I can't seem to find any for sale in Canada sadly...
I've been brewing for decades, but I'm just getting into all grain, that might be a bit advanced for me to piece together a system. I'm not sure what my preferences are yet... maybe I need to suck it up and just do 5gal batches.
That looks like a great machine, $1600CAD on sale at the moment. Did you find you needed additional accessories with it, or was it 100% included out of the box?
A big plus-one on the single vessel systems that Bobby builds at BrewHardware.com.
I'm in the butt-hole of Ontario myself and if it were feasable I'd order everything from @Bobby_M but the duty and shipping are killer. I've kinda lusted over the 20G version of that unit... Would you mind telling me what the final cost was in $CAD after the $USD price?
I'm assuming there was a controller as well, the Auber Cube?
That looks interesting, but I'm not sure what to buy... all grain is new to me. I've done a grain mash before for distilling with limited success/minimal effort put in. Just getting back into beers after a few decade hiatus from extract brewing.Thanks! That cost isn't as bad as I was worried it would be.
https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/tempcontrol_cube5e_bhcustomb.htm@SaskBrewer306 : The 15 or 20G version of this is definitely one to consider given your criteria. Everyone who has one one here seems to rave about them and in my opinion it's probably the best thought out turnkey BIAB system out there...I'm still thinking about one myself, but I live at near-poverty so it's a very hard call. I can say you won't find an equivalent ready to go system like this in Canada...believe me, I've been looking for a few years!
This is also a concern for me, especially since my local brew shop is closing up this year very sadly... I'll have no support outside of forums. It sounds like the support from the manufacturers is minimal except for grainfather... which isn't as affordable.
I have a lot of kegs and go through a lot of beer, especially in the summer. Too much isn't a problem for me... I'd just put them aside and let them clear for an extra few weeks.Do you really want 10 gallons of the same beer? Or rather 2 different ones at 5 gallons each?
I used to do 10 gallon batches, but over the years I started to appreciate having more variety. So I now often brew two different 5-gallon batches, back to back. There's only one cleanup.
If you want to brew 2 IPAs using different hops, you could brew a double-size batch and split the wort before adding the late boil or whirlpool hops.
If you want to save time, think of using a second heating source and kettle, so you can heat your strike water for the next batch, or even start the mash, using a 2nd heating source while boiling/chilling the current batch.
In that light, I really like induction (3500W),* it's fast. Now for just heating water (no risk of scorching) anything would work, even a big bucket heater, or a gas burner.
* Induction does require a kettle that's induction capable.
Mind, a kettle being non-magnetic doesn't always mean it's not induction-ready. I have one kettle like that, it works 100% fine on induction, although a magnet won't stick to it. So you do need to make sure the kettle works on induction if you go that way.
