BrewBuilt X1 Uni User manual

X1 UNI
CONICAL ASSEMBLY &
INSTRUCTION GUIDE
For X1 Uni &X1 Uni +
CONTENTS:
PAGE 2–3................................Cleaning, Testing, What’s Included
PAGE 4..........................................................................................................Assembly
PAGE 5.............................................................How to Use The X1 Conical
PAGE 6–8...................................................How to Use The X1 + Conical
PAGE 8..........................................................................................................Warnings

ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY
A 4" End Cap 1
B 4" TC Clamp 1
C 4" TC Gasket 1
D 1.5" Blow Off Barb 1
E Silicone Blow Off Tube 1
F 1.5" TC Clamp 3
G 1.5" TC Gasket 3
H Conical Lid 1
I Lid Clamp 1
J Lid Gasket 1
K Conical Body 1
L 1.5" TC Thermowell 1
M 1.5" TC Sample Valve 1
N 2" TC Gasket 1
O 2" TC Clamp 1
P 2" Butterfly Valve 1
Q 3/8" Leveling Foot 4
Parts List For
X1 UniX1 Uni +
ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY
R TC CoolStix™1
S Pressure Pack 1
T Flex Chamber 1
U Neoprene Jacket 1
Additional Parts For
X1 Uni +
X1 UNI
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Congratulations on your purchase of
a BrewBuilt Conical! This guide will
walk you through assembling and
using your new conical fermenter.
GETTING STARTED
CLEAN THE CONICAL
Before your first use, clean and rinse
the conical along with all the parts &
fittings. This will remove any leftover
oil or dust from the manufacturing
process. We recommend using an
alkaline cleaner like PBW.
WATER TEST
After cleaning and rinsing, we also
recommend filling your conical with
water and familiarizing yourself with its
operations prior to your first use.
First Time Working With
TC Clamps?
Before you tighten down the TC clamp,
make sure that the gasket is seated properly
into both flanges.
Once the gasket is in place, loosen the clamp
so it can be fitted around the flange ends.
You do not need to use any tools for
leverage when tightening TC clamps. Nothing
more than hand tightening is needed for a
secure, leak-proof connection.

FLEX CHAMBER NEOPRENE JACKET
PRESSURE PACK
COOLSTIX™
Additional Parts Included With X1 Uni +
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FEET
Thread each foot into the bottom of the legs on the Conical leaving about half an inch of thread visible. Adjust feet as
needed to level conical if the surface is uneven.
LID GASKET
•Flip the lid upside down and install a section of
the gasket, at side seating into the lid groove
rst. Lightly push the gasket in, installing it in the
groove as you go around the lid.
•Please note, the gasket is larger than the groove
to help ensure a tight seal during fermentation.
Continue pushing the gasket against itself and into
the lid until it is in the groove and equally distributed
without stretch points. Once you get the rst piece
of the gasket in the groove then you can use both
hands to work the gasket around the lid and into
the groove with your thumbs. (See video online)
LID CLAMP
•When installing the lid clamp, be careful to install
it according to the pictures shown here. Improper
installation can be hazardous to both equipment &
user.
•Ensure that the lid is centered on top of the conical
body during installation. The two should be
centered so that the clamp seals down evenly.
•Lid Clamp should be hand tightened fully.
BLOW OFF
Place 1.5" TC gasket into the open blow o port on the
conical lid and fasten the Blowo U Barb with a 1.5" TC
clamp, ensuring that the U Barb is pointing downward
o the side of the conical. Slide ½" Silicone tubing over
the barbed side of the U Barb. It’s easiest to start with
one side and then work it around until barbs are fully
covered. The silicone should be fairly pliable to stretch over the barbs, but running it under hot water rst will help make
it even more pliable and easier to install.
THERMOWELL
Place 1.5" TC Gasket and Thermowell into the open port in front of the conical just below the etched BrewBuilt Logo
and fasten in place using 1.5" TC clamp.
SAMPLE VALVE
Place 1.5" TC Gasket and Sample Valve into the open port halfway down the conical base on the front of the unit and
fasten in place using 1.5" TC clamp. Make sure the Sample Valve is closed by turning it clockwise until it stops.
BUTTERFLY VALVE
The Buttery Valve opens in one direction, so be sure to install it so the valve handle opens downward away from the
conical bottom. Place 2" TC Gasket and Buttery Valve on the bottom port of the conical and fasten in place using 2"
TC clamp.
ASSEMBLING YOUR X1 &X1 + CONICAL
GASKET
ORIENTATION
FLAT SIDE INTO LID GROVE
GASKET
INSTALLATION
WITH LID UPSIDE DOWN, PUSH FLAT END
OF GASKET INTO LID GROOVE
IMPROPERLY INSTALLED CLAMP
MAKE SURE CLAMP IS PROPERLY ALIGNED AND
SECURELY CLOSED IN PLACE
PROPERLY INSTALLED IN CLOSED POSITION
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Sanitize
Always sanitize your Conical before lling it with wort. This
includes opening your sample valve and dump ports to
ensure sanitizer makes contact with every nook ‘n cranny.
