Bought mine a little over a month ago and just finally got to set it up after the electrician and plumber finished routing new circuits and lines to where it will sit. Can't wait to use the product and will make a video for the brew days on y'alls system. Thanks! Hopefully I can save up and get a fermenter from you guys one of these days also. First all grain batch T-2 days.
Pumped to support Wisconsin, I'm from Appleton, went to college at UWM, saving up for some Spike equipment. Always favored Blichmann but Spike is quickly earning top spot.
Wow I wish this had been around about a year ago! I built an identical system with lesser quality kettles for about the same that this cost. Great stuff guys!
100% agree. Plus you guys have much better quality kettles than what I got :< You guys do some awesome stuff. Should be upgrading my boil kettle to 20+ gallons soon.
Ben, you're are amazing! I know nothing about brewing... I'm just here for research. But after your videos I feel so educated. Sadly, that's not the case with other peoples videos (Brewha, Brewzilla...). If ever I were to invest in a home brewery, I'd be leaning toward the Spike system.
Ohhhh HOW I cannot wait for the new year ...this is my Christmas present to myself ...albeit one piece at a time... except for the controller, I'm an electronic -electrical tech from my Navy career so can build one myself...Love the products...
Love my system. Wish you would also have a video to explain the BCS particulars. I've figured it out, but it would help a lot of people to see that too. This video gave me a few more insights, which I will be applying on my next brew.
I just bought the 30 gallon kettle and think the quality is awesome. Only problem I'm thinking about now is putting PTFE tape on the inside threads. Wouldn't this stuff leech into the wort? Also, I'm thinking it will give bacteria a spot to hide.
Pipe tape is chemically inert and good to 550F. NPT threads and PTFE tape are very common among sanitary applications like your home plumbing. Also your wort is boiled thus killing anything that could ever cause an issue.
Beautiful system. The individual loop controllers will do the job, but that's quite a bit of button fiddling. A touchscreen HMI with a little PLC could really simplify the interface, but would add to the cost. This is a reasonable solution and the learning curve probably isn't too steep for most folks.
Sweet setup! I've been away for a few years. It's nice to see electric brewing has come a long way and is the way to go now a days. I hope to buy your 10 gal system in a couple of years.
Do you recirculate in the boil kettle without a filter? Aren't hop particles getting inside your pump? If have had trouble in the past and its a PITA to clean the inside of a pump every brewday to keep it clean
@@StanSwan really? How did you do yours? being able to build one of these is kinda hard right? You'd need to find all the parts from different places and be pretty engineer savvy?
Great looking setup. If i could afford it I would be there. I would love to see something like "water heater jackets" for the setup for better energy efficiency.
B John its amazing, the control over temps is something i have been looking for. Clean up is really nice as well. Overall great quality. I drove over the border to pick mine up. The spike guys were awesome in helping with documentation
@@SpikeBrewing Looks nice I have a 27 gallon one I bought about 15 years ago. I use my wort chiller in there. I just pour it out of my boiling kettle into a bucket and dump it in. I have a mash tun with a pump and false bottom. Uses a 110k btu gas burner. I played with electric elements but was not sure if they would scorch the wort? I use one inline on my recirc pump to keep the sparge at 165.
I saw your website and the 3 options you have and while I'm certainly not prepared to buy today this is on my list as I expect to officially have my brewery going in 1-2 years. My question is about size. What size batches does your equipment make at once? Looking at the size in the picture it looks to be maybe 10-15 gallons. Thanks!
I live in northern California and I have recently purchased a pot still need help learning to use it can anyone help please temperatures and need some parts gauges and such
Is there a reason the timer only uses seconds instead of the traditional hour and minutes? Also, can you brew a 5 to 6 gallon batch in a 15 gallon setup?
In the HLT, what is the top valve recirculating? I'm not asking about the recirculating the wort through the HERMS coil, I know what that is. I'm just not sure what are your recirculating using the top valve in the HLT.
The recirc port in the HLT recirculates the water at the bottom near the element up towards the top. This gives a consistent temp throughout the entire tank.
How would I do FWH (First Wort Hops) with this system, as FWH involves adding a portion of the hops to the boiler at the very beginning of the sparging process, allowing these hops to steep as the sparging completes and remaining in the kettle throughout the boil. Add the hops to the boiler as soon as you have finished recirculating the first runnings.
