Blichmann BrewEasy

[Danam404]

still holding my breath on the electric version anyone heard a peep? they shut down the other thread which was pretty active.

 

[steveoatley]

vaporware !

don't expect anything before Christmas this year

Too many promises made, not enough toys to go around

 

[Blue_Monkey]

That's too bad. I was hoping the electric version would have been released this summer. The money I had saved has now been spent elsewhere.

 

[tjr3000]

I know of at least one person with the electric system. I havent seen it run, but I have seen it in person after he brewed on it. So, something is definitely available. Maybe he knows someone, maybe he got lucky? No idea, but it is available.

 

[Danam404]

Only person I know who has it is the beer geek nation guy (electric version anyway).

This is from Blichmann directly this morning:

Thanks for the email. We are waiting on the controllers to offer the electric BrewEasy system. We hope to have the controllers in the next few weeks and offer them for sale as soon as we get them into the shop. If you have further questions please let me know. Have a great day.

 

[roddog]

I picked up the 10 gal/ 220v BoilCoil and will be putting in the outlet this weekend. Love to have the controller from blingmann, but it looks like it may be faster to just build a "Toolbox" PID etc.

 

[medicalneedles]

Just sold my motorcycle (responsibility decision) and got the OK to spend it on the Breweasy! Ordered it through Great fermentations in Indiana. Drop shipping means that it could be another two weeks before I get it in my paws, but whenever it makes it's way to my doorstep, I'll post my specs and review here


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[gotbags-10]

Just got an email from great fermentations. They are having a live demo with the guys from blichman in a couple of weeks. I will deff be attending


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[DeutscheMaster]

Just sold my motorcycle (responsibility decision) and got the OK to spend it on the Breweasy! Ordered it through Great fermentations in Indiana. Drop shipping means that it could be another two weeks before I get it in my paws, but whenever it makes it's way to my doorstep, I'll post my specs and review here


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You ordered the electric version, or the propane? I've been waiting on the electric since it was announced.

 

[medicalneedles]

Propane. I need a mobile unit that can be used in multiple locations


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[medicalneedles]

Received my Breweasy yesterday - will be putting it together ASAP with pictures once it's all set up


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[DeutscheMaster]

Very cool! I'm excited to see this from a brewers perspective.

 

[Danam404]

Anyone else order their electric version yet?

 

[medicalneedles]

setup! All systems go. Just confirmed proper setup and tightening of all components with a DI water run. No leaks. Going to run a boil off trial soon. More to come about observations with timing of mash temp stabilization and time to boil with a standard strength batch in two weeks




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Primary: Nelson RyePA


Secondary: Biere De Mars clone, Steamfitter Imperial Stout


Kegged: H3 - Heidi's Hoppy Hefeweizen, Bourbon Scotch Ale x 2


RIP: Golden Snow Lager


On Deck: Newcastle clone, porter

 

[DeutscheMaster]

Looks awesome! Thank you for the updates.

 

[dlaflamm]

Anyone else order their electric version yet?

Yes. Ordered last Friday from Great Fermentations. I expect it may take 3 weeks to arrive directly from Blichmann. Been waiting a long time for this to become available, so another few weeks is tolerable.

Guess I better start wiring or call an electrician. Probably the latter given my schedule lately. Looking forward to a test drive!

NH winters are long and cold, and I am so over sticking my propane tank in a hot water bath on my deck.

Wondering about the need for a hood. Air is wicked dry in the winter, so maybe it will just provide some nicely scented humidity in my kitchen. Worst case, I can open a window. Can't see adding a hood the more I think about it.

I will put my 10g Boilermaker, burner and other stuff up for sale soon since I went with the turnkey electric BrewEasy.

What to brew first? Maybe a winter warmer...

 

[medicalneedles]

The wiring is very minimal. Their included documentation made it very easy for me (a non electrician) to wire the pump to the controller with step by step directions.


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[Danam404]

Yes. Ordered last Friday from Great Fermentations. I expect it may take 3 weeks to arrive directly from Blichmann. Been waiting a long time for this to become available, so another few weeks is tolerable.

Guess I better start wiring or call an electrician. Probably the latter given my schedule lately. Looking forward to a test drive!

NH winters are long and cold, and I am so over sticking my propane tank in a hot water bath on my deck.

Wondering about the need for a hood. Air is wicked dry in the winter, so maybe it will just provide some nicely scented humidity in my kitchen. Worst case, I can open a window. Can't see adding a hood the more I think about it.

I will put my 10g Boilermaker, burner and other stuff up for sale soon since I went with the turnkey electric BrewEasy.

What to brew first? Maybe a winter warmer...