We recommend Star San or a similar sanitizer. Never use a
bleach solution as bleach will cause pitting and corrosion
on the surface of the stainless steel.
Basic Use
FILLING — Your conical can be lled by dumping wort
through the top, or pumped in via the sample valve.
FERMENTATION — With the blow o barb and silicone
blow o hose connected, place the end of the silicone
blow o tubing into a bucket lled with water. We prefer
the silicone tubing as opposed to a rigid stainless blow
o as silicone tubing is much easier to remove and clean
between batches.
TEMP CONTROL — Controlling your fermentation
temperature is one of the most important things you
can do to make better beer. There are several options for
temperature control. One option is to place your Conical in
a temp controlled environment. The easiest way to do this
is by using a refrigerator that is hooked up to a temperature
controller, eectively turning it on and o as needed
to maintain your set point. Or you can build your own
fermentation chamber using insulation and an AC unit.
The downside of these options is they require more space
and take longer to cool since it’s cooling the fermenting
wort from the outside in. Either way, your BrewBuilt
Conical comes with a Thermowell that allows you to insert
the temperature probe from a temp controller, which will
monitor your fermentation temp and power on the fridge
or AC unit whenever chilling is needed.
For the ultimate in fermentation temperature control,
upgrade to a BrewBuilt CoolStix™& Neoprene jacket along
with a BrewBuilt IceMaster Glycol Chiller. Learn more
about using a CoolStix™in the X1 + section at the end of
this manual.
DUMPING YEAST AND TRUB — One of the biggest
benets of a Conical Fermenter is the ability to dump yeast
& trub from the bottom port. This couldn’t be easier with
the 2" TC Buttery Valve on the bottom of your conical.
Another added advantage is being able to harvest your
yeast for use on future batches. Regardless of whether
you’re dumping trub, hops, or yeast, you will want to
guide that slurry into a drain or receiving vessel like a
bucket or jar. Be sure to spray the Buttery Valve down
with sanitizer prior to dumping. Also keep in mind that
you will need to open one of the ports on the top of the
conical to allow air to replace the liquid that is owing out
the bottom. Another option is the BrewBuilt Flex Chamber
that connects to the bottom of the conical and allows you
to collect and dump yeast and trub. Learn more about
using the Flex Chamber in the X1+ section of this manual.
TRANSFERRING FINISHED BEER — Racking your
beer with the sample port is as easy as hooking up some
sanitized tubing and opening the valve. Remember that
you will need to either open one of the ports on the top of
the conical to allow air to replace the liquid that is owing
out, or hook up CO2to the blowo port to replace the
headspace and limit oxygen exposure. Using CO2also
eliminates the need for the liquid to be gravity fed into the
keg or other receiving vessel. Either way, we recommend
pushing your nished beer into a sanitized keg via the
bev-out body connect port. This will keep splashing to a
minimum as beer will ow down the beverage dip tube
and gently ll the keg from the bottom up. Lastly, pull up
the PRV ring on the keg and set it in the open position to
allow air (or CO2if you pre purged the keg) to escape as
your fresh beer ows in.
OXYGEN FREE AND ULTRA CLEAR — For oxygen-
free transfers and sample taking, we highly recommend
using our Pressure Pack with Clear Float Technology. The
pressure lid comes equipped with both bev-out and gas-in
ball lock connections. The bev-out tting is equipped with
a oating dip tube that will pull beer from the top rather
than the middle or bottom of the conical. This coupled
with the gas-in allows you to use CO2to push the beer out,
eliminating any oxygen exposure that can occur with a
standard sample valve. In addition, with the Pressure Pack
your conical can hold up to 15 psi of pressure, essentially
allowing you to carbonate your beer and serve right out of
the conical itself!
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Sanitize
Always sanitize your Conical before lling it with wort. This
includes opening your sample valve and dump ports to
ensure sanitizer makes contact with every nook ‘n cranny.
We recommend Star San or a similar sanitizer. Never use a
bleach solution as bleach will cause pitting and corrosion
on the surface of the stainless steel.
Basic Use
FILLING — Your conical can be lled with wort through
the top, via the sample valve, or via the buttery valve
with an optional tri-clamp by barb adapter.
FERMENTATION — With the blow o barb and silicone
blow o hose connected, place the end of the silicone
blow o tubing into a bucket lled with water. We prefer
the silicone tubing as opposed to a rigid stainless blow
o as silicone tubing is much easier to remove and clean
between batches.