Hey Matt. I do a lot of first wort hopping in my Spike System. It works exactly how you guessed. Personally, I just have the FWH pellets sitting in the empty boil kettle from the start of the brew day (so I don't forget them). Then once the lauter/sparge process begins the boil kettle is filled with your wort and you have your FWH hops ready to do their thing.
I emailed you guys too but will you ever make a 5 gallon system? Guaranteed customer if so lol. I just don't have enough time to consume 10 gallons of beer and brew as often as I would like.
Hey SB, is there any thought in getting distribution to Australia or is it available already if so who do I need to contact, love this system. Reason I ask is there is very little good quality full systems for sale here Thanks
We do sell the system internationally. You can go to the link below to find more information and submit your info. Our customer service team will work with you from there. Cheers! spikebrewing.com/pages/international-shipping-information
The copper counter flow chiller is specially designed to chill wort. The HLT does not work well to cool wort. The false bottom is optimized to filter 99% of grain. We would never sell equipment that did not work as intended.
The output limit there is however much wort you are comfortable boiling in that kettle. Most people find filling their kettles anything past 80% puts them in a precarious boil-over situation. You could probably get away with a 40 gallon output but that's an odd size for a fermentor. But one barrel (31 gallons) is much safer and would be compatible with most off-the-shelf conicals.
Spike, is there any way this system can be converted or have the option of using Natural Gas instead. This for me, would be the most efficient approach. I am in the market for a system like this. Thank you
The Spike System can't be converted but we can do custom gas fired systems all the time. Shoot us an email and we can help design something for you! info@spikebrewing.com
That's a nice system, and I can't seem to find a bad word said about your products in the home brewing forums. Have you considered doing a comparison between your turnkey and some others? Blichmann has a similar setup (Pro Pilot Series) that seems to come in slightly lower in cost. SS Brewtech has a new 1bbl setup that looks pretty "fancy schmancy" but comes in at nearly double the cost of your rig. I like the buy-once cry-once mentality. But what makes your product stand out above the others?
It's not a chiller. It's a HERMS coil. (Heat Exchanged Recirculation Mash System). The point of a HERMS system is to maintain a consistent mash temperature through a heat exchanger placed in the hot liquor tank.
I haven't seen anyone ask for that before! We do not however we do have an animation of the piping which can be seen here: ua-cam.com/video/lmNASW2ToLA/v-deo.html&t
Thinking the same thing. As an ME and mechanical contractor, I understand P&ID's better than I do watching a video. I'm a newbie and my eyes got crossed watching the set up!
What a great system they've done the research for ya. got high quality equipment and put everything you need together. I'm saving up for this. In the mean time Spike Brewing if you have a giveaway for one of your systems put my name in the hat for it plz. An thx Sincerely thanks for the video. Cant wait to be a home brewer on one of these.
Looks like an amazing product! You should make a video of a full brew day
You can see a full brew day here! ua-cam.com/video/lmNASW2ToLA/v-deo.html&t=
Bought mine a little over a month ago and just finally got to set it up after the electrician and plumber finished routing new circuits and lines to where it will sit. Can't wait to use the product and will make a video for the brew days on y'alls system. Thanks! Hopefully I can save up and get a fermenter from you guys one of these days also. First all grain batch T-2 days.
How much ?
Pumped to support Wisconsin, I'm from Appleton, went to college at UWM, saving up for some Spike equipment. Always favored Blichmann but Spike is quickly earning top spot.
Wow I wish this had been around about a year ago! I built an identical system with lesser quality kettles for about the same that this cost. Great stuff guys!
People don't realize how much everything adds up to be. Also when you need to purchase items twice because of a mistake. "Buy Once. Cry Once."
100% agree. Plus you guys have much better quality kettles than what I got :< You guys do some awesome stuff. Should be upgrading my boil kettle to 20+ gallons soon.
Awesome presentation. Prices are pretty reasonable for a turn-key system of this caliber.
Ben, you're are amazing! I know nothing about brewing... I'm just here for research. But after your videos I feel so educated. Sadly, that's not the case with other peoples videos (Brewha, Brewzilla...). If ever I were to invest in a home brewery, I'd be leaning toward the Spike system.
