Brau Supply

[kanno]

I managed to clog (well, partially anyways) it with a whopping 1 oz total of boil hops. By the last gallon the stream into my fermentor was just a trickle, but A) I didn't want to reach in there to scrape it and B) it seemed to be doing a nice job filtering.. I had really nice clear wort!

But yeah.. I took that sucker right out. I think I'm gonna convert over to the "dump everything in the fermentor" camp and stop worrying about trub. I remember reading a brulosophy experiment about it where he fermented one with a little bit of trub and a second with tons of it, and the excessively trub'd fermentor actually came out a tad better iirc. Guess it would just be more work for the next transfer to keep trub out of your keg.

 

[TexasWine]

I managed to clog (well, partially anyways) it with a whopping 1 oz total of boil hops. By the last gallon the stream into my fermentor was just a trickle, but A) I didn't want to reach in there to scrape it and B) it seemed to be doing a nice job filtering.. I had really nice clear wort!

But yeah.. I took that sucker right out. I think I'm gonna convert over to the "dump everything in the fermentor" camp and stop worrying about trub. I remember reading a brulosophy experiment about it where he fermented one with a little bit of trub and a second with tons of it, and the excessively trub'd fermentor actually came out a tad better iirc. Guess it would just be more work for the next transfer to keep trub out of your keg.

Took my screen off and haven't looked back. But I do use a hop screen.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Guess it would just be more work for the next transfer to keep trub out of your keg.

No, not really anymore work at all, the trub packs down in the fermenter and racking clear wort off the top is pretty much effortless.

Your fermenter losses will be a little higher with all the trub, but I'd imagine still much less than your kettle loss if you try and leave the trub there.

 

[h22lude]

Kind of odd these guys are selling the Brew-Boss system. I didn't think Darrin sold those anywhere else besides his own site. I wonder if they are buying the units from him and reselling them without him knowing.

 

[TexasWine]

Kind of odd these guys are selling the Brew-Boss system. I didn't think Darrin sold those anywhere else besides his own site. I wonder if they are buying the units from him and reselling them without him knowing.

They have some sort of deal worked out between them. But don't take my word for it. I'm sure either of them would be happy to confirm if you emailed them.

Or maybe Steven @Brausupply will chime in here?

 

[brausupply]

Taking a chance like selling something that was unauthorized from someone else just isn't my cup of tea. I'm guessing that it would be tough to make a profit as well considering I'm selling them at the same price as Brew-Boss.
Darin customized the controller too to work with our Unibräu Pro all in one system, and the pump outlet can be used for fermentation control with a firmware upgrade. Super sweet!

 

[h22lude]

Taking a chance like selling something that was unauthorized from someone else just isn't my cup of tea. I'm guessing that it would be tough to make a profit as well considering I'm selling them at the same price as Brew-Boss.
Darin customized the controller too to work with our Unibräu Pro all in one system, and the pump outlet can be used for fermentation control with a firmware upgrade. Super sweet!

Thanks for the reply.

 

[kanno]

btw, my boiloff rates ended up being somewhere around 1gal/hr with both elements 100%, and .5gal/hr with 1 element. It was sort of a chaotic brewday so those aren't super precise, but definitely in the ballpark.

 

[BroomVikin]

Taking a chance like selling something that was unauthorized from someone else just isn't my cup of tea. I'm guessing that it would be tough to make a profit as well considering I'm selling them at the same price as Brew-Boss.
Darin customized the controller too to work with our Unibräu Pro all in one system, and the pump outlet can be used for fermentation control with a firmware upgrade. Super sweet!

Any idea when the 20A 11g system will be back in stock?

 

[BroomVikin]

This might be a question for another thread but since there seem to be pretty few relating to the Uni-Brau on the forums I thought I'd ask here. Can anyone tell me what the deadspace (under the basket) of the 11g kettle is? I'm asking because I'd love the flexibility to be able to do some 1g test batches but I'm afraid the 2g pre-boil amount wouldn't be sufficient to cover the grains. Anyone try this out?

 

[kanno]

Can anyone tell me what the deadspace (under the basket) of the 11g kettle is?

0.83 gal

 

[BroomVikin]

I'm super excited! The 120v system is finally back in stock and I ordered mine today (20A controller and 2 2000w elements). Do you guys know what the Steven's typical turnaound time is? I guess I'm not the patient sort...

 

[whovous]

He usually ships quickly, but he is shipping from Canada, and that seems to slow things down a bit.

 

[TexasWine]

I'm super excited! The 120v system is finally back in stock and I ordered mine today (20A controller and 2 2000w elements). Do you guys know what the Steven's typical turnaound time is? I guess I'm not the patient sort...

Congrats. And let us know if you have any questions leading up to brew day.

 

[BroomVikin]

Congrats. And let us know if you have any questions leading up to brew day.

I certainly will. I've learned lots already from following this thread. I'm hoping the transition is as smooth as I expect it to be.

 

[TexasWine]

Well, a little update on a beer I made on this system. I just found out I won a local pro am competition and my beer is eligible to be made and distributed as a special release! How cool is that! It was a Belgian Tripel.

 

[whovous]

Way to go TW!

 

[BroomVikin]

Well, a little update on a beer I made on this system. I just found out I won a local pro am competition and my beer is eligible to be made and distributed as a special release! How cool is that! It was a Belgian Tripel.

Well done and congratulations sir! A good Tripel is on my to-brew list. Is that award winning recipe top secret or might you share?

