Stainless Dip Tube & Thermowell for Speidel Plastic Fermenters

FE741

Stainless Dip Tube & Thermowell for Speidel Plastic Fermenters

FE741

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Item #	FE741
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Weight	1 LBS

Description

Stainless dip tube and thermowell for Speidel plastic fermenters. Replace your spigot with this dip tube along with a ball valve for a nice spigot upgrade. The 1/2 in. NPT connection can also be used for other attachments such as, quick disconnects, camlock components, or tri clamp. The dip tube uses the stock speidel spigot lock ring and gasket.

Item #	FE741
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Availability	California - In Stock Pennsylvania - Out Of Stock
Weight	1 LBS

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can add stainless value then

Josh B on Oct 3, 2022

I drilled my other fermenters to install a thermowell, this looks easier.

David W on May 8, 2019

need probe

scott G on Sep 18, 2018

Love Spiedel.

Marcus J Ronney on Apr 4, 2018

Temp control

Alex M. on Feb 24, 2018

can add stainless value then

Josh B on Oct 3, 2022

I want to know the temp inside the fermentor. Prior to this purchase I duct taped the temp probe to the side of the fermentor. This seems like the perfect fix, although I wish the temp well angled up to get the sensor higher in the wort.

Joe Russo Jr on Jun 19, 2019

I drilled my other fermenters to install a thermowell, this looks easier.

David W on May 8, 2019

need thermowell and can still have a spigot

Daniel Weaver on Apr 20, 2019

need probe

scott G on Sep 18, 2018

Better transfer

Randolph G on Sep 11, 2018

Love Spiedel.

Marcus J Ronney on Apr 4, 2018

To avoid tipping fermenter when transferring or bottling.

James van E on Mar 6, 2018

Temp control

Alex M. on Feb 24, 2018

With the standard spigot alone, the 100L Speidel tank leaves 8.28 liters (2.19 gallons) in the bottom. Hoping this will get more out of the tank.

Yerger Andre on Feb 16, 2018

Joe Russo Jr on Jun 19, 2019

need thermowell and can still have a spigot

Daniel Weaver on Apr 20, 2019

Better transfer

Randolph G on Sep 11, 2018

To avoid tipping fermenter when transferring or bottling.

James van E on Mar 6, 2018

With the standard spigot alone, the 100L Speidel tank leaves 8.28 liters (2.19 gallons) in the bottom. Hoping this will get more out of the tank.

Yerger Andre on Feb 16, 2018

What is the internal diameter of the thermowell?

Andy Loftus on Jan 13, 2021

Is the dip tube able to be rotated after tightening? I'd like to be able to begin my transfer with it pointed up, and rotate it as the liquid level drops.

Brian Sallee on Feb 20, 2021

BEST ANSWER: The dip tube can be rotated while racking out of the fermenter. You will have to loosen the orange piece a tiny bit before you can turn it, but that should cause any leaks if you go slowly and carefully.

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Malcolm lieban Staff on Feb 20, 2021

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Malcolm lieban Staff on Feb 20, 2021

Well, you would have to loosen it to turn it and you would have some leakage, if you are not worried about a little waste then yes you could. I put mine in side ways, depending at what stage you are at and how much Sediment you think you might have, also depending on Tank, the Plastics tanks have a dip down in that area so you could have facing down, I personally think it will draw sediment if facing down.

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RANDALL O on Feb 22, 2021
Purchased on Dec 6, 2020

It will likely leak some but you could probably do it. I had to make my own gasket to seal this as the Speidel gaskets are too narrow and would not seal. To turn this you would have to loosen the threaded ring that holds it in place, which is when it would likely leak a bit. YMMV

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David W on Feb 21, 2021
Purchased on May 7, 2019

Yes, you can rotate it in any direction. There’s a silicone seal that goes around the edge, edge is sharp and will cut and ruin the seal if you rotate it while it’s tight. Rotate loose first and then hold in place and tighten nut snuggly. Hope that’s useful!

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Bojan H on Feb 20, 2021
Purchased on Jul 8, 2020

Brian, yes it can be rotated but you have to slightly loosen the orange plastic fitting. You may get a drip or two during the adjustment. I rotated once and didn't the next and found no issues with trube. The seemed to have a good height.

