Blichmann Breweasy Compact First Brew Day MAXIMUM GRAIN BILL
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I MAX OUT the Blichmann Breweasy compact. I guessed 18 lbs of grain. WILL IT FIT?!?!
No pricing yet, but I will update this area once I have it.
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That’s a cool little gadget. Wow! That mash was THICK! Good job jamming all that grain in there.
Haha thanks Larry!! It was a tight fit! 👍🍻
I like the way you do things Brian! Get a brand new brew system, put it together and brew on it on camera!!! Then put it out bloopers and all! Love it! Keep it up!
Haha gotta keep it real! 👍🍻
It looks to be an amalgam of the single vessel brew systems. A little Spike Solo with the hooks and shape of the basket. A little Clawhammer and Brew Boss with the mesh basket idea, and The Brew Boss with the center pipe infusion mashing sparge arm.
Knowing Blichmann I'm sure it'll be pricey.
I think it will be competitive with the rest of the market.
Very nicely done as always Brian. This system looks very good to me. Love that basket design. Having the pump separate though with all that hosing is a turn off.
Thanks David! 👍🍻
i much prefer an external pump, to each their own I guess!
Integrated pumps and controllers doesn’t allow for repairs or upgrades. I disagree.
@@jeffgrey1566 All integrated pumps and controllers can be removed and replaced. It is a matter of taste though.
@@FermentationAdventures Sure is :)
I like the idea of the mesh basket. It seems the logical next step for all-in-one systems that are essentially biab without the bag. It is similar to reusable coffee filters. I've been toying with the idea of using a more vigorous recic system that keeps the entire mash stirring whirlpool fashion inside of a biab bag. The breweasy compact, with a modified recirc arm to direct a circular flow, might be more suited to the idea as a bag would want to twist and collapse inward and need to have some type of inner support to hold its shape. Can't wait to see what they price it at. Thanks for the first look at it!
Would love to see you brew a 2.5 gallon batch on this system. That would definitely help me decide on a purchase or not. Thank you for all you do for the home brew community . Cheers! and God bless you and your family.
Thanks!! I will see what I can do!! ,👍🍻
I own Brewtools and Braumeister systems as I believe they are the best, but am liking this system. Complaints I have with the Solo and Unibrau are that they don’t let you see the volume in the main kettle, resulting in burned elements if the volume gets too low, especially with smaller batches. The original BrewEasy has the same problem and smaller batches aren’t possible (per Blichmann), limiting its versatility. This system has the sight gauge and volume versatility, so it seems to address those issues. Will be interesting to see the price point. Nicely done review!
Thanks! 👍🍻
Great video Brian!
Thanks! 👍🍻
The bloopers are the best part. LOL 😂
Thank for sharing.
Haha.. I had to leave them in!! 👍🍻
Great video Brian. You're providing a public service. Try to get your hands on a brew ha system from Canada and review it.
What do you guys have up there? 👍🍻
Let us know the price point once you find out. Great job Brian.
Will do!! 👍🍻
Awesome you did good on guessing max that unit would take! Living on th edge!
Haha! I've brewed on a few systems! You start to get a feel for it after a while! 👍🍻
Again, thorough review with that maxed out system specs angle. How much could we ask? You've got all the right information from their engineer through figuring out the right questions. Kudos for going with no assumption on your part as a spargeless approach was a very interesting perspective for me. You've nailed this review on this one.
Thanks for the feedback!! 👍🍻
killer audio braj!
Thanks man! 👍🍻
I like the recirculating tube, remind me of my homemade one, for my homemade China Bucket.
Mine have different size holes, bigger hole the further you get away from the inlet point.
I also like the TRI-CLAMP G2 LINEAR FLOW VALVE 👍 I need to get that one 😊
Good Video 👍
Thanks!! I like those valves too!! 👍🍻
Good stuff as usual! I wanted to see more of this system since John briefly showed the prototype at homebrew con. Some nice design choices I’d like on my Solo!
I'll be making a few more videos on it. 👍🍻
Great video again Brian, love your work
Thanks David! 👍🍻
Awesome video and great explanation of how the system works. The only thing I didn't like is how the basket is held by those clips once your done with your mash. I really hope the welds are good on those clips. Just feel like there is a disaster waiting to happen on the basket. Hope I'm wrong. Cheers!
