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I wonder if that's the intended use? There's not much mention of it anywhere, nobody doing brews online seems to use it for anything.

Made another brew with the Gen4 this weekend. Pretty smooth... one thing I did was actually use the top screen for the malt pipe, post sparge. I came from BIAB where I used to hoist and then squeeze the bag. In a similar fashion, after you've lifted the malt pipe and sparged, you can put the...

I usually have some Starsan solution that I leave various things in, and a spray bottle for other stuff. I'm worried the starsan might damage the insulation on the recirc arm though.

Yeah I guess during the mash you want the recirculated water to pour in from the top not the bottom. Good call on the chilling though, The more I can "set and forget", the better.

I did my 2nd batch with the Gen4 on the weekend and it went smoother than the first. I moved my grain crush size up a little, used a hop spider, and a few rice hulls. No issue with the pump clogging this time around. I aim to make 5 gallon batches so I think I need to jury rig something to have...

I received my 110V Gen4 Brewzilla the other day and brewed a simple 5 gallon batch yesterday. I am coming from stovetop BIAB brewing indoors (condo). Here's what I found and had a few issues that can hopefully be resolved: 1. You definitely need to drop the heating element to about 40% while...

On the topic of 120V Brewzillas, can you brew outdoors with the 35L/120V version when it's cooler out? I'm not talking deep freeze but spring or fall mornings when it's maybe 5C/40F out.

Brewhq.ca was. By the time I made up my mind to go for it, the sale was over. I think it was for Father's Day. Now I'm back to saving up for the v4.

Some starsan did reveal a leak, which I expected. So I guess something is happening. The experience is just so different (slow) than what I'm used to. Who knows why, but I guess all is good. I do have a refractometer so I'll take a sample and again in a few more days. As usual, advice to...

I brewed a batch almost 48 hours ago and so far there is no activity in the fermenter (a corny keg with a blowoff tube in my case). I've brewed maybe 25 batches and never had a problem. I always proof my dry yeast to make sure it's going and did that as well without issue. Normally I see...

I've done about 10-12 fermentations in kegs now, and I find that using a blow off into some starsan solution for the first 24 hours is good. There is a ton of CO2 produced in my experience and I've had krausen and crap come out into the tube and make a bit of a mess. I wouldn't want it in your...

Thanks guys, I have seen the videos. I'd hate to be paying double for the convenience of the controller location. The wifi stuff is cool but also hard to justify. Do you know if they have addressed any shortcomings on part that wear out quickly, or anything of that nature?

A supplier in Canada has the v4 for $689, meanwhile the 3.1.1 is on sale for $350. I really wanted to wait for the 4, but at this price difference, what am I missing out on?

I second this. I always see a drop 24h after cold crashing. Pull the valve and clear it out and put it back on.

Is there anybody else that sells these? Hard to get them shipped here (Canada), unless there's a supplier I'm missing.

Thanks everyone. I do have a dishwasher brush that's angled. Part of the hassle is doing the cleaning, then rinsing, then looking. Then realizing you missed a spot, etc. I will try soaking with oxyclean.

Does anybody have tips/tricks/tools that help with cleaning kegs when they are blown? Fermenting and serving in the same keg has been great, until it comes to the cleaning. There's usually a krausen ring that's a bit dried on, and getting in there to clean it is a pain. Just wondering if...

Did your floating tube come with silicone tubing? Mine all have and they are a little tricky to attach but not that bad.

It seems to be that with the full length tube in there, you'd get a pint or two of yeast to start (which you can save, whatever), but then wouldn't you get some residual yeast in every pint as it gets agitated a little by the flow of beer? It's so close by the intake.

I have done this no problem, I was just confused on your process a bit. I haven't seen an issue yet with lack of yeast, but there's some trub in there too I'm sure. I do some filtering of the wort but not with an extremely fine filter (yet).