Vortex brewer for AACT!

[BedroomFarmer]

Finished my vortex brewer. I think I'll still make some tweaks to it eventually. The spout is pretty low so I'll fix that soon. Aside from that it works great!

I ordered a 3gal plastic carboy off Amazon.

And a 1" uniseal. This is checking for placement.

Drill with home saw 1 3/4" bit.

I drilled out using a 3" hole saw the bottom so I can add water and amendments.

Push the uniseal in from the inside and put in a 3/4" 45° elbow.

Got a rubber coupling to fit the bottle neck. Couldn't find one that fit the pvc but found a piece that worked well.

Found a rubber ring in the toilet section. Used that to cushion the bottle.

Here is the bottom

We go from the jug down to a Tee. The tee goes out to a spout. I read that 1' is recommend for a better vortex but I will eventually shorten it

The other side runs to another tee and goes up into the jug. The last part is a 90° elbow that is threaded. I picked up a nipple that accepts airline

I'm using the eco1 commercial pump. It's only strong enough for 1" pvc if I recall correctly. I used 1 1/2" and it didnt work so now I'm using 3/4"

Here it is on the table. Added rope to keep it more stable the vortex is better when it's even.

Here is my vortex with some ewc and black strap molasses

 

[DemonicAngel]

Finished my vortex brewer. I think I'll still make some tweaks to it eventually. The spout is pretty low so I'll fix that soon. Aside from that it works great!

I ordered a 3gal plastic carboy off Amazon.

And a 1" uniseal. This is checking for placement.

Drill with home saw 1 3/4" bit.

I drilled out using a 3" hole saw the bottom so I can add water and amendments.

Push the uniseal in from the inside and put in a 3/4" 45° elbow.

Got a rubber coupling to fit the bottle neck. Couldn't find one that fit the pvc but found a piece that worked well.

Found a rubber ring in the toilet section. Used that to cushion the bottle.

Here is the bottom

We go from the jug down to a Tee. The tee goes out to a spout. I read that 1' is recommend for a better vortex but I will eventually shorten it

The other side runs to another tee and goes up into the jug. The last part is a 90° elbow that is threaded. I picked up a nipple that accepts airline

I'm using the eco1 commercial pump. It's only strong enough for 1" pvc if I recall correctly. I used 1 1/2" and it didnt work so now I'm using 3/4"

Here it is on the table. Added rope to keep it more stable the vortex is better when it's even.

Here is my vortex with some ewc and black strap molasses

This is a great DIY brewer BF. Do you have it in full swing yet? I'm sorry if you've had it running for a long time but I'm trying to catch up on your journals

 

[BedroomFarmer]

Thank you so much! Questions are welcome ask away. Yes i am using it for AACT and nutrient teas. It works great but i could definitely tweak it some. Id have the spout higher and the hole ontop a bit bigger. Small stuff. The plants love the aact teas. I think i will start putting most of my amendments in this for teas instead of top dressing.

 

[DemonicAngel]

Thank you so much! Questions are welcome ask away. Yes i am using it for AACT and nutrient teas. It works great but i could definitely tweak it some. Id have the spout higher and the hole ontop a bit bigger. Small stuff. The plants love the aact teas. I think i will start putting most of my amendments in this for teas instead of top dressing.

That's awesome like you mentioned before it's basically a prototype. I'm glad that its working great for you though because you spent time building it and so forth