Recent content by JCJ

Im about 60 % through my first brew with my 10.5.....very impressed. Much better than the mash and boil. When it drops one degree below set temp it kicks on and the recirculating pump rocks. Checking temps with a handheld the top of the grain bed was 1 degree off from what the display...

Has anyone brewed since this news was launched? I plan on brewing Tuesday and read on another forum that someone could not connect to the server the other day on their Pico C. Im assuming if I can do a rinse that im good to go. Im also assuming that quite a few of you who have the z have a...

This is exactly what I mean......take the poppets and springs out of both the in and out post....then using a screwdriver take the grey ball lock and black ball lock apart.....remove everything. Make sure you put the caps back on the grey and black ball lock. This allows for much better flow...

I have questioned why the grommet is even needed. If they would develop a step filter without the need for the grommet it would eliminate some problems. Another way to eliminate potential problems that I learned from the Pico forums is removing everything from the keg out and in post along with...

My 4th brew session this morning went great. My overall feeling with this thing is......you need to do a deep clean cycle after EVERY brew session and a rinse before EVERY brew session for this thing to run smoothly.

I had a similar problem the other night. My mash tun would not fill up and it was barely shooting water out of the in post. I took the post off.....cleaned it , then I had to take the step filter out ....took the grain out and the rubber plug had come out. After the step filter filled up and...

Just started my first brew about 30 minutes ago. Is there any way to do a first wort hop with this and how do you make that happen?