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I'm in the process of my first brew with the foundry now. Mine ( 6.5 gal) arrived Monday and I did a water test only with 120v to check heating times. It took 43 min to get to strike temp of 156 from 81 and then 24 min to boil. So yesterday I ran a 240v circuit and tried again. With 240v it hit...

What size batch? I make a SMASH with Simcoe and dry hop with .6 oz to 3 gal batch and its awesome!

I'm thinking those lids are Poly Carbonate.

I am going to start @.040 and see what efficiency I get.

Just wondering what size crush you are using. I was hoping not to have to use my grain bag for mashing. Found this in another thread here and found it interesting, curious what others think of it. http://www.craftbrewersconference.com/wp-content/uploads/ImprovingBrewhouseEfficiency-Havig.pdf

I'm not an electrical engineer but I doubt it would affect anything other than pump speed. Pump will spin 10 rpm slower.

Well I decided to jump in and ordered the 6.5 Gallon Foundry yesterday. I received tracking today and I'm hoping to have it by the weekend. I was initially concerned with some of the QC issues and was going to wait for the second production run however the issues seem to be limited and I have...

That is one cool set up! BTW what conical is that?

If you are doing 2 1/2 gallon batches get a 8 gal kettle, you'll be glad you did. I brew mostly 3 gallons and use an 8 gallon pot with a wilserbrewer bag. No recirculation. Ferment in a 5 gal bubbler. I have 2- 3 gal fermonsters and 2 1/2 gallons were tight especially with big beers. The 3 gal...

Here is a link from beercraftr that explains factors affecting OG and how to adjust for FG. https://www.beercraftr.com/correct-original-gravity/

Here is an article I found as I am thinking about this as well. I have been filling kegs through the lid with a mesh bag on the end of the hose. This does work however I have been thinking about ways to reduce oxidation especially with hoppy beers. There is a thread on here about using a keg...

No worries All useful info!

I believe he is talking about the 10.5 gallon foundry. I was referring to the 6.5 gallon unit

I have been looking at the flex also. I think it would be a tight fit for the flex in my Magic Chef 4.4 cu fridge only sitting on top of the compressor hump using a blowoff setup. Too tight for my liking. A full size keggerator would be a better fit if space is a concern. The other option is...

I emailed Anvil and was told from mash ( 153) to boil is 24 min using 120 volts.

Well I finally got around to setting up for a closed transfer using C02 from fermentation. Brewed a Sierra clone yesterday and its going good so far. I'm concerned though how I will dry hop. I guess I"ll go commando and just toss them in. i don't cold crash so I'm hoping they will settle out...

Thanks for the update and I'm glad your Foundry is without issues. I do agree the reported issues do not seem excessive compared to overall sales but I have always been adverse to buying first production runs of new products. I will be purchasing the Foundry at some point and it seems it will...

Have you looked at any of the all in one electric systems like the grainfather or the new Anvil Foundry?

This is very disappointing, I would really like to get the 6.5 gallon system with the pump but I'm a bit concerned with some of the quality issues. I really like anvil products however they seem to be experiencing QC issues with their first run units. I know they will make good on your purchase...

I was wondering how to add dry hops when using a keg to collect co2 from fermentation to do closed loop filling of that keg from the fermentor. By opening the fermentor to add dry hops you would be defeating the purpose of a no oxygen transfer to the keg. Wow! There are some wild and...