nianticcardplayer
Homebrewing Since 2009
Good Morning All;
I have been brewing for quite a while and I am finally in a position to go a little deeper into my brewing and get some better and for lack of a better term more advanced equipment.
I have been doing a lot of reading watching a lot of youtube videos and with cost of equipment these three items have come to the forefront of my choices. I had a set of criteria that I wanted to follow and again it is why I have come to these three....
I would like to know between these three what do you all see as the good the bad and the ugly. I thought for a moment on the Unibrau but cost is what made me shy away at least for the moment. Here are my thoughts on each at least for me and if you have any additions or suggestions I am all ears.
1.) Clawhammer....Set up comes complete with heater, pot, controller, chiller plate, the hoses the connectors and the cords. Right now very reasonably priced (my opinion) small foot print and from appearances can handle a fair amount of grain and the water to go along with it. Also I don't have 240 volt access currently so being standard household connections are a plus. Seems to have the largest wattage heater at 1650 as well.
2.) Robobrew V3....this thing came on like gangbusters as the grainfather killer, again comes complete to include immersion chiller, programmable controller...1600 watt heater total...Cost very nice at the moment
3.) Grainfather...The one was introduced to take on the Braumaster and it has standard household connections and includes everything. I just wish they would do what the robobrew and clawhammer did and go with quick disconnects on some of there connections. Again this one the cost is creeping up again but still reasonable.
I know there are other's out there but for me the cost is to high and having to use 240 volts at this moment is a killer for me. Again any help greatly appreciated.
I have been brewing for quite a while and I am finally in a position to go a little deeper into my brewing and get some better and for lack of a better term more advanced equipment.
I have been doing a lot of reading watching a lot of youtube videos and with cost of equipment these three items have come to the forefront of my choices. I had a set of criteria that I wanted to follow and again it is why I have come to these three....
I would like to know between these three what do you all see as the good the bad and the ugly. I thought for a moment on the Unibrau but cost is what made me shy away at least for the moment. Here are my thoughts on each at least for me and if you have any additions or suggestions I am all ears.
1.) Clawhammer....Set up comes complete with heater, pot, controller, chiller plate, the hoses the connectors and the cords. Right now very reasonably priced (my opinion) small foot print and from appearances can handle a fair amount of grain and the water to go along with it. Also I don't have 240 volt access currently so being standard household connections are a plus. Seems to have the largest wattage heater at 1650 as well.
2.) Robobrew V3....this thing came on like gangbusters as the grainfather killer, again comes complete to include immersion chiller, programmable controller...1600 watt heater total...Cost very nice at the moment
3.) Grainfather...The one was introduced to take on the Braumaster and it has standard household connections and includes everything. I just wish they would do what the robobrew and clawhammer did and go with quick disconnects on some of there connections. Again this one the cost is creeping up again but still reasonable.
I know there are other's out there but for me the cost is to high and having to use 240 volts at this moment is a killer for me. Again any help greatly appreciated.