I'm likewise a fan of the Torpedo kegs but the price point of these PET's make it tempting

How do you like the kegland ball locks?

I'm trying to decide between the B40 and the B80. Do you think the B80 could effectively scale down smaller batches like 5 or 6 gallons? Those are currently my usual batch sizes, though I often do 'bigger beers' with larger grain bills. I imagine that I will start doing larger batches in the future, so would like to avoid getting the B40 only to grow out of it in a year or two. WDYT? Also, thanks for all the great and informative videos!

I am kick-starting funding the new model. I don't really have much interest in kits. The attraction of this to me is that you can modify parts of the fermentation process including chilling. That makes it worthwhile for me. My intention has always been to modify and use my own recipes. I have brewed with grain for a while and so I may simply make a wort to ferment in device. I would be very interested to see a video with you modifying or using your own recipes. That's pretty much my plan. I will subscribe and I hope that you do

Ignorant question incoming: Can you easily replace the tap handles with the custom made, name brand tap handles or the like?

I'm looking at the 8 litre version of the Oxebar keg for a mini keezer that I will be building. As always the video is really informative and fun to watch.

It's a pity they're bigger in diameter than corny kegs otherwise it'd be a no brainer to use these on my series X, specially that I'd be able to see how much beer is left in the keg. Thanks for the review and have a good workout recovery, cheers!

They got rid of the cubbies. I ordered mine after I saw this video. When it arrived there was only the main piece and no cubbies. I was thinking they forgot them. So I went back and looked more closely at photos and found that Tesla inconspicuously changed their website photo without cubbies. Same price, no cubbies so now everything will slide sideways. Who knows if there was a design flaw, or they just decided to save money, or supply issue .. who knows.

Keep the workouts going your wife will thank you later!

Great content as always. Honestly I’ve got two 20L ice bar kegs. Truly interested in your glycol setup. Have you thought about doing a video? Hope you’ll consider it 🙏🏽

They told me that the new one has an electronic pressure regulator, so in the master mode you can set the fermentation pressure.

I’m wondering about cleaning this vessel after fermenting. How hard is it clean the trub and especially the ring that forms at the top of the fermenting beer. In my All Rounder, I reach in with a cloth to wipe away anything clinging to the sides, but with the small diameter opening of this unit…

I used to hook the Ss ball to the first loop (closest to the tube), but occasionally it sucked in gas as was drawing too close to the surface. Now I just put all of mine on the 3rd loop (far end of the filter) to have it draw from lower in the beer. Never had a problem again. Not sure about the middle; I’m not a middle of the road kind of guy!

Nicely done Bradley as always. A lot of good information.

How many can U fit in to a kegerator

Really cool video thanks Bradley! These kegs are definitively a good cheap option for kegging / fermenting...

For people like me who also ferment in kegs this is nice because you can see the action! I always missed that when using steel kegs. And also see whether it's clean on the inside more easily. But hey 65C water, can it really withstand that? Fermzillas start melting at like 50C

music way too loud, didnt finish watching

Thanks for reviewing these PET kegs. I have been looking at these for my system.

Have you seen those new wifi/rapt controlled spunding valves Kegland has on their website? Haven't seen anybody talking about those but I'd be super keen to see a video on one if you can get your hands on it.

Great for soda water

Cool kit, I'm UK, do you think it compares to the Fermenter King Junior? Looks like yours is a little bit ahead; love the screw on bulk head / handles. Great posts Braderrrrs, always appreciated. :) .. Sorry yr so Sore! Keep well!

Great video Bradley. Quick question. I’m having a little issue with my funding valve series 2. I noticed you used in this video. I don’t know she had a little elbow piece at the end. Does that help because I can’t get mine to hold any pressure to set it? I have the old-school original one which works perfectly fine so I’m just wondering if it’s user error or I might have an issue with the actual valve. Any help with we appreciated.

Converted my 6 tap kegerator to the mini-regulators and duotight fittings. Added a 7th regulator and gas post for carbonating in the kegerator and glad I did. Used HDPE off eBay for mounting them and magnets on the back for mounting the whole setup to the inside of my kegerator. Love it. The only issue I had was with the digital gauges. I changed them all out for 30 PSI analog gauges. Wish they didn't ship with 60 PSI gauges.

Seems like a great and easy to use keg 🍻😊

Can use a Vinyl cutter and make a few markers for say 2.5 and 5gal marks. i have a Vinyl sticker i cut for my truck 10 years ago and still holds in the baking sun, car washes, and winters.

Do it!!!

Would love to see you do a sugar wash. I’m hoping to buy my Air Pro next month

This is awesome. Bottling day will be waaaay easier now.

