Initial Setup
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Fermenter / Keg Preparation
1. Wrap the fermenter / keg vessel in a thermally efficient
insulating jacket.
2. The jacket is recommended to have high quality
insulating foam at least 5cm thick.
3. Keg King offers various insulating jackets to suit their
conical fermenter vessels.
If you make your own insulation, ensure the sides and
bottom have no gaps for cool air to leak from.
4. Position the vessel where it is going to stay, as it will be
more difficult to move once connected to the
Thermentor King.
Constructing the Coolant Circuit
You will need to acquire tubing with ball lock (liquid) disconnects to make the coolant circuit
between the Thermentor King and a cooling coil in your fermenter or Keg.
This tubing should be as short as practically possible and be fully covered by foam pipe
insulation (available from hardware stores etc.).
It is recommended that the “Flow and Tell” visual flow indicator be added to the coolant tubing
(best position is close to the Coolant Outlet), so that it will be obvious that the coolant is flowing
through the circuit at a reasonable rate.
1. Cut the coolant tubing to the
required lengths
2. Cut the pipe insulation to the
required lengths, allowing extra
length to cover connections
3. Thread the coolant tubing into the
pipe insulation.
4. Connect a section of coolant tubing
to each side of the cooling coil as
shown in the diagram to the right
5. Optionally, connect the “Flow and
Tell” to the coolant tubing as shown
in the diagram to the right
6. Connect disconnects to the coolant
tubing as shown in the diagram to
the right
