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  1. James R Kiffmeyer

    ANVIL FOUNDRY ALL-GRAIN BREWING SYSTEM

    I have done the same as you, with 27 lb of grain in a cooler and batch sparge. You aren't missing anything, but when I think of that process there are a few things I don't like. I don't want to risk having to boil for 3 hours, I don't want to run first runnings into a different container, I...
  2. James R Kiffmeyer

    ANVIL FOUNDRY ALL-GRAIN BREWING SYSTEM

    I purchased this after looking at robobrew 65L for months. I am trying to decide if I made the right decision. On the one hand, I prefer many parts of the Anvil. I prefer the pump being separate. I prefer the heater control being set by percentage. I prefer the simplicity. I prefer the lack of...
  3. James R Kiffmeyer

    ANVIL FOUNDRY ALL-GRAIN BREWING SYSTEM

    Thanks much for the unboxing, looking forward to your report on first use. Quick question, thoughts on whether this can handle more or less grain bill than the Robobrew? I am looking at the 65L Robobrew because I brew a lot of imperials. Hoping you can talk about the max amount of grain this...
  4. James R Kiffmeyer

    ANVIL FOUNDRY ALL-GRAIN BREWING SYSTEM

    I started thinking of their ferment in a kettle kit. I bet you can finish boiling, cool, and then just pitch and ferment in the same vessel. Temp control could get tricky since it is double wall, and maybe I'm wrong since they haven't mentioned it, but seems like it would work.
  5. James R Kiffmeyer

    Almost no carbonation in Imperial Stout

    I assume you had the bottles at a nice warm temp for a while? I keep my bottles in a closet at about 72 degrees for a couple weeks, my dragons milk clone is close to fully carbonated after about 10 days, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it takes closer to a month for full carbonation, and it’s a...
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