Ohhhh HOW I cannot wait for the new year ...this is my Christmas present to myself ...albeit one piece at a time... except for the controller, I'm an electronic -electrical tech from my Navy career so can build one myself...Love the products...
You end up buying this?
Love my system. Wish you would also have a video to explain the BCS particulars. I've figured it out, but it would help a lot of people to see that too. This video gave me a few more insights, which I will be applying on my next brew.
The BCS particulars? What does that stand for? I just bought and set up my system and will be brewing in two days. Any tips or tricks I need to know?
Awesome system, but you guys really need a new video showing the updated kettles, steam condenser, control panel, and the tri-clamp version!
The HLT is the only one we are missing. Looks amazing!
We scorched our last batch :(
Great looking system - really thinking about this for when we move to our new 'BrewHouse' in February.
Thats a pretty sexy looking system, nice!!
I just bought the 30 gallon kettle and think the quality is awesome. Only problem I'm thinking about now is putting PTFE tape on the inside threads. Wouldn't this stuff leech into the wort? Also, I'm thinking it will give bacteria a spot to hide.
Pipe tape is chemically inert and good to 550F. NPT threads and PTFE tape are very common among sanitary applications like your home plumbing. Also your wort is boiled thus killing anything that could ever cause an issue.
Beautiful system. The individual loop controllers will do the job, but that's quite a bit of button fiddling. A touchscreen HMI with a little PLC could really simplify the interface, but would add to the cost. This is a reasonable solution and the learning curve probably isn't too steep for most folks.
Excellent Professional skills 👍👍👍
Looks like an amazing product wow!! Super impressed and maybe I’ll get one one of these days 👍🏼
Sweet setup! I've been away for a few years. It's nice to see electric brewing has come a long way and is the way to go now a days. I hope to buy your 10 gal system in a couple of years.
Some great equipment! There was just one thing I noticed is that there is Teflon tape inside for the boil kettle. Is there high temp tape?
Teflon tape is good to about 500F
Do you recirculate in the boil kettle without a filter? Aren't hop particles getting inside your pump? If have had trouble in the past and its a PITA to clean the inside of a pump every brewday to keep it clean
That's not an issue we've seen with our system before
Awesome Brew System ! Thoroughly impressed !
Extraordinary! Well worth the cost in my view.
It's so beautiful! (cries on the inside knowing I'll never be able to afford one)
Don't be poor.
They are only like $5 grand. You can definitely save up. Or save half and do credit on the rest and pay it off.
@@lynchinjesus lol
@@lynchinjesus I have a 27 gallon system I built myself that is better than this. I maybe have $1000 into it.
@@StanSwan really? How did you do yours? being able to build one of these is kinda hard right? You'd need to find all the parts from different places and be pretty engineer savvy?
Well done young man, that looks like a quality system.
Great looking setup. If i could afford it I would be there. I would love to see something like "water heater jackets" for the setup for better energy efficiency.
I really like this system. It looks well made and quite elegant. A shame I can't get one here in Canada.
Knut Hollebakken i had it shipped to near the border then went and picked it up. No issues, no duty, just tax. You could try that way
Blair Hillmer how’s your Spike System treating you? I’m in Kitchener, thinking of ordering one...
B John its amazing, the control over temps is something i have been looking for. Clean up is really nice as well. Overall great quality. I drove over the border to pick mine up. The spike guys were awesome in helping with documentation
Blair Hillmer - is it worth the money? And how did you get out of paying duty?
B John I would say it's worth the money, but that's relative I guess. Because spike is American made, no duty. Just paid the tax and went on my way.
Does the efficiency take into account hose/pump losses, and trub loss, and deadspace?
Yes, this is brewhouse efficiency
Wonderful system - I would love to see a similar controlled system for those brewers who prefer NG or LPG over electric.
So where is the fermenter?
Right here ;)
spikebrewing.com/pages/fermenters
@@SpikeBrewing Looks nice I have a 27 gallon one I bought about 15 years ago. I use my wort chiller in there. I just pour it out of my boiling kettle into a bucket and dump it in. I have a mash tun with a pump and false bottom. Uses a 110k btu gas burner. I played with electric elements but was not sure if they would scorch the wort? I use one inline on my recirc pump to keep the sparge at 165.
