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General
General
17
What are lead times on Spike equipment?
Do you offer financing as a payment option on your equipment?
Can I return an item I bought from Spike?
How often do you add items to the bargain cave?
What is the process to perform a diacetyl rest in my lager?
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Kettles
General
6
What are the dimensions of the Spike OG kettles?
How much grain can I fit in a Spike kettle?
How much dead space is below your false bottoms?
What is the difference between "horizontal" and "vertical" coupler configuration?
Can I use an induction burner with your kettles?
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Custom Kettles
1
Can I send my kettle back to Spike to add another port?
Tanks
0
Accessories
3
What is the difference between the shorty, side and center pickup tubes?
How does your false bottom work?
How do I calibrate the adjustable and non-adjustable thermometer?
Steam Condenser Lid
10
Does the Steam Condenser Lid work with non-Spike kettles?
Can I plug the steam condenser lid into the electrical panel?
How much water does the Steam Condenser Lid use on brew day?
How does the Steam Condenser lid work with DMS?
Does the Steam Condenser Lid reduce the amount of beer that is boiled off?
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Brew Day Processes
Chilling Wort
2
What is the best way to fill your conical with wort?
How do I cool my wort quickly after boiling?
Whirlpool
2
What is the whirlpool process and why should I use it?
How do I create a whirlpool in my boil kettle?
General
2
What size grain crush/mill setting do you recommend?
What is Sparging?
Cleaning
2
How do I clean the Neoprene Jacket?
What does Clean In Place (CIP) mean?
Fermenters
Flex
13
Dimensions of the Flex and Flex+
What size bung do we use on the Flex?
What size bung do we use on the Flex?
Can I pressure ferment with the Spike Flex?
Does the Flex Standard model support pressure transfers?
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Unitank
11
Can I pressure ferment with the Spike conicals?
What makes the Spike conical unitanks different than others on the market?
Can the Flex+/Conical series be used as brite tanks?
How do I stop my conical from leaking?
How do I correctly install my conical lid gasket?
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Fermenter Accessories
15
What are the dimensions of the 2" sight glass?
What are the electrical requirements for the TC-100 bundle?
How do I oxygenate my beer with the carbonation stone?
How do I clean the carbonation stone?
How should I position my racking arm in the fermenter?
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General
1
Can I add custom ports to your fermenters?
Fermentation Processes
Cold Crashing
3
How do I optimize chilling with a glycol chiller?
How do I prevent suckback when cold crashing in my fermenter?
How do I pressure ferment with the Spike Conical Unitank/Spike Flex+?
Dumping Yeast
2
How do I harvest yeast with the Spike conical?
What is the best way to dump trub and yeast from the conical?
Dry Hopping
1
How do I dry hop in the conical?
Cleaning (CIP)
1
How do I use the CIP ball to clean my fermenter?
Packaging Beer
2
How do I transfer beer from fermenter to keg?
How to remove insulated tubing from temp coil QCs?
Nano Electric Systems
Electrical
4
How do I control my boil with the Spike Nano controllers?
What are the electrical requirements for the Spike Nano System?
What is a double batch electrical panel?
Can I purchase components of the Nano separate from the full system?
General
6
What are the differences between the Spike Trio and Spike Nano Systems?
Do you have a Beersmith profile for your Nano brewing systems?
How much water will I use on the Nano System?
What pumps come with the Spike Nano system?
How do I mount the Nano control panel?
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Dimensions
1
What is the footprint (dimensions) of the Spike Nano system?
Process
1
How do I auto tune my Spike Nano controller?
Glycol Systems
General
5
Where will my Penguin glycol chiller ship from?
What is the recommended Glycol/Water Mix?
What size glycol chiller do I need?
Can a single glycol chiller manage multiple fermenters?
What are the dimensions of the glycol chillers?
Trio Electric Systems
Electrical
9
How do I control my boil with the Spike Trio controllers?
What are the electrical requirements for the Spike Trio System?
How do I adjust the electrical panel temp readout to match the actual temperature?
How do I set the timer on the Trio Electrial panel?
How to change the control panel from Fahrenheit to Celsius?
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General
11
What wort chillers do you offer with the Spike Trio/Solo Systems?
How to assemble the table for the Trio System?
What size table comes with the Spike Trio systems?
Do you have a Beersmith profile for your Trio brewing systems?
How much does shipping cost on Spike Trio systems?
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Process
3
How do I auto tune my Spike Trio controller?
How do I clean my Spike Trio system after brewday?
Double Batch Process
Solo Electric Systems
Electrical
5
What are the electrical requirements for the Spike Solo System?
What heating elements come with the Solo system?
Can I purchase the Solo electrical controller separately?
Can I use a generator to power my system?
How do I adjust the electrical panel temp readout to match the actual temperature?
Dimensions
5
Will the Spike Solo basket fit my kettle?
How much longer does it take to heat the 10 gallon Solo System with 120V vs 240V?
How much does the Solo basket weigh?
What are the dead space measurements in the Solo basket?
What are the dimensions of the Solo system electrical panel?
General
5
Do you have a Beersmith profile for the Spike Solo system?
What batch sizes can I brew on the Solo systems?
What pumps come with the Spike Solo system?
How does the Spike Solo system compare to the Grainfather?
How does the Solo basket differ from a mesh bag?
Process
10
How do I auto tune my Spike Solo controller?
How do I control my boil with the Spike Solo controllers?
How do I prevent grain from passing through my Solo system/Solo basket?
How can I avoid a stuck mash with the Solo system?
How do I lift and drain the Solo basket after mashing?
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