They aren't welded on they are bolted on with heavy duty bolts. I had no concern with the brackets. 👍🍻
Living on the edge! Great vid, def would consider a BrewEasy as a second unit. Thanks for posting this 🍻
For sure!! 👍🍻
Awesome T-shirt Brian! Cheers!
Haha thanks! Your the first to comment on it! 🤘🤘 👍🍻
Great video Brian. Really like the looks of it, but going to stick with my Foundry. Any "upgrade" in the near future is going to be in reverse, maybe to the Foundry 6.5, as the older I get, carrying 5 gallons of wort is getting tough! The Breweasy Compact really reminds me of the Brew Boss system, right down to the recirculation pipe through mash.
Yes it does look a lot like the brew boss. Thanks for the comments! 👍🍻
Thinking this will be my next upgrade, still love my Anvil Foundry though!
Oh yeah they are great! 👍🍻
If it’s possible could you make a video about your video recording setup lighting etc
I may do that. 👍🍻
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers thanks mate
Great video. I’m curious what price point they shoot for.
Yeah hopefully they release it soon!!
Impressive amount of grain! Not gonna lie, I didn't believe it could handle that much grain...
Haha. I was scared!! Lol..👍🍻
Well done at keeping the grains in the basket...😂 So my major question, is why would a person choose to go with a Breweasy system over the Anvil beyond the obvious of 2 extra pounds of grain capacity which doesn't seem to be enough justification? Thanks.
It's a personal choice I suppose. Some people don't like all in one systems becaus the heating elements aren't serviceable. And other reasons I probably don't know .lol
Very nice unit, thank you for presenting in such an informative and entertaining way. Out of curiosity - was there still some wort trapped in the chiller and associated tubing at the end of the video?
Yeah there is a bot of loss from the hoses, and chiller. You could drain it I suppose with some effort. I did not. 👍🍻
Hi brain, I just wondered how easy is this system to clean.
Maybe a idea for next video 😉
Sure. I can tell you it was pretty easy...I'll add some of that to the next one.
Could have done a Parti-Gyle mash
Sure but that wasn't the point.
another good one. I'd be wary about circulating hopped wort through that plate chiller without some filter. I sanitize at the beginning before hops. Did this recipe have much hops? Something like an IPA might prove problematic.
Cheers from Norway and i lik the video
Thanks!! 👍🍻
I am thinking about DIYing a recirculation arm like that for the foundry.
I've got some thoughts myself!! 👍🍻
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HAHA… SteamCam - loved that. I got a 1/2” x12” pipe with a camlock and 1/2” NPT fittings welded to it from Brewhardware and riveted it to the side of my Anvil Foundry for a G30 look. I wonder if Bobby from Brewhardware would help make a piece to simulate the same recirculation technique. It would essentially be a “u” shaped SS pipe with a short side that had a camlock welded to it to connect to the SS vertical outside recirculating piping and the longer side would dive into the mash. To do it on the cheep, maybe use a silicone tube with some holes in it and a plug on the end. Cool stuff to think about. Thanks for sharing the video so soon after teasing us with 1st look and providing the detail you did. The new sprinkler system at your sink is great🍻🤓
I've got some stuff on order to mod the foundry to mimic this system. The sprinkler is a hell of a thing!! Lol
I ordered parts today.. 😉
What is the stainless attachment on your hose going into the kettle from the therminator?
Great video! Curious to see a smaller (average) batch and how that recirc arm works with the holes above & within the mash. Can't quite grasp how the mash will settle and flow sideways having a mesh basket 🤔
I will be doing one soon. My solution for any holes above the mash will be to slit a piece of 1/2" tubing and slide it down to cover the holes above the mash. 👍🍻
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers I’d like to create my own recirculating arm for my Anvil Foundry uses the WineEasy racking cane. What size diameter holes are drilled in the recirculating arm, how far spaced and how far does it go up the pipe? Thank you in advance 🍻
@@johng4503 holes go up to the basket height. They are probably 1-2 mm and they are about 1-1/4" apart on 4 sides of the pipe and they alternate heights so they are not the same height on each side 👍🍻
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers Brian, thanks for the quick reply!🍻
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You should do a battle of the ebiab systems spike solo vs blichman compact
The compact would win easily with the recirculation ability. And the controller is more advanced. Has time delay a d easier to program and adjust settings. 👍🍻
You needed some dramatic music whilst doughing in 😂
I suppose I should have and then have a building and building until I pour the last amount of grain in.. lol question for you did you enjoy seeing the entire mash in process? Or did you think it was too long?