How does all of that hot teflon tape affect the product? Is there a better food-grade solution?
No affect. Teflon tape is completely inert and food safe.
Rocking the Kim Mitchell. I love it
I saw your website and the 3 options you have and while I'm certainly not prepared to buy today this is on my list as I expect to officially have my brewery going in 1-2 years. My question is about size. What size batches does your equipment make at once? Looking at the size in the picture it looks to be maybe 10-15 gallons. Thanks!
Thanks for the interest! We make systems that can do 2.5 gallons all the way up to 1bbl!
@@SpikeBrewing awesome, thanks for the info!
Awesome set up retirement gift to me 2021 what a year it going to be with purchase of a Harley what else could a man want lol
wow...that is an impressive rig!
Thank you, very informative!
what product kit is this?? please send more info and pricing thnx
I'm yet to even brew an extract kit.... how do you think I'd get along with one of these? Could I just buy it and start brewing all grain?...
It's very easy to brew on! There are plenty of videos and websites outlining the use of a HERMS system. We are also working on a brew day video!
@@SpikeBrewing How much
would love to be able to have it shipped to Europe and a controller/element for European electrical system !
That is a dream system. Top bad I need a car more than a top of the line brewing system right now....
how many liters can you get out of one batch?
I live in northern California and I have recently purchased a pot still need help learning to use it can anyone help please temperatures and need some parts gauges and such
I love this video. Do you have this setup for propane instead of electric?
Is there a reason the timer only uses seconds instead of the traditional hour and minutes? Also, can you brew a 5 to 6 gallon batch in a 15 gallon setup?
It can do both. Just need to change the settings. Yes, the 15gal can do a 5-10gal batch.
you dont sell the push to connect fittings?
In the HLT, what is the top valve recirculating? I'm not asking about the recirculating the wort through the HERMS coil, I know what that is. I'm just not sure what are your recirculating using the top valve in the HLT.
The recirc port in the HLT recirculates the water at the bottom near the element up towards the top. This gives a consistent temp throughout the entire tank.
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How would I do FWH (First Wort Hops) with this system, as FWH involves adding a portion of the hops to the boiler at the very beginning of the sparging process, allowing these hops to steep as the sparging completes and remaining in the kettle throughout the boil. Add the hops to the boiler as soon as you have finished recirculating the first runnings.
Hey Matt. I do a lot of first wort hopping in my Spike System. It works exactly how you guessed. Personally, I just have the FWH pellets sitting in the empty boil kettle from the start of the brew day (so I don't forget them). Then once the lauter/sparge process begins the boil kettle is filled with your wort and you have your FWH hops ready to do their thing.
Can this system do kegs or only bottles? If only bottles what would I need to do kegs?
The wort made with the Spike System can be bottled or kegged. That step is done after fermentation.
man I would love this kit to start brewing- but so new I'm confused with so many functions
It comes with time, it's really not as complicated as it looks.
Now where do you get hops in bulk?
I emailed you guys too but will you ever make a 5 gallon system? Guaranteed customer if so lol. I just don't have enough time to consume 10 gallons of beer and brew as often as I would like.
Mike, the 10gal system actually makes 2.5-6 gallons of beer. It's called a 10gal system because it uses 10 gallon tanks.
Hey SB, is there any thought in getting distribution to Australia or is it available already if so who do I need to contact, love this system.
Reason I ask is there is very little good quality full systems for sale here
Thanks
We do sell the system internationally. You can go to the link below to find more information and submit your info. Our customer service team will work with you from there. Cheers!
spikebrewing.com/pages/international-shipping-information
Why couldn't HLT be used as a chiller after boiling? Also, i wonder, if those false bottom holes in mash tun are too big to clоg pumps with grain?
The copper counter flow chiller is specially designed to chill wort. The HLT does not work well to cool wort. The false bottom is optimized to filter 99% of grain. We would never sell equipment that did not work as intended.
Amazing
Looking good, any retailers in Denmark? :-D
looks amazing did you ever think about franchaise ?
Your 50 gallon system says "1bbl". What is the max output... 31 gallons? I assume the 50 gallon is full to the top and it will produce about 1bbl?
