Recent content by jczippy

You already tried turning the pump off, giving it a few seconds and turning it back on? Occasionally I get an air bubble in the pump and need to do this to get it flowing again. Very easy to have happen while cleaning. Can’t tell, based on your post, if that is something you already tried...

Got the wortometer hooked up and one brew down with it. Definitely a fan. No more having to spot check and adjust flow to keep my temp dialed in to the temp I want. Only feedback I have is that the wire to the thermometer isn’t very long. I already extended the hose to the chiller so that I...

I’ve been using my Grainfather for quite a while now. One very minor annoyance was trying to keep an eye on my temp as the wort went from CFC to my fermenter. I was looking purchasing a Blichmann thrumometer to improve this, but stumbled across the Grainfather Wortometer. Looks perfect and was...

Are you going from the chiller right to the fermenter, or recirculating back to the boiler? Never had it take that long.

I’ve been using the GF for a bit over a year and I haven’t done the clamp or anything with the cap and haven’t had an issue (knock on wood). I’m just careful when scrapping or stirring. I use an air mattress inflator to blow out the CFC lines. It’s kind of a pain, but I don’t like leaving that...

Better beer? Probably not. All about more convenience for me. Nice to do the delayed start at times, and not having to watch for the temp to hit your target before you start your timer at your various stages. Less switches you have to remember to change too. Importing recipes means that both...

Thank you. I've been viewing the forums for quite a while, but don't post much (still consider myself a novice brewer). Positive feedback like this definitely encourages me want to contribute more. I added the ability to print that part through a service for those without access to a...

I know others have given feedback that the fit on the new Connect box for those upgrading wasn't great. I was ok with the box not sliding under the metal bar, but thought it was way too loose and thought it could slide out too easily when tipping. I created a spacer to go between the Connect box...

I have it on beer gas. Not sure if the pour through the restrictor plate would work without the high pressure.

The micromatic has a two stage pour. You pull the handle down, it's fully open, and pours very similar to a standard faucet, but agitates the beer giving it the waterfall effect and the creamy head you would expect. All dependent on nitro and higher pressure, of course. The Intertap matches this...

I ordered two of these and got them yesterday along with a growler filler and stout nozzle. I know some were looking for feedback on the stout pour. I replaced a micromatic JESF-3 with this. Clearly not the same control I had with the micromatic, but I was still able to manage pouring a Black...

Hi all, I'm just starting to get the gear necessary to start brewing on my own. I have had a kegerator/bar setup for several years, but have just purchased some ball lock kegs, and am working on accumulating the rest of what I need. One thing I'd like to do is be able to easily swap between...