top…

 

[Larse]

Ok, but does it matter? I simply check if there is enough pressure during the fermentation. I suspect being very accurate doesn’t matter even in business because some brewers have tall fermenters that pressure at the bottom significantly exceeds the pressure at the top…

It's very useful for checking keg pressures. While conditioning or in the kegerator.

 

[Davegase]

Ok, but does it matter? I simply check if there is enough pressure during the fermentation. I suspect being very accurate doesn’t matter even in business because some brewers have tall fermenters that pressure at the bottom significantly exceeds the pressure at the top…

If you're wanting to use spunding to achieve a specific level of carbonation in the finished beer, accuracy is important. Or at least knowing the discrepancy in the gauge.

 

[Keruso]

Ok, but does it matter? I simply check if there is enough pressure during the fermentation. I suspect being very accurate doesn’t matter even in business because some brewers have tall fermenters that pressure at the bottom significantly exceeds the pressure at the top…

That explains why I have to fiddle with the valves to get 10 PSI when I swap between my plastic fermenters and my mini kegs