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Aeration System
FE380

Aeration System

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Description

Instead of diffusing pure oxygen into your wort this system uses filtered air. The included air-pump pushes air through an inline sanitary filter which is then dispersed into the wort through our two micron threaded stainless steel diffusion stone. The advantage of an aeration system is that you never have to buy replacement oxygen tanks. The down side is that aeration takes longer than oxygenation. Because the atmosphere is only about 20% oxygen, the diffusion stone must be left running in the wort for approximately 30–120 minutes (however even 5 minutes of aeration is better than shaking the carboy.) There is no concern of contamination during this period, however you do have to monitor the fermenter periodically for possible over foaming. While you are brewing, this system can also be used to pre-fill fermenters with sanitary air. Replacement filters, FIL90, which need replacement every few years, are available for $4.99.

About the inline filters: There are two sides to the filter - an "in" and an "out". The direction you use doesn't matter, however, you want to take note of which way you first push air through it and always keep it that way. There is an arrow on the edge of the filter housing that we use to keep the air flow going one direction when using it. The filter should never get wet, so don't try and sanitize it by dunking it in sanitizer. If you want to clean the outside of it, use Alpet D2 (CL60). To store the filter, use a little tinfoil on the "Out" of the filter and store in a zip-lock bag.

The stone is attached to semirigid polyethylene tubing temp rated from -40°F to 140°F.

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Why did you choose this?
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Oxygen is important to a health fermentation. Want to oxygenate without using an oxygen tank.
Jeff W on Mar 7, 2023
Reviews
LuluBelles coffee h on Feb 9, 2023
Oxygen is important to a health fermentation. Want to oxygenate without using an oxygen tank.
Jeff W on Mar 7, 2023
Need it
Brandon Helm on Feb 11, 2023
Reviews
LuluBelles coffee h on Feb 9, 2023
ease relative to tank system
Michael S on Jan 20, 2023
make better beer maybe
Mark W on Dec 13, 2022
Improve aeration of wort prior to pitching yeast for faster fermentation starts
Justin T on Dec 8, 2022
Because I wanted it
Sam B on Jul 8, 2022
to aerate home brew
Carl L on Jun 8, 2022
looked cool
William C M on May 14, 2022
I need better aereation for fermentation steep
Alejandro V on Apr 11, 2022
aeration is key
Eliseo D on Feb 22, 2022
Currently not hitting expected FG on big beers
Louis on Feb 8, 2022
Looking for a better way to aerate besides manual agitation
John W on Sep 10, 2021
Trying to oxygenate wort
EnthusiasticAmateur on Aug 11, 2021
Improve finished beer quality
Eric S on Jul 26, 2021
aerating big wort has been challenging with a spoon
Max S on Jul 24, 2021
I need oxygen in my wort and blowing into it with a straw seems like it might compromise my sanitary efforts to date.
Eric Steadle on Jun 8, 2021
I’ve been reading about wort aeration for a long time. This pump seems an inexpensive way to explore the process.
Burl P on Mar 2, 2021
Was recommended
Eric F on Mar 2, 2021
Recommended by a group of brewers.
Nick S on Feb 25, 2021
Low cost oxygenation
Ryan H on Feb 4, 2021
Tired of shaking my conical fermenter
Mike T on Feb 3, 2021
Everything in one place and no worries about fitting different size tubing.
Erich L F on Jan 29, 2021
Gift
Robert G H on Dec 8, 2020
upgrade
DAVID H on Dec 5, 2020
I'm done with slow, laggy fermentation, but I don't want to invest in a full tank/regulator system yet.
Daniel Blakemore on Dec 5, 2020
A FREINDED TOLD ME IT WOULD HELP
JACOB F on Dec 1, 2020
I want to see if it improves my beer
Arnold F on Nov 21, 2020
Making vinegar, having a hard time piecing together the individual components from other stores
Ryan S on Sep 26, 2020
Read consumer reviews from other sources, this aerator was highly recommended by many people.
ryan n on Jul 23, 2020
To help aerate wort.
Adam D on Jul 9, 2020
Because I am trying to make a triple IPA.
William F M on Dec 25, 2019
Recently had a stuck fermentation start on a high gravity beer, had to rock the fermentation bucket
Christopher D E on Dec 23, 2019
Wanted to start aerating my wort- this seemed the most cost effect for a home brewer
Pasquale C on Nov 8, 2019
wort aeration
joseph j on Jul 25, 2019
To make the yeasties happy!
Juan Padilla on Jul 10, 2019
Aerate the wort
Jim M on Jun 17, 2019
Simple and inexpensive
Duane on Jun 8, 2019
Seemingly good alternative to costly oxygen bottles.
Richard B on May 2, 2019
to supplement transfer of wort form boil-pot to fermenter via pump closed system lacking air exposure
Eric S on May 1, 2019
A fellow brewer has one and he really likes it
Paul J on Mar 14, 2019
Cheaper than O2 but better than 10 minutes of stirring.
Dan M on Dec 14, 2018
Gift
Henry D on Nov 30, 2018
I wanted it.
Bill R on Nov 26, 2018
good reviews
Fernando A on Sep 22, 2018
Aeration
Peter F on Aug 7, 2018
everything needs O2
Kevin D on Aug 2, 2018
Trying something new and cost was right.
Shaun J on Jul 27, 2018
affordable for a beginer that has never aireated wort
Lucas A on Jul 24, 2018
Reading book called "Yeast" looking to put 8ppm in my beer without shaking anything.
Bob P on Jun 9, 2018
Need it
Brandon Helm on Feb 11, 2023
ease relative to tank system
Michael S on Jan 20, 2023
Does this come with the diffusion stone? If so, what size?
kyle wilson on Feb 1, 2022
BEST ANSWER: Yes. This kit comes with a 2 micron diffusion stone.
what size tubing does it have?
James Duclos on Mar 14, 2021
BEST ANSWER: Tubing from filter to air stone is 1/4" (~6mm) ID, tubing from pump to filter is 1/8" (~3mm) ID to accommodate pump outlet. System works great!
Reviews

