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I'm looking into investing into a nice, professionally-crafted homebrew stand (single or double tier, pump driven) with some sort of automated RIMS or HERMS system integrated. I love the scultpures at Morebeer, but they are really expensive. Everyone talks about the price of the Blichmann stuff, but you can get a tricked out Blichmann rig for thousands less than the highend stuff at Morebeer. I also looked at Ruby Street, but those also seem overpriced compared to what you get from Blichman. In other words, at this stage, Blichmann's gear actually seems like a competetively priced rig. You can go all out and get the double control enclosures (one for mash, one for HLT) and the complete tower of power, new kettles, etc., all for less than $4K. Don't get me wrong, that's a hell of a lot of money, but a similar rig from Morebeer is close to $6K. I also quoted a rig from Brew Steel, but again, Blichmann comes out on top on price.
Having heard so many people complain about the cost of Blichmann equipment, it got me thinking that there must be another manufacturer that I'm missing who is more competively priced. Can anyone direct me to such a place?
I'm looking into investing into a nice, professionally-crafted homebrew stand (single or double tier, pump driven) with some sort of automated RIMS or HERMS system integrated. I love the scultpures at Morebeer, but they are really expensive. Everyone talks about the price of the Blichmann stuff, but you can get a tricked out Blichmann rig for thousands less than the highend stuff at Morebeer. I also looked at Ruby Street, but those also seem overpriced compared to what you get from Blichman. In other words, at this stage, Blichmann's gear actually seems like a competetively priced rig. You can go all out and get the double control enclosures (one for mash, one for HLT) and the complete tower of power, new kettles, etc., all for less than $4K. Don't get me wrong, that's a hell of a lot of money, but a similar rig from Morebeer is close to $6K. I also quoted a rig from Brew Steel, but again, Blichmann comes out on top on price.
Having heard so many people complain about the cost of Blichmann equipment, it got me thinking that there must be another manufacturer that I'm missing who is more competively priced. Can anyone direct me to such a place?