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Thanks man. I loved my ‘02. It was a ‘73 roundie. Three 6 gallon car boys left, others sold.

A hop spider for the Brewie? Why would you do that vs using the chambers already built in? You could always take a dremel to any hop spider and etch markings for the volumes.

Marcel has been responding to me, but not Mate. Claimed there was an office move going on. Did you measure to see if you can run the new muffin fan off the same lead as either of the other muffin fans? I think I might try to cool that area like you did. Marcel replied to me today and said...

I was contemplating etching markings on the tanks. Or use a brewing spoon or stick with markings on it. I think that would be a lot easier.

Iron-doing some boil tests with water and I can’t seem to make it past 205 F right now. The thermal switch appears to be cutting my power, or would that be my SSR? I can hear full power cycle on and off. Everything else is working fine. Any ideas?

70%. I was hoping for more but grain was older and mash temp was higher. Chad at Arborfab just emailed me and confirmed the basket will be $120.

First prototype basket was based on the dimensions of the false bottom. So those came to 11 3/8" wide by 11 3/8" wide by 10 1/4" tall. This proved to be slightly too wide to fit the opening by only a few millimeters. Height was perfect. The lid of the Brewie had a clearance issue with the...

There are a few threads on the various forums with similar results to mine trying to mash one day and boil the next - leads to a sour beer. I'm really no expert when it comes to the chemistry of mashing so hopefully someone with more knowledge can chime in. To the OP, this may be a nice excuse...

First basket was 400 micron, which is what Chad uses for the Pico. I asked him to build the second one with 600 micron mesh based on a few reviews I have seen around. I think 600 will provide better flow for this system.

If you used a sanitized glass carboy, then I don't think it is the equipment. I would guess you managed to create a souring process with the mash, drain, letting it hang at a lower temp, then raising it back up in the second vessel for the second mash. I tried split brewing a few times by...

What yeast was used? How was it fermented? How fresh was the DME? Was it previously opened? Many things can cause souring..... For partigyle brews there is really no need to mash for a longer period of time after the initial mash unless you are adding additional grains. Partigyle is an...

That is a much better boil than I have ever achieved.

So you got a more vigorous boil with the muffin fan hack? My latest brew had the weakest boil I have had with the machine, but I also used the most volume I have tried at about a 6 gallon boil volume. Chad at Arbofab built a new basket over the weekend and is shipping it to me today. What a...

Perfect brew day with my tuned up B+. Brewed a Pilsner recipe and the software hit the numbers spot on. 70% efficiency and 1.048 og. I couldn’t resist trying to use the mash basket. I pushed the sides in and found a way to muscle it into the mash tun. I had to pull back the top rear bar to...

3 gallon is sold but 6g and 5g left.

Received it today and we need to make it a tad smaller. This one doesn’t fit. It will be designed so you can lower the mash tank lid. Final cost is tbd right now, but I would guess about $120. They haven’t charged me anything yet until the design is final. Chad is awesome to work with. I highly...

Brewie does this with pinch valves and dc pumps. The pinch valves are brewie branded so not exactly sure where to get them. But it is possible. Here is a pic

Well same story on the mash tun side. One of my connectors was being fried. I replaced all of them and insulated with silicone tape. Glad I caught this before it became any worse. I scraped off all of the epoxy. I would recommend doing both sides to everyone. Design is exactly the same as the...

5 hours (start to finish and clean-up) with the Robobrew v3 with pump, no issues. I use room temp water to sparge. I definitely recommend the system, but it requires a fair bit of user input. The only hands off part is the mash, and only after you fiddle with it and get the recirculation just...

I agree! I certainly believe the knowledge of the collective brewing community could make this machine better. If they open source the software, we could make that better too!