At the start of the mash a lot goes down the overflow but none by the end.
May I ask you if you emailed or called Grainfather? I have had trouble getting MoreBeer to provide helo with my Grainfather malfunction. By email, Grainfather told me that I should attempt to resolve my issue with MoreBeer first. I have been trying for 3 weeks. Thanks.So I contacted both Morebeer and Grainfather over the weekend when my unit broke. Morebeer was going to send me a new one, but Grainfather told me to stop contacting Morebeer and go directly through Grainfather. The reason is Morebeer isn't stocked with the latest production units, so I might get another one that is faulty. So now they said it will be a few weeks but no actual timeline.. I don't know what I'm going to do with myself for that long!
May I ask you if you emailed or called Grainfather? I have had trouble getting MoreBeer to provide helo with my Grainfather malfunction. By email, Grainfather told me that I should attempt to resolve my issue with MoreBeer first. I have been trying for 3 weeks. Thanks.
I just used mine for the 1st time Saturday. Android app seems fine. Not sure i really like having to go to brew. Grainfather.com to build recipes.Does anybody use the Android app with Connect? I have an android phone and plan on getting a grainfather but have heard horror stories. Anyone having a fine time with Android and the Grainfather?
That boil looks ok and will get the job done. You don't want to see what all 5500W into 7 gallons looks like!
-BD
Does anybody use the Android app with Connect? I have an android phone and plan on getting a grainfather but have heard horror stories. Anyone having a fine time with Android and the Grainfather?
I have, however, had to throttle the pump every time to avoid too much wort going down the overflow pipe during the mash. Is that normal, are you guys able to reciruclate the mash with that valve fully open?
i recirculate with the mash with valve about half way open. I dont think you would want to recirc full throttle even if you could...
Keep us posted. I'm still awaiting more information on mine being shipped.
This was Feb 17th:
"Please be aware this may take a few weeks to be available for shipping as production on the new units has just gone underway."
Just received the new updated connect that has the updated receptacle.
Of note. It’s now very very firm to plug in. Thing fits snug as hell compared to the older connect I have.
Any other noticeable differences?
I have many brews on mine and they seem to be holding up nicely. With care, they should last a long time. That being said, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have an extra on hand. I worry about losing the little check valve ball and spring too, but I could still use the unit if I lost them, albeit not quite as safely.Do the perforated plate seals hold up pretty well or should I get an extra one as a spare?
So, update for all who are following:
I was told my replacement GF unit shipped last Thursday. I received the tracking a few days ago and noticed the shipping weight was only 2.5 pounds and the packaging dimensions were only a few inches. I'm thinking they only shipped me the controller and not the unit itself.. I emailed GF back letting them know and they said it should definitely be the whole unit (boiler and all). It's out for delivery now so we will see what I get.. Wanted to brew this weekend so it kinda sucks. It's been over a month!
The controller did.. emailed them and got an apology saying the warehouse will ship me the rest asap.Did it ever get delivered?
I just inherited my son's S8 and had the same incorrect sparge water requirement. No issue because all my water is measured out prior to starting. I did not have this issue with my S7 phone. Just a side note my recipes are created in Beersmith and then transferred to the Grainfather app.So mashing up a beer right now using the connect app, the controller gets to within 2 degrees then powers the element WAY down, and it takes forever to get that last 2 or so degrees. It won't start the timer for the next phase until it has hit the temperature it has been set to. In the future, I'm going to skip the dough in phase all together in my recipe (just set it manually then start the recipe once I'm finished) and knock the time of each step down 5 minutes or so.
EDIT: Also the calculator and the recipe itself told me to sparge with 2.7 gal, however, the alert my phone just sent said 'Heat 0.7 USG sparge water'
I brewed for the first time on my GF this weekend and used the app on iOS. Everything in the brew performed as planned and went smoothly, but the bluetooth connection between the unit and my phone (iphone 6s) kept dropping out, even though my phone was sitting on the counter 4' away. Luckily you can reconnect, and it picks up where it left out and the program in the controller keeps going wether the phone is connected or not. Anyone else have this issue or a tip on having this not happen? I am going to try using my ipad on the next brew.
/cheers
I have not had that problem with my GF, but I bought a new sous vide unit and the BT kept dropping, even with the phone inches from the unit. This is supposedly worse with iPhone 6S and 6s plus models, according to tech support with that mfr. It was recommended to me to wait for it to happen again and 1) Turn BT off on the phone and back on and 2) Put the phone in Airplane mode and then back to normal. I tried both of those, the units paired again and (knock on wood) haven't had the problem since. Not sure what that accomplishes, but it seems to have worked.I brewed for the first time on my GF this weekend and used the app on iOS. Everything in the brew performed as planned and went smoothly, but the bluetooth connection between the unit and my phone (iphone 6s) kept dropping out, even though my phone was sitting on the counter 4' away. Luckily you can reconnect, and it picks up where it left out and the program in the controller keeps going wether the phone is connected or not. Anyone else have this issue or a tip on having this not happen? I am going to try using my ipad on the next brew.
/cheers
The controller did.. emailed them and got an apology saying the warehouse will ship me the rest asap.
Does anyone remember the thread where a guy used a rolling plant caddy under his grainfather for mobility and also access to the reset switch? If anyone is interested Home Depot has a one day sale on the caddy for $10.49 from $14.31. You got to buy online at HD. I'm just looking to get a little info. Thanks.
Thanks for the info. Not sure what I'm going to do yet.I bought this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TRWJLA/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
Despite the picture, there's no hole. Easy enough to drill one, though.
I would go bigger. I feel like mine could easily get knocked over.
I got to keep my broken one and was sent a brand new one.How has the longevity been with the Grainfather? How many brews or how long have you had trouble free operation? Also, if something goes wrong and the unit needs to be shipped back do you know if Grainfather includes shipping to them in their warranty? I would think so, but I noticed that the Unibrau states that one would be required to pay the shipping back to them, and I don't like that idea, since shipping something 50 pounds has got to cost a bit of cash.
Unless the broken one wasn't so broken,how does that really help? In actuality policies like that led to higher prices to offset uncaught and unregulated fraud right?I got to keep my broken one and was sent a brand new one.
Unless the broken one wasn't so broken,how does that really help? In actuality policies like that led to higher prices to offset uncaught and unregulated fraud right?
As much as we would like to believe it doesn't happen, I'm my field of work many "equipment failures" are simply due to user not understanding the equipment or it's limitations. Guess who pays for such liberal warranty and replacement policies? You do in the form of much higher prices.
With it's bulk discounts I'd guess Grainfather has about $150-200 tied into actual costs for the equipment for each
Think about how much markup have to be involved for the maker of your automobile to say
, We don't the need the defectiveone back... Or need to verify it's bad...
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