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Hi Mike, great work! It may be too late, but ease of use and installation for most of us folks out there, I suggest to add a raspberry compute module connector that will allow the installation of a RPi without soldering. The compute module 4 has just been released and it's worth a try. If the...

@Mike Howard I used your instructions to refill the glycol and my old Z is now running like new. I did a ramp up test and the 3 curves are quite stables: Many thanks for your help! Next step is the installation of the reservoir @aangel : glad to hear that you fixed the pump. The next time...

They did not release any firmware for the old Z yet to allow offline brewing

A bunch of projects are available in github, mimicking the picobrew server and allowing to upload custom xml recipes: https://github.com/hotzenklotz/picobrew-server https://github.com/brewfreedom/ZymaticBridge They might be worth being explored to check if they still work with the current...

Mike (thanks again!) kindly sent me his guide to tear down the Zymatic in the correct order to access to the bottom part of the machine. I continuously get fatal error #1 and it's probably time to check the glycol level in the loop. Since I'm not going to disassemble the Z if not strictly...

chilling step with the zymatic is simply wort recirculating in the machine with a temperature check. You have to chill with an external device like the corny pillar. When the given temperature is reached, the chill phase ends after 5 minutes of stable temp

Or have a look at brewjacket.com

they said custom recipe are going to be possible with this version. Updates come soon

It sounds to me a very unfair review compared to what i've heard from other picobrewers

Yes I tried but I was really looking for a beer with the woody taste of chestnut honey. Mead is totally different

My father produces chestnut honey (in Switzerland) and I'm planning to brew a beer using it. I would like a finished beer that taste honey, not just using it as sugar. I desperately look around over the internet but I couldn't find any recipe using with that purpose. Any suggestion? European...

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I have several oz of different hops that I keep in the freezer. I usually unfrozen them before use. Did anyone used them directly frozen? Like with regular food, I'm scared that unfreezing and refreezing hops may ruin their properties. I was planning to just get them out of the freezer and...

In primary it was fine, I used another kettle (1 have 3 of them). I never cold crashed my beer because I live in an apartment and I dont have enoght space for a freezer. I should try to occupy the fridge for 2-3 days but I need to check if I have enoght space to put a kettle in it. That's...

I did a typo tbh. I basically stirred my beer 3 times by transfering it from a kettle to another and then another again. I was scared of oxidation like you said. And concerning the skip of secondary, I did it because I'll dry hop and I'd like to get all sediments away at least once. But yeah, I...

I did 5 days in primary and I was in the 1st day of secondary. No more bubbling (which means nothing). I tried to transfer with an auto-siphon avoiding any splash. 4 more days in secondary, then i'll dry hop for 4-5 days and move to keg. Thanks for the answer

I brewed my 10th batch 1 week ago and I transfered the wort from my primary fermenter bucket to secondary. I'm using cheap plastic buckets with the tap on the bottom. The producer states that the washer has to be outside the bucket and not inside. However I've experienced some leaks if I...

Thanks for the answers. That's what I supposed... Which makes the entire purchase even more expensive. Do you know where is it possible to buy these couplers? I'll probably look for an alternative solution. I liked the portability of these kegs but the amount I have to spend for them does not...

Basically I'm not sure if stocking beer in the can without the tap system and without priming/force carbing it will ruin my beer after 1-2 months just by putting it in and closing the stopper (black arrow). Is the stopper (red arrow) easy to find? tried to look around but I can not find the...

Hi all from europe! Long time reading, first time posting something in the forum. I’m quite new to brewing, I started with some more experienced friend brewing directly AG batches and I’m currently at my 10th batch. I’m seriously thinking about starting to keg my beer instead...