4.4 / 5.0
55 Reviews
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Rated 3 out of 5
Recommend, but needed some changes
I'm giving this 3 stars because the coaxial cable didn't seal well to the stone, so 75% of the air didn't get pushed through the stone even after cleaning. Maybe a rubber washer would help? I also had to cut the cable just to get it off the filter to replace. I got a new stone with ribs and tubing. It works way better. Overall, aerating with this device has dramatically improved my fermentation, but I had issues out of the box with this particular design.
May 8, 2023
Purchased
1 year ago
Rated 4 out of 5
Aeration for Wine
The device arrived on time. Used to aerate new wine (Merlot) on the day for pressing. Overall plan is to aerated10 gallons of must on medium toast French Oak for 60 minutes in 3 x 20 minute increments; day of pressing, at 3 months or 1st racking, and 3 months later at 2nd racking. Unless taste tells me otherwise. The first aeration went very well.
September 14, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Worked great!
Used it for the first time yesterday. It worked great.
June 14, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Worked like a charm.
Don’t let the size fool you; this little pump packs a punch. After I sanitized the stone and hose, I placed it in the wort and plugged it in. Worked like a charm. In just a few minutes I had this frothy head bubbling up. There’s just no way that stirring alone can aerate wort this well.
March 16, 2021
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 4 out of 5
Works great
Ran it for 1.25 hrs, yeast very happy and thanked me when they were done.
January 12, 2021
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Attenuation is way up
I am finally seeing high attenuation rates on my yeast. I recently brewed an ale and nailed the FG. I was having problems in the past with my yeast dying out quickly and low FG and attenuation. I hit my wort with 45 minutes of aeration and my yeasties had a great time. I will be using this on every brew day.
January 1, 2021
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Nice Upgrade
I had an aquarium pump and it gave me big beautiful bubbles that came up quickly and gave a cool effect. However, that is not what you want when injecting oxygen into your beer. You want tons of small bubbles that stay in the solution.

This is a great upgrade and I let it oxygenate my wort while I clean up and it is really nice...
October 26, 2020
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great aerated!
Yeast started right away with plenty of oxygen from the air. Not sure how brewed without it for so long.
September 25, 2020
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 4 out of 5
Getting used to it
Would like to be able to take the black tubing off the air filter for sanitizing since you don't want to get the filter wet. it's really stuck on there. seems to pump enough air, fermentations going well.
July 29, 2020
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 1 out of 5
NOT WORTH IT
Even though it looks and sounds like a good idea in principle, this did not work right from the get go. Right out of the box, i sanitized it, being careful to not touch the stone, put it into my wort and plugged it in. I could hear the pump but no air through the stone. So I took it out, boiled it for 3 minutes like the care instructions said. Put it into a cup of water and it worked. Put it directly into my wort and it worked! For about 2 minutes! Then nothing. I took the stone off thinking it might be the pump but there was plenty of air coming out of the hose. I don't know if I got a defective stone or what. I'm past my 60 day "no hassle" return period so I guess I'm stuck with an aquarium pump. I'm not sure if I want to try buying a different stone in case this one was defective or just get a paint stirrer for my drill...
January 12, 2020
Purchased
over 4 years ago
Response from MoreFlavor
Hey so sorry about your experience. We try very hard to create the best experience for our customers and provide quality products. Please give us a call at 1-800-600-0033 or email us at info@moreflavor.com so that we can assist you. We are here to help. Cheers!
January 13, 2020
Graciela H