Hey Bradley, we are sorry for the issues that you may have experienced during your brewing process. It seems like the negative is more about the bad taste due to high pressure and low temperature profile setting in F1. We have had many upgrades recently and, specifically regarding the fermentation pressure being too high, we only recently changed it to 20 psi as default if customers updated the machine to the latest version: 2.4.7. iGulu does have professional brew masters that help develop the process and correct potential issues. We look forward to bringing you the best product possible and we appreciate your feedback.

That's not brewing to me. But as always I enjoying your commentary

A play on “Igloo” coolers name recognition?

1st, Love the title! 😎 37.x PSI, WTH! I think iGulu needs to send you another keg, as I haven't seen any go beyond 24.x psi. BYO had a great article where they fermented a lager at 0 to 30 psi, and it seemed to be a personal preference, but 37 is getting way up there. I had spoken to iGulu and wanted to know if they would consider replacing or offering a PRV at around 13 to 15 psi (I've seen both on the market). As for the tasting, I love most of my beers on the drier side. I'm not sure how the extract hops work on individual noses compared to regular hops or pellets, as you may have seen, when I went to a local brewery with my homebrew club, the aromas and flavor perceptions were all over the place with about 1/2 noticing the hop aromas/flavors right away and the other 1/2 either taking a minute or not really noticing them. (The Pale Ale had been conditioned at 35 F for 2 solid weeks before the tasting and fermented at 12 to 24 psi with one purge per day to get it back to the 12 psi. BYO noticed more perceived bitterness in their lager that fermented at 30 psi.) Summary: Great Job. (Also, check your description as it shows iGulu S1, which the one you have is an F1 series) I love the system for experimenting and getting non-homebrewers interested enough to at least put their foot in the door to see if they want to go further. Plus, at the end of the day, it brings even more exposure to homebrewing as a whole. I also noticed that MoreBeer just came out with a 5-gallon version of what they call "Flash Brewing." I just worry about temp control, although there are no pressure issues unless someone ferments under pressure in an all-rounder with the default PRV as the only release mechanism (35 psi default).

Good info and thanks for the honest feedback. This is the first video I have seen talking about the pressure and temp issues. I suspect the goal is to have it high enough so the beer will still be carbonated once chilled and served with the air pump. I wonder if the Pinter is also fermenting at very high pressure. Cheers! 🍻

All for devices getting people into beer, but a Mr Beer kit is a cheap entry point. When I went with Mr. I didn’t think I was swindled. If I dropped a load of money on this I’d feel like I made a major mistake, and probably swear off brewing. That’s what I worry about.

Well. I agree. Someone interested in this shake n brew shall get a used minikeg with a dipptube, a co2 regulator for for the sodastream co2 bottles, an inkbird fridge controller with used fridge, a picknick tap and a spunding valve, search here for "Dr. Hans Shake n brew" Bonus: if interested in the hobby, the equipment may be used for all grain, and if not, sold easy to another homebrewer. 🍻

I have a feeling you need to keep the gas post on during fermentation, maybe it’ll allow to release the pressure 🤷🏻‍♂️

the name is supposed to mean igloo lol

Thinking about salvaging the footprint and some of the design choices, I'm kinda wondering if I would pay $400 for something in this footprint that'd accept a standard 5gal peltier-cooled corny keg (full of already brewed beer) and have a smart tap on it as a really fancy party solution. Just put a honking big fold up handle on the top for carrying it, and leave the SodaStream setup for constant carbonation. If iGulu doesn't make it as a brewing solution I'd seriously consider a pivot to pre-made super fancy slim upright jockey boxes to save some of the startup costs? Yes, there are other solutions out there but none that are off-the-shelf, thin-footprint, and work wtih a standard corny.

As a former PicoBrew Z user, I am nostalgic for a countertop beer robot that I could load up with freshly ground grains from my homebrew store with my own custom recipe, walk away from for most of a day, and have a keg of fresh beer to chill and start fermenting in the evening. I was willling to sacrifice brewhouse efficiency for that much convenience and predictability. I'm sad Annie and PicoBrew didn't make it, and sadder that no one else found a way to make that work. That said, this ain't it. :D

Great in depth review! Hopefully it turns more people on to home brewing, but so far in these all in one extract kit beers I’ve yet to find a “good” one. Cheers 🍻

Do the mods, id love to see what you would do, maybe there's a way to program it for your own brews.

Good job on the review. Everything about this is so unappealing. I get that there's a market for "easy brewing", but selling a product that ignores fundamental brewing concepts is such a con game. Kits selling for $17.00 - 19.99 USD/gallon. Buyer beware.

Remember the BeerMkr, giving me some similar vibes. I think these machines are a bit too hands off for my liking but maybe there’s a market for it

I am not sure they will send you the successor ;)

Gulu is a region in Uganda, maybe that is were the owner of iGulu is from.

The post commentary was marvelous lol.

Thanks for the Video! I want to buy the Same fermenter. Is there any further Information on the silicone racking gasket? Could not find much on the Internet.

Nice review thanks man!