The Flex Chamber
The Flex Chamber is designed specically for use with
a BrewBuilt X1 conical. It attaches directly to the 2"
buttery dump valve and can be used for removing
trub, harvesting yeast, adding hops, and many other
tasks.
CAUTION: Always keep the buttery valve open when the
Flex Chamber is installed. When you are ready to remove
the Flex Chamber, depressurize the system with the buttery valve
open. This allows any pressure to also leave the Flex Chamber. Aer
relieving all pressure in the system you can close the buttery valve
and safely remove the Flex Chamber.
PREPARING YOUR FLEX CHAMBER FOR USE
EACH TIME
1. Soak or spray the Flex Chamber and all parts — caps,
gaskets, clamps, etc. — with sanitizer prior to assembling
and attaching it to your conical dump port.
2. Assemble your Flex Chamber by attaching the lid and
threading the caps onto the threaded ports on each side.
3. Spray sanitizer into the closed buttery valve on
your conical dump port as well as the top of the Flex
Chamber and its TC gasket. Fasten the Flex Chamber
to the buttery valve with a 2" TC clamp.
TIP: If you are connecting the Flex Chamber to a full X1 conical, it’s
important to understand some basic displacement concepts. The
empty Flex Chamber is lled with gas (oxygen) that will be sent
up through your beer. If this happens post fermentation it could
negatively impact the beer’s avor. See below to learn how to use
your Flex Chamber side ports to ush with CO2.
COLLECTING AND DUMPING TRUB WITH FLEX
CHAMBER
The ability to remove trub and hop sediment is one of
the key advantages of a conical fermenter. With the
buttery valve open and the Flex Chamber attached,
trub separates directly into the Flex Chamber, which
can then be easily removed. Follow the process outlined
below.
1. If you are using the conical with the Pressure Pack
lid, make sure the entire conical system has been
depressurized and that the bottom buttery valve
is in the open position. Removing the pressure from
the conical can be done by loosening the cap on the
pressure relief valve, using a separate spunding valve,
or using a gas-in quick disconnect on the gas-in post
on the Pressure Pack lid.
2. When you are sure the system has been depressurized
close the buttery valve at the bottom of the conical.
3. Place a bowl, pan, or small bucket below the Flex
Chamber to collect drips and un-clamp the Flex
Chamber from the buttery valve.
FLUSHING THE FLEX CHAMBER WITH CO2
An optional step is to ush your Flex Chamber with CO2
prior to attaching it. This will help eliminate oxygen from
the Flex Chamber. You can easily do this by attaching a
ball lock adapter (Part# KG500) to one of the threaded
side ports.
1. Soak or spray the Flex Chamber and all parts —
caps, gaskets, clamps, etc. — with sanitizer prior to
assembling and attaching it to your conical dump port.
2. Attach the Flex Chamber to the bottom of the
buttery valve, keeping the buttery valve closed.
Remove one black side cap and install the KG500 ball
lock adapter. Slightly loosen the other black cap on
the opposite side of the Flex Chamber so that CO2
can escape while ushing.
3. Set the regulator on your CO2tank to its lowest
possible setting i.e. 1–2 psi and connect your Ball
Lock Gas QD to the KG500 ball lock adapter.
4. Allow gas to ow out of the Flex Chamber for a few
seconds to ensure all the oxygen has been ushed.
Tighten the black cap. You can replace the KG500 with
the black cap or leave it in place for fermentation.
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Pressure Package
The Pressure Pack, specically designed
to work with BrewBuilt X1 Conical
Unitanks, unlocks many possibilities.
Apply pressure before cold crashing
to eliminate sucking oxygen back
in. Start carbonating beer when
fermentation is done. Use it to
transfer nished beer to a keg in
a true oxygen-free environment.
With the Clear Float you will
allows being sampling, drinking
or transferring the clearest
possible beer from the top
down! In this guide we will talk
you through installing and
using your Pressure Pack.
CAUTION: Whenever
your X1 conical is under
pressure be aware that you will
need to relieve pressure before
removing any hardware that
is attached to your X1 fermenter.
If you are using a Flex Chamber
collection vessel, make sure the
bottom buttery valve is always in
the open position when in use and
when relieving pressure from the
conical.
INSTALLATION
Assemble the Pressure Pack lid per the
diagram. DO NOT USE TEFLON TAPE to
assemble threaded body connects as they seal with the
included o-rings. When attaching the Pressure Pack lid to
your X1 conical, be sure your tri-clamp gasket is properly
seated and then tighten down the TC clamp.
TIP: There is a welded hook on the bottom of your Pressure Lid. Use this
for hanging drawstring bags full of hops or whatever avoring additions
you want to extract avor from without directly pitching into your beer.
