Imperial Sparge® - Adjustable Stainless Steel Sparge Arm

Imperial Sparge® - Adjustable Stainless Steel Sparge Arm

I looked at what it would cost to build similar for my setup and this beat that with value to spare. I did a few small modifications like shortened the aluminum tube and cut the ends off to fit on my mash and Boil. Now have hands free sparging and much greater control.

Great product for the price point

It was a birthday present to my son in law who brews beer at home. He has bought other brew supplies from you and seems to have no problems with any of it.

It works and makes it easier to get a nice, steady flow.

I have the three tier center of gravity Brew stand and with this Imperial sparge arm I can sparge from my hot liquor tank up top down into my mash tun very easily and precisely without disturbing the grain bed too much, getting the perfect sparge flow for my ales. Yay brew days!

I bought this as I've been getting back into all grain brewing. I used to have a rotating arm sparger but no more. Rather than making a DIY sparger I gave this a try. As it's adjustable, it easily fit on the top of my rubbermaid 10 gallon cooler mash tun. Initially I thought the small water sprayer included didn't cover the grain bed like my old rotating arm. However, already with the first 10 gallon batch I see that it works just fine. It's well built too. So I'm happy with it.

I have used this both gravity fed and with a pump. Really great at a constant even coverage of the grain bed!

Imperial Sparge® - Adjustable Stainless Steel Sparge Arm

Works well, adjustable for different size mash tuns, good value.

Works well, adjustable for different size mash tuns, good value.

The arm was easy to adjust and set up. The spray was uniform.

The arm was easy to adjust and set up. The spray was uniform.

Works as advertised. Great accessory

Works as advertised. Great accessory

Perfect for my 10 gallon system

Perfect for my 10 gallon system

Makes the brewing process go so much more predictably and with a lot less stress. Unit adjusts to anything I might put it on top of and the actual deliver end adjusts as well for height off the wort. Works GREAT!!!

Makes the brewing process go so much more predictably and with a lot less stress. Unit adjusts to anything I might put it on top of and the actual deliver end adjusts as well for height off the wort. Works GREAT!!!

Worked well, but the feed hose need to be food great. 160 plus degree sparg temps caused the plastic feed hose to constantly collapse.

Worked well, but the feed hose need to be food great. 160 plus degree sparg temps caused the plastic feed hose to constantly collapse.

Does exactly what I expected. Easy to fit to any pot size and hookup to a pump and quick release fittings.

Does exactly what I expected. Easy to fit to any pot size and hookup to a pump and quick release fittings.

Using this sparge arm for simplicity! I outfitted it with a cam lock system for easy hookups and cleaning.

Using this sparge arm for simplicity! I outfitted it with a cam lock system for easy hookups and cleaning.

The piece is very well built and easily adjustable, works great.

The piece is very well built and easily adjustable, works great.

Used the sparge arm for the first time a couple weeks ago and was not happy with coverage the nozzle produced. Thinking it might be the reason why we didn't reach our gravity mark

Used the sparge arm for the first time a couple weeks ago and was not happy with coverage the nozzle produced. Thinking it might be the reason why we didn't reach our gravity mark

So I really wanted to like this, but it just didn't work well at all for me. It fit my 10 gallon Rubbermaid cooler, but it certainly wasn't a tight fit. Those wing nuts just can't be adjusted to really hold it solidly in place. Be careful, the stainless tube gets hot quick. The connection to a hose funning from my Hot Liquor Tank didn't seem very secure, and I worried about the whole setup toppling over during the sparge. Sure enough, a few minutes in, it flipped over on its side spewing 170 water all over the place. I grabbed it to get it back in place, and wow was it hot. That was it for me. Disconnected and returned for a refund. Without some upgrades from the hardware store (as mentioned in other reviews), this isn't safe to use in my opinion, at least not with a cooler setup. Perhaps on a kettle its more secure.

So I really wanted to like this, but it just didn't work well at all for me. It fit my 10 gallon Rubbermaid cooler, but it certainly wasn't a tight fit. Those wing nuts just can't be adjusted to really hold it solidly in place. Be careful, the stainless tube gets hot quick. The connection to a hose funning from my Hot Liquor Tank didn't seem very secure, and I worried about the whole setup toppling over during the sparge. Sure enough, a few minutes in, it flipped over on its side spewing 170 water all over the place. I grabbed it to get it back in place, and wow was it hot. That was it for me. Disconnected and returned for a refund. Without some upgrades from the hardware store (as mentioned in other reviews), this isn't safe to use in my opinion, at least not with a cooler setup. Perhaps on a kettle its more secure.

No problems so far.