highland_brewer
Short Circuited Brewers
Got my hands on one of the new 65L brewzilla brewing systems. Did a video on the new features and a boil test.
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Looks like you had a good boil going. I'm thinking about the Digiboil since it's more affordable and this gives me confidence that 3500 watts will do the job.
Thanks!very nice video.
Yeah it surprised me for sure. The digiboil is a pretty much stripped down version of it. No pump or malt pipe but easy enough to use as a BIAB kettle.
I don't think it has the step mash program capabilities, but I believe it will hold temps. One of the members of the homebrew club just bought one. So I will know more once I talk to him about his experience.Is the Digiboil 65L like the Brewzilla ?
3500w seems to get it dont just fine, but for the sake of speed and already being 240v I can't understand why they didnt go the normal 5500w route
Great video man, well done, and the perfect length to highlight everything.
I'm sure you wanted to keep it vanilla, but next time fermcap might be a nice tip to avoid a boil over.
I can imagine that the kept it the same as the units sold in Australia.3500w seems to get it dont just fine, but for the sake of speed and already being 240v I can't understand why they didnt go the normal 5500w route
Man I really thinking one of these, was thinking of a single kettle like a clawhammer or high gravity, but this looks nice[/QUOTE
Claw Hammer system is nice for sure. and well priced for the 120V system. It does take a while to heat up IMO.
I have a system i built similar to the claw hammer supply. Baseball on the Bayou classic. If you use the e brew supply diy bias controller you can put one together for under a grand. (240v 5500w)Yea I was going to make the jump to 240 volt and Clawwhammer wants I think 1400 for theres
Alright I will look into the e brew DIY kit and see what it looks likeI have a system i built similar to the claw hammer supply. Baseball on the Bayou classic. If you use the e brew supply diy bias controller you can put one together for under a grand. (240v 5500w)
Man I really thinking one of these, was thinking of a single kettle like a clawhammer or high gravity, but this looks nice
"Note: The Digiboil is primarily designed for boiling, distilling, and heating sparge water. It is not designed for Brew In Bag or mashing directly in the unit. If you suspend a large grain bag in the unit or add mash directly to the unit, it will throw a thermal protection error, because the grain or the grain bag will cover the thermostat, which will then shut off the heating element"
https://www.williamsbrewing.com/KegLand-Digiboil-P4663.aspx
"Note: The Digiboil is primarily designed for boiling, distilling, and heating sparge water. It is not designed for Brew In Bag or mashing directly in the unit. If you suspend a large grain bag in the unit or add mash directly to the unit, it will throw a thermal protection error, because the grain or the grain bag will cover the thermostat, which will then shut off the heating element"
https://www.williamsbrewing.com/KegLand-Digiboil-P4663.aspx
It actually is thick. The legs on the malt pipe are really sturdy, not to mention it got shipped all over the place because if winter storms! Not that fed-ex folks aren't gentle with a 59lb awkward shaped box.. LolDamn with those dents this thing must be tin can thin.
Thinking about some hacks one could do to the Brewzilla:
1 - Install a hop stopper (those from The Electric Brewery or the Lauterhexe) connected to the tap; or
2 - Use the tap as the inlet for whirlpooling, using something like the Brewhardware spincycle
Morebeer was the only place I saw selling them here. Any idea on why its on backorder so long, and when we might expect them back in the US?
couple reasons come to mind... 3500w runs off a regular 20a (15a even) 220v circuit which many countries possibly use for standard outlets, and the elements are most likely repurposed from some other coffee urn device to keep costs down. Watt density also comes to mind. from the sounds of it the element is already a higher watt density setup..3500w seems to get it dont just fine, but for the sake of speed and already being 240v I can't understand why they didnt go the normal 5500w route
I could be wrong but I think its because the repurposed hot water urns already have the two elements in them from thier original design... Dont forget when used as a coffee or tea urn they use even cheaper controls... one element likely to heat the water and one to keep the liquid hot afterwards while it sits...this design is proven with these elements and changing things out adds risk and cost.I understand the issue of keeping heat down due to electronics but the 500w element doesn’t seem that useful. Don’t see why they didn’t just put in another 1000w
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These are basically starting out as $50-100 alibaba kettles modified with attachments and controllers.. The people that spec these mods are looking to maximize profits and work with what they have as much as possible. If they have $125 cost in each one, my guess is its a lot.
Nevermind. I found their online instruction manual and the capacity is 16 kg, or a little over 35 lb. So okay up to around 7. 5% ABV maybe ?What's the capacity of the grain basket? The More Beer website says 18 lb, but that's not near enough to do a decent-sized 10 gallon batch over 5% ABV. Some of my 10-gallon batches now use over 30 lb of grain.
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