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Ordered mine friday as well. I also purchased an adapter for my 10-30 outlet and a 50' L6-30 extension cord. Pretty excited to fire it up.


Can anyone post pics of their brew easy hooked up to a plate chiller? The outlet hose from the pump is pretty long, interested to see how thats going to work with a therminator mounted on the LTE stand

 

[gotbags-10]

I got to see both the gas and electric running at great fermentations over the weekend. The guys from Blichman were there showing demos. Very cool products. Like falling off a log to operate and once your up to temp and mashed in you literally walk away. At least for an hour😀. Electric and gas both held mash temps within a degree the whole time. They did mention if doing the electric 5g version to go up to 220v if possible as the 110v is really slow to get to a boil. The guy showing it uses it exclusively at his house now. He ditched his 3 kettle set up. He also said that he does not use the little plastic inserts to limit the flow rate from the mash to draining to the boil kettle. He has an o ring instead of the flow ristricter. He has it wide open and just throttles flow with his pump.

 

[roddog]

I got to see both the gas and electric running at great fermentations over the weekend. The guys from Blichman were there showing demos. Very cool products. Like falling off a log to operate and once your up to temp and mashed in you literally walk away. At least for an hour😀. Electric and gas both held mash temps within a degree the whole time. They did mention if doing the electric 5g version to go up to 220v if possible as the 110v is really slow to get to a boil. The guy showing it uses it exclusively at his house now. He ditched his 3 kettle set up. He also said that he does not use the little plastic inserts to limit the flow rate from the mash to draining to the boil kettle. He has an o ring instead of the flow ristricter. He has it wide open and just throttles flow with his pump.

Any idea on changing efficiency for converting recipes?

 

[bmiller8]

I've read efficiency should be 68-72%

 

[Schreiner]

I don't understand this Brew Easy set up. You are recirculating the entire amount of water through your mash tun? Won't that dilute your enzymes down too far and affect conversion? Maybe that explains the poor mash efficiency they advertise? Please enlighten me folks. Thanks!

 

[gotbags-10]

When I saw the demo the guy from Blichman said he was getting 72% efficiency. Yes it is maybe a little low for some but its designed to save time and simplify the brew day.

 

[medicalneedles]

So I performed my first batch yesterday on a 10 g Breweasy system. I obtained 71% efficiency. Worked flawlessly.




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Primary: 100% Brett Trois IPA


Secondary: Some sort of sour monster


Kegged: Dunkelweizen, imperial stout, scotch ale


RIP: Kern River Citra DIPA


On Deck: BoPils, Oktoberfest, Pale Ale tests

 

[FlyDoctor]

I don't understand this Brew Easy set up. You are recirculating the entire amount of water through your mash tun? Won't that dilute your enzymes down too far and affect conversion? Maybe that explains the poor mash efficiency they advertise? Please enlighten me folks. Thanks!

BIAB uses the entire water volume (typically 8G to start out for a 1.050'ish batch) and I get 70% regularly. I have no trouble with that for the trade off of ease. Higher than that really is only of use for commercial set ups where a few percent means thousands. So you spend $1 more for grain? So e also say you avoid tannins with a more moderate efficiency,


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[FlyDoctor]

Duplicate post - sorry

 

[medicalneedles]

I brewed a Vienna Lager (Jamil's North of the Border Vienna from Brewing Classic Styles ) and OG 1.049. I started with 16.5 gal of water in 22.8 lbs total grain, which took 1.2 hours to raise from 55 deg F to strike temp 150 (the top kettle in the BrewEasy setup), mash-in with - temp stabilized at 140, then the ToP RIMS stabilized the hot liquor mash temp at 151 after 20 mins. and held for 60 mins easily, then raised to 168 for 15 mins then lautered for 14 gal total at pH of 5.1 with runoff Meas. PreBoil Gravity of 1.45. 90 min boil decreased volume to 12 gal. with post-boil Gravity of 10.49.

 

[Schreiner]

BIAB uses the entire water volume (typically 8G to start out for a 1.050'ish batch) and I get 70% regularly. I have no trouble with that for the trade off of ease. Higher than that really is only of use for commercial set ups where a few percent means thousands. So you spend $1 more for grain? So e also say you avoid tannins with a more moderate efficiency,


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Thanks. I have never looked into doing BIAB, didn't understand the concept. Makes sense. I didn't intend on starting another debate on optimal efficiency. For whatever reason, when I went to all grain I latched onto the dennybrew method and have been doing that since. I am a firm believer that great brew can be made by many methods.

 

[anthropod]

With the turnkey system, does it come with G2 Kettles?

 

[dlaflamm]

With the turnkey system, does it come with G2 Kettles?

Yes, mine did.