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers I enjoyed it. There was good content there. When you're starting out it's hard to know what is normal and you talking through it is good.
It also shows that sometimes with brewing you gotta give it a shot.
I'll admit I never thought it would all fit 😂
@@koomber777 haha thanks! 👍🍻
Great vid. Do you think you could dough in/mash in with the recirc arm in and flowing and let it stir for you?
I'm not for sure. Possibly..I think it might make it difficult though. At least for a max grain batch like this. A smaller one it's possible. 👍🍻
I may have missed this, but when will this be released?
Hopefully in the next week or so. 👍🍻
Great video....thoughts on using a step up converter to run a all in one brewing system?
Way to expensive to be practical.
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers thanks....just don't want to have to move the dryer every time I want to brew...guess I'll look into the 110 systems.
Yeah unfortunately they are as much as a brewing system. At least all the ones I've seen.
Curious why they went with an all mesh basket instead of just the bottom screen like most systems? I would expect efficiency to suffer when the wort cannot drain through the grain bed as opposed to rushing out the sides?
Flow is flow whether out the side or through the bottom. The only thing flow is for in any system is to make sure the grains are saturated. Nothing else. It not even necessary really. Early BIAB'ers mashed in, wrapped the cooler or kettle in a blanket and pulled the bag at 60.
The BrewEasy inspired me to modify the recirculation on the Foundry. I already have a spray ball mounted under the lid, but I am thinking about running a 1/2" stainless pipe down to the bottom of the malt pipe. I am thinking about putting the ball on the bottom of the pipe and drilling holes in the sides of the pipe in order to mimic the BrewEasy arm. Do you think it is worth the effort? I like the idea of the recirc running through the entire grain bed, not just top down...
Seeing that the foundry mash basket has its opening at the bottom (not sides) I would stick with the top down flow. Running the pipe you run risk of passing the top portion of mash
We'll see I ordered a few things to make that mod myself 😉
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers Brian, I PM’d your instagram photos and a video of my build. Thanks again for the advice on hole diameter and spacing. 🍻
Do you think Blichmann will make a breweasy to make a 10gal batch?
No plans as of yet. That I know of. 👍🍻
i know that you can't reveal any information about pricing.....but do you consider this a serious contender with clawhammer's offerings, or is this a step above in every way so that it won't be in the same price range anyways?
I think it will be competitive for sure. With a few more features. The brew Commander is a great controller. 👍🍻
I'm sorry! Don't you do malt washing?! But there's a lot of sugar left!
It's a no sparge system. One less step and you just lose a couple efficiency points .not a big deal just adjust the recipe . 👍🍻
When will Brewfather add the Blichmann breweasy to their equipment profile?
The Breweasy or the breweasy compact?
Both I looked and their not listed.
@@edwardheyrich8601 I'll get with the developer and get them added.
Brian, is this the 120V or 240V system? Thanks
The 240v I did a video on the 120 as well. 👍🍻
Looks like about 16 lbs max for a practical standpoint
Yeah that was pushing it to say the least!
Brian what is the price as equipped?
Check out blichmanns site. I'm thinking it was about $1900?
How would you compare this to the Clawhammer unit?
I do like the recirculation system better. And that the basket sits at the very bottom. I do think the controller is better for sure.
What's the purpose of the mash out step for this system?
Just an old habit I guess. I've always thought that it helped with draining of the mash basket. I suppose it's probably not necessary. It's just one of those things that I've always done.. but knowing what I know about cold sparging probably no point to it. Lol
Old habits die hard.
@@johnnyo3478 I know!!
How did the chiller not clog from hops?
It did a little I think. I back flushed after filming and had some come out. One of the reasons I'm not a big fan of plate chillers...👍🍻
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers I was wondering, but I assumed I missed it. Did it not come with any kind of hop filter/spider?
@@FermentationAdventures it did not.
Just seen other video brew you did in this with the hop spider. How do you normally chill on your home system for IPAs with tons of hops?
@@gilbertonarez9194 I normally use the Jaded Scylla and just dump the hops in. With a riptide pump it rarely gets clogged.
What's the gap on your mill?
Not sure exactly I'm using the Blichmann grain mill. It doesn't translate to regular mills..the screen is 400 micron so you could go very fine. 👍🍻
How much
I covered what I know in the video.
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers but I have a short attention span 🥺
@@alexrocks135 haha.. no pricing yet... Mr. ADHD...lol
@@ShortCircuitedBrewers thanks dawg