Hey guys,
Hoping maybe someone can help me here. Bought the Unibrau v3 about 4 months ago. Did 4 batches on it and everything was going well. The last time I brewed, about 6 minutes into the mash, i smelled a harsh burning smell and my smoke detector went off, as well as the circuit breaker tripped in my house. Long story short, the element was fried, turned black. I contacted Steve at Unibrau (who has been great helping out) and he sent a replacement heating element. Hooked it up an hour ago, set 5 gallons of water to heat at 149, kept it there for 2 hours. Came back, added about 7 lb of grain, and within five minutes smelled the same burning smell and the breaker tripped. Another element fried.
So I am def a little frustrated, the second batch of grain I've had to dump, and def a little disappointed. I originally went with the Unibrau because it was more BIAB than a grain father. I would have preferred to not need a second way of heating water and do it all in the same unit. I usually do 2.5 Gal batches. Did I make a mistake? Should I have just gotten a grain father? I def didnt want to spend the 1k i spent on the Unibrau and have the issues I'm having.
Anyone have any idea whats going on? Better expereiences on the Grainfather? In fairness to Unibrau i've reached out again to them asking them for help (it just happened about an hour ago so they haven't responded yet but that is completely expected as its the weekend)
Hoping maybe someone can help me here. Bought the Unibrau v3 about 4 months ago. Did 4 batches on it and everything was going well. The last time I brewed, about 6 minutes into the mash, i smelled a harsh burning smell and my smoke detector went off, as well as the circuit breaker tripped in my house. Long story short, the element was fried, turned black. I contacted Steve at Unibrau (who has been great helping out) and he sent a replacement heating element. Hooked it up an hour ago, set 5 gallons of water to heat at 149, kept it there for 2 hours. Came back, added about 7 lb of grain, and within five minutes smelled the same burning smell and the breaker tripped. Another element fried.
So I am def a little frustrated, the second batch of grain I've had to dump, and def a little disappointed. I originally went with the Unibrau because it was more BIAB than a grain father. I would have preferred to not need a second way of heating water and do it all in the same unit. I usually do 2.5 Gal batches. Did I make a mistake? Should I have just gotten a grain father? I def didnt want to spend the 1k i spent on the Unibrau and have the issues I'm having.
Anyone have any idea whats going on? Better expereiences on the Grainfather? In fairness to Unibrau i've reached out again to them asking them for help (it just happened about an hour ago so they haven't responded yet but that is completely expected as its the weekend)