I've used this setup for roughly 5 years. Exact same idea, drilled a hole in the lid , added a gas disconnect, and transfered out the spigot with 1-2psi. Works great.
Look into buying a step bit. It's a tapered bit with a bunch of small steps on it. It will allow you to slowly get to just the right size for whatever fitting you are adding. I've used mine on both plastic buckets and even my stainless kettle.
Funny story, those sous vide magnets will absorb co2 through the silicone and balloon up if you dry hop in a pressurized fermentation vessel. Did that once and thought I ruined the magnet. Cleaned it off and left it on my keezer, the next day it went back to normal.
Quasi my setup. I have a liquid and gas post. Dip tube on liquid. I use it during fermentation. I run a jumper from the gas post to a keg filled with StarSan and then a line off the keg liquid to an old 3 gallon Fermonster. Yes, 3 gallon keg. I did end up adding food grad silicone washers to the inside and outside of posts. After clicking on posts a couple times it started leaking. Just a thought. I actually have a beer going right now. I will say, I should have gotten the 7 gallon. Kveik Krausen is no joke.
Awesome! This one will be primarily for dry hopping purposes and pushing hazy IPAs into a keg. Since those seem to be more prone to oxidation. I will likely just leave my regular lid on the top with the rubber stopper until I transfer, but I can always modify it if I want to do that in the future! Cheers🍻
@@CityscapeBrewing it was a hazy that got me to do the double post completely O2 free setup. I did watch a post on another channel and he filled his with 10PSI co2 and left it for 5 days. Not a single leak or crack or anything. He clearly did not try any higher. Hahah
You do that specifically for New England IPAs (hazy IPA) because the yeast that you use for those styles pulls out different hop oils and gives you the citrusy fruity flavors from those oils. Dry hopping for most other styles, like American IPAs or pale ales, will be after fermentation is fully completed.