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Patrick P on Feb 23, 2021
Purchased on May 24, 2020

No. The removable silicone seal fits around and over the drip tube's plate to create a pressure seal with the lock nut. Loosening the lock nut, to rotate the drip tube, would break the seal and cause a leak.

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Dan D on Feb 21, 2021
Purchased on Sep 15, 2020

yes, just loosen the fitting and turn it. silicon against plastic, not really a fool proof design but you can do it. but the dip tube by default leaves about 0.25 gallons. not worth worrying about.

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Pete T on Feb 20, 2021
Purchased on Feb 16, 2020

No. You would have to loosen the fitting to rotate. You might be successful doing it but I don't risk it myself because Murphy dislikes me.

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Kevin P on Feb 20, 2021
Purchased on Apr 17, 2019

No once you tighten it it will be snug and tight. You will have to reverse it to rotate it to a different position.

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Kenneth S on Feb 20, 2021
Purchased on Feb 29, 2020

You can rotate after tightening. Loosen a little bit and rotate to the angle you want and retighten. Works grest.

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Chris R on Feb 22, 2021
Purchased on Feb 11, 2020

Vote for the best answer above!

Upgrading all 4 Speidels with this currently for temp monitoring only. Will a digital probe thermometer work to check temps?

Gregg Carney on Feb 5, 2018

BEST ANSWER: Yes, this thermowell will work with a digital temperature probe.

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Graciela H Staff on Mar 22, 2018

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3.7 / 5.0

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Rated 5 out of 5

Great Upgrade! (For the Right Reason)

This dip-tube/thermowell gets a lot of negative comments saying it leaks. I didn't experience that problem, but I did order the silicone gasket (MoreWine p/n: FE772) right from the start. You can see in my photo it's not the typical flat washer that comes standard with the Speidel fermenters, but an actual gasket that fits around the perimeter of the mounting surface. It makes contact with both the fermenter surface as well as the orange screw cap for a leak-free fit. Get the silicone gasket and you should be good to go.

Don't get this if your primary motivation is to get more to drain out of your fermenter; I think you'll be disappointed. The main benefit of this unit is the thermowell if you're using a temperature controller with your fermenter. In the past I used to tape the temp sensor to the side of my fermenter and while it worked, it wasn't sensing the true temperature of the wort. This solves that problem and is a nice upgrade to the standard Speidel fermenter spigot.

Silicone O-ring installed

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March 8, 2021

Larry Quinn

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Rated 5 out of 5

Works great!

After reading other people's reviews, maintaining a water tight seal using the stock the spigot gasket was a problem. I purchased the silicone gasket and it works great. The gasket fits around the edge of the dip tube plate and makes a good seal.

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January 24, 2019

Anthony S

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Rated 3 out of 5

It leaks.

I was disappointed in that it leaks. I’ve tried using the existing rubber washer but to no success. Will have to juryrig with another type of washer I guess. There needs to be a redesign of the dip tube or they should supply another type of washer.

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May 27, 2018

Dave W

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over 5 years ago

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Rated 3 out of 5

Looks good but leaks

I like the idea but have been testing to get it not to leak. Won’t use for a real brew until I can figure it out. Must be better options out there.

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April 24, 2018

Marcus J Ronney

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over 6 years ago

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Rated 3 out of 5

unnecessary

There seems to be nothing inherently wrong with this but it does not allow any more liquid to drain from the tank than the spigot does. 100L tank leaves 2 gallons in the bottom either way.

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February 19, 2018

Yerger Andre

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over 6 years ago

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Rated 3 out of 5

It works with some effort

I could not get this piece in leak free. The gasket to use is NOT the inner gasket from the spout, but rather the outer gasket from one of the caps. Even so, drip drip drip. I used silocone tape and that didn't help. I ended up applying 100% silicone caulk and that solved the problem.... That said, I don't have any idea how I'm going to take it off to clean it....

Never the less, it's in, it doesn't leak, it accepts a thermometer probe.

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February 14, 2018

Michael J Lawless

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over 6 years ago

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