The output limit there is however much wort you are comfortable boiling in that kettle. Most people find filling their kettles anything past 80% puts them in a precarious boil-over situation. You could probably get away with a 40 gallon output but that's an odd size for a fermentor. But one barrel (31 gallons) is much safer and would be compatible with most off-the-shelf conicals.
Sensational!
Spike, is there any way this system can be converted or have the option of using Natural Gas instead. This for me, would be the most efficient approach. I am in the market for a system like this. Thank you
The Spike System can't be converted but we can do custom gas fired systems all the time. Shoot us an email and we can help design something for you! info@spikebrewing.com
Spike Brewing How can i get more information?
That's a nice system, and I can't seem to find a bad word said about your products in the home brewing forums. Have you considered doing a comparison between your turnkey and some others? Blichmann has a similar setup (Pro Pilot Series) that seems to come in slightly lower in cost. SS Brewtech has a new 1bbl setup that looks pretty "fancy schmancy" but comes in at nearly double the cost of your rig. I like the buy-once cry-once mentality. But what makes your product stand out above the others?
Do you not get tunneling by sparging on the side that way?
Nope, that's not something we've seen. We consistently see efficiencies in the mid 80's.
Does this system still require a conical fermenter?
Yes, you'll need a conical fermenter to ferment the beer after brewing
do i need a specific voltage for this?
b150pro brewing system?
whats the name of those conectors ?
Excellent
Why dose the HLT tank have a chiller spiral ?
It's not a chiller. It's a HERMS coil. (Heat Exchanged Recirculation Mash System). The point of a HERMS system is to maintain a consistent mash temperature through a heat exchanger placed in the hot liquor tank.
Process Engineer approved. Do you have a P&ID of the system?
I haven't seen anyone ask for that before! We do not however we do have an animation of the piping which can be seen here: ua-cam.com/video/lmNASW2ToLA/v-deo.html&t
Thinking the same thing. As an ME and mechanical contractor, I understand P&ID's better than I do watching a video. I'm a newbie and my eyes got crossed watching the set up!
What a great system they've done the research for ya. got high quality equipment and put everything you need together. I'm saving up for this. In the mean time Spike Brewing if you have a giveaway for one of your systems put my name in the hat for it plz. An thx Sincerely thanks for the video. Cant wait to be a home brewer on one of these.
Very nice.
Damn, I'm drooling...
You going offer a fermenter with Spike system as a deluxe system ? Go big or go home my friends will like this free beer
We may offer as an add on. Either way they will be coming online over the next few months!
Hello. I'm from Viet Nam. I want to buy this system.
- How to buy this system?
- How much is it?
- Can you ship to Viet Nam?
Check there direct web sight .... shipping will probly be more than the sysyem is brand new
Great, another thing I can't afford that I have to buy.
Michael Trent they have a payment plan.
@@carloso7562 lol
I also want to set up a small line to make wine
Cost?
4500 and up
Price???
Hii sir I am from India we want to start this business can you please tell me what is the budget required in this business
Is panel, Hardwired, or plug in?
It uses a standard plug.
what gallon size is this setup?
Shown in the video is a 15gal
wish it was for sell in the uk
Thats a lot of bling :) chhers !
I need this!
how much?
spikebrewing.com/collections/spike-systems
Hows the electric bill with this baby?
Our 15g test Spike System uss about $3 per brew day
And here I am boiling on my stove and putting it into a bucket...
Same. Time to upgrade
Hi Ben i am Ambaw from Ethiopia i want to open a micro brew which produce about 300 litter how can i got your e-mail.
I don't get the "Buy Once, Cry Once." I get that I'll only have to buy it once - but why the crying?
Well, it's not exactly free. You'll "cry once" because the price is high (not necessarily expensive, but still lots of money if you get what I mean).
I want one 💯
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Buy once, cry once but they don't say how long you'll be crying.
Too many parts that require a lot of cleaning
I had an easy enough time justifying a few hundred bucks to the wife, six grand would get me a divorce though I fear.
Beautiful setup though.
Turn Key Brewing System ?
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Аре ю кидинг ми ?
this looks terrifyingly expensive lol
where did my pants go?
@santa
I feel like it's a truck commercial.
Wow nice