Sorry double post....
I just bought the mini cause I usually do 3 gallon batches. Does anyone ever pull the grain out and sparge up to 5 gallons pre-boil? Just curious if I'd be able to do an occasional larger batch that way.
I tried a 5 gallon IPA batch on the mini yesterday, it works ok. I steeped about 8.5 lbs of grain, main problem is when you pull that much grain out there is hardly any wort left. I set the basket and bag over the kettle and slowly poured hot water thru till it was just over 5 gallons. Gravity wasn't too bad it came to about 1050 pre-boil, I added corn sugar and got it to 1055. Boil was very weak with that much liquid so after 60 min I was at 1060 gravity and probably 4.75 gallons of wort into fermenter
I just placed an order for the Unibrau this morning, non-mini size. I originally was going to purchase one in December but with the new upgrades I decided to hold off, as to me the upgrades seemed worth it. Definitely excited to see it and start brewing with it.
We are now using a new pump that has a steel body and is 120V. Pictures should be up soon.Hey,
Thinking about getting the mini for an indoor lab/pilot system doing approx 2.5 gallon brews. After reading through this thread it seems like a good fit..short of a pump upgrade this should fit the bill. Anything I'm missing? Seems like there should be plenty of room for 2.5-3 gallon batches...definitely don't want to push it to its max based on some of the mash overflow comments.
If you were exclusively brewing 2.5 gallon batches and wanted to go as KISS as possible, would you recommend this system or induction with a cooler? In the past six months I've converted my equipment to small batches but still use propane. I'm ready for the final switch to indoors but stuck between these two electrical options.
but baby sitting the water while waiting to get to strike and boil temperatures is getting on my nerves (not simple). I also don't like cleaning equipment but at least the Brau Supply mini is small in scale.
Looks as though the mini comes with either a 1500 watt or 2000 watt element. Usually, more is better but with my usual 4 + gallon full volume not sure. I can easily run a dedicated 20 amp GCFI protected circuit but would rather not. What do you think?
Question for you brewers who use a Unibrau electric BIAB system, I have the new unibrau-mini and during my first brew day I was unsure of the best practice at transferring the cool wort to the fermentor. I opted to use sanitized tubing/racking cane vs draining from the ball valve because I wasnt sure if I should recirculate the hot/boiling wort through the pump and tubing to sanitize prior to cool down. What do you recommend? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
I am considering purchasing this system and was hoping I could get some feedback from some of you who have had it.
1. Have any of you installed whirlpool functionality with this? I use a plate chiller, but want to be able to do loose hop additions but would need a whirlpool in order to do it. If anyone has installed anything, I'd be interested in pictures if you have them.
2. One of the things I really like about the Brew Boss system is that it has functionality to squeeze the grains. I know there is a lot of back and forth about whether or not this is a good thing/bad thing, but have any of you ever tried to figure out a way to adjust this system to accommodate for that functionality?
3. Do any of you have photos of your plate chiller setup? Most of the ones I've seen use gravity to flow from the kettle to the chiller to a carboy. I would love to see a setup that included pumps to pump through the chiller.
Thanks guys!
I am considering purchasing this system and was hoping I could get some feedback from some of you who have had it.
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3. Do any of you have photos of your plate chiller setup? Most of the ones I've seen use gravity to flow from the kettle to the chiller to a carboy. I would love to see a setup that included pumps to pump through the chiller.
Thanks guys!
Hi guys,just got my 120v system.Wondering how deep you place recirculating tube into grain bed?
Thanx.
Which Locline do you use? The one with all of the drain holes, or the one that just drains at the end. I use the one with all of the holes, but I worry about getting them all under the water line. If I don't, it seems I add unnecessary oxygen to the process. I'm not trying to go full LODO, but it seems worth paying attention to this.
Which Locline do you use? The one with all of the drain holes, or the one that just drains at the end. I use the one with all of the holes, but I worry about getting them all under the water line. If I don't, it seems I add unnecessary oxygen to the process. I'm not trying to go full LODO, but it seems worth paying attention to this.
I use the ones with the holes. If you worry about O2, you can add a few solid ones to drop the others closer to the wort or even slightly under the top of the wort
I use the manifold with all the holes. By also using a floating mash cap I am guaranteeing mine are all under the surface of the wort.
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