 

[TexasWine]

Well done and congratulations sir! A good Tripel is on my to-brew list. Is that award winning recipe top secret or might you share?

Thanks!

I'm actually not sure about its secretness. Let me hear from the brewery first about their thoughts on the matter.

 

[kanno]

Well, a little update on a beer I made on this system. I just found out I won a local pro am competition and my beer is eligible to be made and distributed as a special release! How cool is that! It was a Belgian Tripel.

Very cool! Congrats!

 

[TexasWine]

Way to go TW!

Very cool! Congrats!

Thanks y'all!

 

[BroomVikin]

My 10g system was finally delivered today!:rockin: Imagine my disappointment when I found it was sans temp. probe. I am correct in my assumption that this was supposed to be an included part right? It's not some ridiculous add-on? Also, does anyone else find it a little troublesome that there is one and only one email address on the website? General inquiries, in-stock notifications, pricing quotes, order status/ issues, all the same email address. Seems a little odd.

 

[TexasWine]

My 10g system was finally delivered today!:rockin: Imagine my disappointment when I found it was sans temp. probe. I am correct in my assumption that this was supposed to be an included part right? It's not some ridiculous add-on? Also, does anyone else find it a little troublesome that there is one and only one email address on the website? General inquiries, in-stock notifications, pricing quotes, order status/ issues, all the same email address. Seems a little odd.

What controller did you get? It should come with a probe, or at least mine did.

Also, I'm guessing it's one email address because it's a one man shop, or at least it was. Steven @brausupply was handling everything not too long ago. If he's grown enough to hire someone that's great!

 

[whovous]

If you ordered a controller it should have included a probe. Steven will make it right, though waiting for shipments from Canada can get frustrating, even if the quality and price make it worth the wait.

 

[BroomVikin]

I splurged and went with the 20A controller. I'm heading out of town for vaca in about two weeks so I wouldn't have time to brew up anything before I left but it sure sucks not being able to do the autotune, figure out boil off rates, etc. I've got no doubt that Steven will make it right but like you said whovous waiting on shipping from Canada to GA is gonna get old.

 

[BroomVikin]

While waiting for the missing temp. probe to arrive I decided to go ahead and do some cold water tests with my system. (For the record I ordered the 2x2000w setup with the 11g pot.) My results were pretty impressive I've got to say. The following is for 5 gallons:
0 min - 72°
5 min. - 100°
10 min. - 125°
15 min. - 175°
20 min. - 193°
25 min. - 206°
27 min. - 212°
I'm sure that when I'm doing a full 7g boil it will add some time but even if it's 10 minutes I'm still way ahead of the times I was getting with propane.:rockin: I did notice something that was surprising and slightly disappointing. To maintain what I would call a gentle rolling boil I had to have 105%-110% power. (One element on full blast and the controller linked element between 5% and 10%.) Is that what you guys have been finding? I thought I had read that around 60%-70% would maintain a boil.
Another thing I found is that just over a gallon of liquid stays in the pot below the drain. So, I decided to ditch the bazooka tube and put in the dip tube from my keggle. It has served me well for a while and leaves hardly anything behind when the keggle is drained. Now if I can just figure out how to operate this PID I'll be all set. (Anyone have a everyday language operator's manual?)

 

[TexasWine]

While waiting for the missing temp. probe to arrive I decided to go ahead and do some cold water tests with my system. (For the record I ordered the 2x2000w setup with the 11g pot.) My results were pretty impressive I've got to say. The following is for 5 gallons:
0 min - 72°
5 min. - 100°
10 min. - 125°
15 min. - 175°
20 min. - 193°
25 min. - 206°
27 min. - 212°
I'm sure that when I'm doing a full 7g boil it will add some time but even if it's 10 minutes I'm still way ahead of the times I was getting with propane.:rockin: I did notice something that was surprising and slightly disappointing. To maintain what I would call a gentle rolling boil I had to have 105%-110% power. (One element on full blast and the controller linked element between 5% and 10%.) Is that what you guys have been finding? I thought I had read that around 60%-70% would maintain a boil.
Another thing I found is that just over a gallon of liquid stays in the pot below the drain. So, I decided to ditch the bazooka tube and put in the dip tube from my keggle. It has served me well for a while and leaves hardly anything behind when the keggle is drained. Now if I can just figure out how to operate this PID I'll be all set. (Anyone have a everyday language operator's manual?)

Those heating times look awesome.

To keep 7 gallons at a simmer I run one at full blast and the other at 20% (2 x 1500 watts). That's about 1800 watts total and gives me about 0.7 gallon per hour boil off in a 62 quart Bayou Classic.

If I remember correctly, the 60-70% is what Steven states in an instructional video, but he still says to run one element full blast.

Agreed, the standard bazooka tube leaves too much liquid behind for my liking. I always just up end the kettle and dump everything into the fermenter. But now I'm rethinking my processes in light of this whole low dissolved oxygen conversation that's happening. Interesting stuff.

 

[whovous]

Now if I can just figure out how to operate this PID I'll be all set. (Anyone have a everyday language operator's manual?)

Ah, so I am not the only one who finds the box less than fully intuitive.

 

[BroomVikin]

Ah, so I am not the only one who finds the box less than fully intuitive.

The manual seems to focus a lot more on wiring it up and a lot less on actual operation.

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

After watching several videos on YouTube about the 120V 15amp 5 gallon Unibrau system, I'm leaning towards pulling the plug and making the jump from extract to E-BIAB with one.