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After a bit of research, I decided to go with this system for my home brewing.
I just got it yesterday and only unpacked it.
The quality seems very good and as I'd expect from Blichmann. I have 8 of their 1BBL. Fermentors at the shop and they are very well thought out and made of high quality materials.
I went with this system for a number of reasons, hopefully they all work out.
Steam Condenser for inside brewing. After brewing inside for a number of years, I'd prefer to stay inside. There are just too many variables with outside brewing.
External Pump. Easy to disassemble for cleaning, also easy to replace. I can also use the pump for other things if I choose to.
Mash Basket. This comes apart for cleaning. False bottoms in mash tuns notoriously harbor grain debris and can be a PITA to clean. Hopefully this will make cleanup a snap.
Stainless Steel immersion chiller. I won't use this as I have a plate chiller and with the pump listed above, should be able to knock out to the fermentor in 5 minutes or less. I do plan on modifying my fermentor by adding this to it so I can temp control it with a simple aquarium pump and a cold water source. I'll be looking for some help with this, so suggestions are welcome.
I also got the hope spider and swirly arm which I may or may not use.
120/240 convertible plug. I have 240v where I plan on setting this up, so that will be the power source for at home, but with the ability to switch over to 120v and take the system to a different location on a whim is huge! Lots of possibilities here.
This system is also the proper size to fit the Turbo 500 distillation top. I may get that at some point, but there are no immediate plans for it.
As with anything, time will tell.
I plan to get it set up and brew at some point early next week.
Cheers All,
Brian
I just got it yesterday and only unpacked it.
The quality seems very good and as I'd expect from Blichmann. I have 8 of their 1BBL. Fermentors at the shop and they are very well thought out and made of high quality materials.
I went with this system for a number of reasons, hopefully they all work out.
Steam Condenser for inside brewing. After brewing inside for a number of years, I'd prefer to stay inside. There are just too many variables with outside brewing.
External Pump. Easy to disassemble for cleaning, also easy to replace. I can also use the pump for other things if I choose to.
Mash Basket. This comes apart for cleaning. False bottoms in mash tuns notoriously harbor grain debris and can be a PITA to clean. Hopefully this will make cleanup a snap.
Stainless Steel immersion chiller. I won't use this as I have a plate chiller and with the pump listed above, should be able to knock out to the fermentor in 5 minutes or less. I do plan on modifying my fermentor by adding this to it so I can temp control it with a simple aquarium pump and a cold water source. I'll be looking for some help with this, so suggestions are welcome.
I also got the hope spider and swirly arm which I may or may not use.
120/240 convertible plug. I have 240v where I plan on setting this up, so that will be the power source for at home, but with the ability to switch over to 120v and take the system to a different location on a whim is huge! Lots of possibilities here.
This system is also the proper size to fit the Turbo 500 distillation top. I may get that at some point, but there are no immediate plans for it.
As with anything, time will tell.
I plan to get it set up and brew at some point early next week.
Cheers All,
Brian