APPLYING PRESSURE
Before applying pressure you will need to replace the
u-shaped blow o with a tri-clamp end cap or tri-clamp
pressure relief valve with gauge. To apply pressure to your
conical, connect the gas-in ball lock QD on your CO2dra
system to the gas-in body connect located on the Pressure
Pack. The gas-in body connect has a notch on the side,
while the beverage-out body connect does not. Keep in
mind that your X1 Uni and Pressure Pack lid are rated at 15
psi and the PRV will start releasing pressure at that point.
We recommend setting the regulator on your CO2tank to
a maximum of 10–12 psi to ensure you do not exceed this
point.
Having head pressure on your X1 helps with dropping out
yeast & trub. However, if you’re using pressure to help
drop out solids, we recommend using no more than 2–4
psi. Prior to cold crashing, you can apply around 5 psi head
pressure to counteract the vacuum formed as the liquid
contracts when the temperature drops signicantly. This
would otherwise cause the tank to suck in oxygen via the
blowo. You also have the option to force carbonate your
beer while it’s still in the tank. Refer to a carbonation chart
to determine the proper pressure.
TRANSFERRING CLEAR BEER TO KEG UNDER
PRESSURE
Push your nished beer into a keg using CO2so it never
becomes exposed to oxygen—it’s simple and fast using
the Pressure Pack. Thanks to the Clear Float stainless steel
oating pick up, you’ll be transferring the clearest beer
from the top down.
Once your beer is ready to be packaged into a keg, follow
these instructions. NOTE: you will need a Corny Keg Ball
Lock Jumper Line (beverage tubing with bev-out ball lock
connectors at both ends).
1. Fill and sanitize a keg. Push the sanitizer out using CO2.
Open the keg pressure relief valve to let CO2exit the
keg.
2. Attach your CO2tank to the gas-in post on your
Pressure Pack lid and set it to around 10–12 psi
3. Attach the Corny Keg Ball Lock Jumper Line to the bev-
out post on your Pressure Pack lid.
4. Once you hook up the bev-out to the keg, beer will
start owing from the pressurized X1 Unitank into the
unpressurized keg.
5. Once your beer has transferred, unhook the bev-out
and gas-in connectors. Pressurize your keg.
6. Be sure to release any pressure from inside your X1
before opening it for cleaning.
FERMENTING UNDER PRESSURE
If you plan to ferment under pressure, you will need the
optional BrewBuilt Pressure Fermentation Hardware Kit.
You will also need to use a no-foam krausen reducer
such as CellarScience® Foam-Axe to eliminate krausen
from entering any of the PRV’s. The optional hardware
kit comes with a commercial-grade pressure relief that
connects to the 1.5” TC port on the lid. It also comes with
an adjustable spunding valve that attaches to the gas-in
body connect on the Pressure Pack lid. The spunding valve
allows you to set a safe pressure to ferment. With the
Pressure Fermentation Kit installed, there are three safety
relief valves: the standard pressure relief valve welded into
the lid, the commercial 1.5" TC relief valve, and the Ball
Lock Spunding Valve.
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Your X1+ comes included with a CoolStix™and Neoprene jacket. A CoolStix™mates with a
cold liquid source such as our BrewBuilt Max 2 or Max 4 Glycol Chiller. Your CoolStix™comes
included with quick disconnects that stay sealed when disconnected to help eliminate messy
leaks. NOTE that CoolStix™are designed to help regulate fermentation temperatures but
will not lower your beer to cold crash temperatures (below 40°F) in all situations.
To connect your CoolStix™to a Max 2 or Max 4 glycol system use ⅜" ID tubing and hose
clamps. Insert the temperature probe from your Max 2 or Max 4 into the X1 Thermowell
and follow the directions that come with the unit to set the temperature you wish to keep
your X1 conical at.
While the 7 and 14 gallon models use a single rod CoolStix™, the 27 and 42 gallon models use the CoolStix™Reactor Rod
with four cooling rods. The larger CoolStix™Reactor Rod is made using a 4" TC tting, so you will need to remove the
Pressure Pack top to insert the Reactor Rod. Aer fermentation cooling is over, you can replace the Reactor Rod with
the Pressure Pack to sample and transfer under pressure.
Using Your CoolStix™
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OUTLET
7 & 14 GALLON
WITH COOLSTIX™
27 GALLON WITH COOLSTIX™
REACTO ROD
42 GALLON WITH COOLSTIX™
REACTO ROD
WARNINGS
•Do not pressurize without pressure relief valve in place
• Never open the lid clamp without completely depressurizing your conical rst
• Never open any TC tting without completely depressurizing your conical rst
• Never remove the Flex Chamber (X1+) without opening the bottom buttery valve and
completely depressurizing your conical rst
• Do not pick up conical when full
FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNING
CAN LEAD TO INJURY OR DEATH