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Weldless Sight Gauge (Stainless) - 16 in.
WL321

Weldless Sight Gauge (Stainless) - 16 in.

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Description

Make brew day easier! Customize your kettle to read liquid level at a glance, without removing the lid.
 
The Fermentap Weldless Sight Gauge features a glass sight gauge encased in a chrome-plated sheath. All metal parts in contact with the beer are 100% stainless steel, and the gasket is a high temp, food-grade material. You will need to drill a 1" hole in your kettle. This sight gauge features our Fermentap Bulkhead, which is a beefy bulkhead with a full port hole. This means you can upgrade this setup with a thermometer which will thread into the body, allowing you to check temperature and fluid level off the same upgrade!
 
Features:
  • 16"" Sight Gauge is perfect for up to 15 gallon kettles (dependent upon dimensions!).
  • Monitor liquid level visually without opening up your kettle! Extremely useful for HLTs on the top tier of a sculpture.
  • Stainless construction means the product will last for years.
  • Sight Gauge disassembles easily for cleaning.
  • 1/2"" FPT on sight gauge base means you can upgrade with a thermometer!
  • Replaces our WL121.
Item # WL321
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Availability Out Of Stock
Weight 2 LBS
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Why did you choose this?
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Bought this to replace one that got broken while we were moving. Previous version was perfect for my system.
Tom on Sep 15, 2020
Good price, known to work with my system
Phil on Jul 11, 2019
Bought this to replace one that got broken while we were moving. Previous version was perfect for my system.
Tom on Sep 15, 2020
Need it for Robobrew. First thing that popped up in my search
Alan Brown on Sep 12, 2019
Good price, known to work with my system
Phil on Jul 11, 2019
Have older sight tubes on my keggles when I built them 6 years ago and wanted to upgrade the same time I install new weldless bulkheads for the ball valves
Valued C on Apr 23, 2019
To upgrade my Robo Brew with a sight glass
Holger B on Feb 5, 2019
Looks like the best sight glass available.
Andrew Foppe on Jan 10, 2019
Sparge vessel
Laurence cooper on Sep 22, 2018
Stainless steel and easy to add to my SS boil kettle
Bryon A on Aug 1, 2018
Monitor the fluid level in my hot liquor tank.
Gerry K on Jul 3, 2018
needed and liked the option for a temp. port
Jerry Lindsay on Mar 16, 2018
Need it for Robobrew. First thing that popped up in my search
Alan Brown on Sep 12, 2019
Have older sight tubes on my keggles when I built them 6 years ago and wanted to upgrade the same time I install new weldless bulkheads for the ball valves
Valued C on Apr 23, 2019
Can this gauge withstand pressure up to 80 psi?
Owen Shiroma on Jul 8, 2020
BEST ANSWER: This product is not designed to withstand pressure. In high pressure situations I've seen people use a reinforced vinyl or silicone tube rated to over 100 psi instead of a glass. They aren't as easy to see through but work just fine once you're used to it.
will this work on a 84 qt pot?
Gene Nakamura on Nov 23, 2022
BEST ANSWER: I placed mine on a robobrew, 10 gallon vessel. I'm not sure the the 16 inch will be good for your 84qt pot.
Reviews

4.5 / 5.0
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Rated 5 out of 5
Built like a beast
Nice stainless steel and glass sight glass. So nice to know volumes out of HLT
June 10, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Works great.
Better quality than I thought it would be. Installed easily with the help of a HF step drill and some cutting fluid. Go slower than you think. I marked volume markings easily with a sharpie and a 1-gallon jug.
January 18, 2021
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Easy to read and use
November 29, 2020
Purchased
over 2 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Good product, slight modification
Great product, it tends to bend away from the kettle so I fixed it to the kettle with an eyelet screw to keep it parallel to the wall of the kettle
September 15, 2020
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great addition to my HLT!
I was so tired of measuring my volume with notches in my paddle!

This particular version is better than others I've seen as it includes a pass-through. Because of that I used the existing hole in the kettle which my thermometer was occupying. (1 fewer opportunity for a leak!)
December 5, 2019
Purchased
over 3 years ago
Rated 4 out of 5
bought for robobrew
Installs easily with no mods to the unit itself. The reason for the 4 stars is minor; cleaning the glass is awkward, the cap screws off to remove the glass and the metal is then and flexes a lot so be careful. Also this just may be my unit but the ball valve that went was on the robobrew will not screw back in so the spigot is pointing down. It points to the right with a slight upward angle. it still drains and at the end tipping the machine will help but its an annoyance.
March 29, 2019
Rated 5 out of 5
Sight Glass on Robobrew
I purchased this item to install it on my Robobrew, and it works great and makes it easy to monitor the volume during sparging.
I bought the sight glass for installation on my Robobrew, and it works excellent.
I bought the sight glass for installation on my Robobrew, and it works excellent.
March 8, 2019
Purchased
over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Good piece of gear. Money well spent.
January 25, 2019
Purchased
over 4 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Best I’ve found...
I have four of these site glasses. Easy to install with the weldless fitting or remove it and install on a welded half coupling. Easy to disassemble for cleaning. Just be careful not to Gaul the 1/8” threads on the tube retainer. Instructions say put the weldless fitting washer on the inside of the kettle between the lock nut and gasket. This arrangement tends to leak. I strongly suggest putting the washer on the OUTSIDE Between the kettle wall and the sight glass fitting, hold the lock nut steady on the inside and turning the fitting from the outside, removing the sight glass to do so if necessary. This method provides a positive seal between the locknut, washer and inner kettle wall and eliminates the leak source between the locknut and washer if positioned on the inside. Also prevents squishing and distorting the gasket that very often occurs when tightening the locknut against the washer from the inside per the instructions.
April 26, 2018
Purchased
over 5 years ago
Rated 5 out of 5
Great product!
Was as advertised. Easy to install and works great!!
February 28, 2018
Purchased
over 5 years ago