Thanks for doing the homework for me. I just got a new Anvil Foundry 10.5 and have to use 120 for now. Have to wait a month or two for temps to come up a little for fermentation.
Very nice and congrats on the 1k. I always say, buy an Anvil Foundry at 120v and once you can move to 240v, just flip the switch. Love 240v over 120v for speed of heating and the nice boil.
Thanks, Bitter Reality Brewing! It is a great feature to be able to switch between the two power options. I do plan to use 120 in my kitchen at some point. I plan to scale down my batch to 2.5 gallon for when I use 120. Cheers!
You will really notice the difference between the two systems if you start from heating the strike water together. You leveled the playing field by preheating. Also, you do not want to boil with the top on ,(120v) as the DMSO will not escape. This will lead to an off flavor in your friends beer(Would be interesting video if you compare the two). I found that recirculating the mash water helps to maintain the temp within about 2 degrees on the 240v system. For the boil, I need about 84% power to maintain a rolling boil ( 240v). I mostly use my electric system indoors, so outdoor temp is not a factor for me but surely it impacted you guys on brew day. Thanks for the video!
That’s a really good point about the lid, I wish I talked about that in the video. My buddy did remove the cap on the lid for the recirculation port and this does let steam out during the boil. Does it get rid of all the dmso, I don’t know. Spike posted an interesting test about their condenser and dmso, however they pointed out that the condenser acts like a vacuum for the steam. I am interested in tasting his beer now. I have thought about this same issue when brewing on my HERMS system and using the condenser method to remove steam. I may run a test to see how much dmso is left while using this system. This could make for an interesting video. Also I seem to dial back my power settings close to yours for the boil. Thanks for the comment and feedback!!! Cheers!
Thanks for this feedback! I’m not sure about sites, but there are a ton of UA-cam channels I would check out. A few I follow include: The Brusho(focuses on fermentation and has unreal storytelling and top notch production), The apartment brewer(great explanation of brew days and how-tos), CityScape Brewing(provides a wealth of knowledge for beginner and advanced homebrewing), Elementary Brewing company(awesome at telling the story of his brew days), The Beer junkies(shows what it’s like to brew at a commercial scale and focuses on recipes), Cascades Homebrew(great brewday channel experience), Glen and friends brewhouse(excellent at walking new brewers through the brewing process, and Clawhammer(the rock star channel home brewing)…to name just a few. There are so many great homebrewing channels out there to help you learn to brew. It’s a pretty good niche community. I would start with reading The Joy of homebrewing. It’s a great resource. I’m actually reading the latest version. Good luck with your homebrewing journey, Cheers!
Just purchased this system. Thank you for doing this test!
No problem! Have fun with it. I’ve really enjoyed brewing on this all in one. Cheers!
Cool. Thanks 🙏
No problem!
Super helpful. Thanks!
I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Thanks for doing the homework for me. I just got a new Anvil Foundry 10.5 and have to use 120 for now. Have to wait a month or two for temps to come up a little for fermentation.
No problem, happy to help! Good luck with your first brew on the system:)
Very nice and congrats on the 1k. I always say, buy an Anvil Foundry at 120v and once you can move to 240v, just flip the switch. Love 240v over 120v for speed of heating and the nice boil.
Thanks, Bitter Reality Brewing! It is a great feature to be able to switch between the two power options. I do plan to use 120 in my kitchen at some point. I plan to scale down my batch to 2.5 gallon for when I use 120. Cheers!
You will really notice the difference between the two systems if you start from heating the strike water together. You leveled the playing field by preheating. Also, you do not want to boil with the top on ,(120v) as the DMSO will not escape. This will lead to an off flavor in your friends beer(Would be interesting video if you compare the two).
I found that recirculating the mash water helps to maintain the temp within about 2 degrees on the 240v system. For the boil, I need about 84% power to maintain a rolling boil ( 240v). I mostly use my electric system indoors, so outdoor temp is not a factor for me but surely it impacted you guys on brew day.
Thanks for the video!
That’s a really good point about the lid, I wish I talked about that in the video. My buddy did remove the cap on the lid for the recirculation port and this does let steam out during the boil. Does it get rid of all the dmso, I don’t know. Spike posted an interesting test about their condenser and dmso, however they pointed out that the condenser acts like a vacuum for the steam. I am interested in tasting his beer now. I have thought about this same issue when brewing on my HERMS system and using the condenser method to remove steam. I may run a test to see how much dmso is left while using this system. This could make for an interesting video. Also I seem to dial back my power settings close to yours for the boil. Thanks for the comment and feedback!!! Cheers!
Looking to purchase a unit and this was great information. Thank you!
No problem, good luck with the system!
Great video. Think I’ll go with the 120v for my first system. What site would you recommend for a new brewer to learn from?
Thx again
Thanks for this feedback! I’m not sure about sites, but there are a ton of UA-cam channels I would check out. A few I follow include: The Brusho(focuses on fermentation and has unreal storytelling and top notch production), The apartment brewer(great explanation of brew days and how-tos), CityScape Brewing(provides a wealth of knowledge for beginner and advanced homebrewing), Elementary Brewing company(awesome at telling the story of his brew days), The Beer junkies(shows what it’s like to brew at a commercial scale and focuses on recipes), Cascades Homebrew(great brewday channel experience), Glen and friends brewhouse(excellent at walking new brewers through the brewing process, and Clawhammer(the rock star channel home brewing)…to name just a few. There are so many great homebrewing channels out there to help you learn to brew. It’s a pretty good niche community. I would start with reading The Joy of homebrewing. It’s a great resource. I’m actually reading the latest version. Good luck with your homebrewing journey, Cheers!
Now you’ve done it. Gave the video a thumbs up and just subscribed
Cheers
Cheers:)