Personally, I'd be wary of the STC200's ability to maintain mash temps without over and undershoot. The money asked for the system I would want a bit better than a $15 controller
http://www.grainfather.com/#!online-store/c8k/!/Grainfather/p/47641226/category=12375700
These are pre orders. They are not shipping until end of July.
I don't know, I watched all three videos in this series. I think he gives pretty good reviews to both. On the up side, he appreciates the greater efficiency of the GF vs. the BM, and actually picks the GF brew at the end of the day taste wise. the main downside is that is it less programmable than the BM, and he liked the cooler of the BM more. He liked the BM build quality more, but had some pretty positive comments about some of the new inovations of the GF. I think both look pretty good, but at about a third of the price, I opt for the GF.
for me in the US, another factor not mentioned in the video is that it BM requires euro wiring, which means you also need an electrician to run a dedicated line, GF will run off a standard US household outlet.
Either way, both systems look pretty awesome, and I'm looking forward to getting my GF and giving it a whirl.
Can US customers order the distilling hood?
I realize home distilling is ... um, highly frowned upon in America -- like, highly, highly frowned upon -- but I was curious if the distiller part was for sale.
I'm not looking to buy -- just curious.
So the grainfather has no PID when you purchase the system? It's just a straight temp controller like a Ranco?
I just finished my first brew day on the grainfather. Everything went great. Very pleased.
I got mine (east coast Kickstarter backer) yesterday. Today I unpacked it, put it together , cleaned it and am doing a test boil (just water) to see how long it takes to reach a boil with 7 gallons of (cold) water.
It was about 1:15 to get from 73° to 165°, and I'll report back how long to get from there to a boil.
Humm...this is my worry with the system....seems very slow....winter in a garage would be tuff...IMHO
That is very vigorously boiling. Can you force the GF to the lower mash wattage?
Maybe some pics of the heat stick? I am really considering a GF.I have a hot rod heat stick. It is awesome. Just plug it in to the wall and you are good to go.
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