comradeSalo
New Member
Hello fellow homebrewers,
I've been homebrewing with a basic cooler/15g pot/propane burner setup for the last 7 years and looking to step up my game. My primary interest has been in getting one of the new "uni-tank" systems that have been hitting the market in the last couple of year. One of the most interesting and versatile offerings I found is across the pond (in Russia). Before I pull the trigger on ordering I wanted to get some opinion on the value and usefulness of this thing.
It's a jacketed steam fired kettle. Which has a large appeal to me and scares me at the same time. I haven't seen any other consumer-grade systems use this heating system in US. Is there a reason. It seems like it's highly efficient and also allows to use the same jacket for cooling. The kettle is offered in 40, 60, 80 and 100 L variations and has a bunch of ports and expansion abilities. It can also be used as still (outside the scope of this forum, but added value to me).
The top slanted port is for a mixing paddle which can be motorized or manual. The build in controller is programmable for step mashing. It can comes with 3kw or 6kw options. I've watched a couple of lengthy youtube videos of the operation, so i'm sure it's a real product
My question is can you poke holes in this system vs other systems in the $1000-2000 price range.
thanks
I've been homebrewing with a basic cooler/15g pot/propane burner setup for the last 7 years and looking to step up my game. My primary interest has been in getting one of the new "uni-tank" systems that have been hitting the market in the last couple of year. One of the most interesting and versatile offerings I found is across the pond (in Russia). Before I pull the trigger on ordering I wanted to get some opinion on the value and usefulness of this thing.
It's a jacketed steam fired kettle. Which has a large appeal to me and scares me at the same time. I haven't seen any other consumer-grade systems use this heating system in US. Is there a reason. It seems like it's highly efficient and also allows to use the same jacket for cooling. The kettle is offered in 40, 60, 80 and 100 L variations and has a bunch of ports and expansion abilities. It can also be used as still (outside the scope of this forum, but added value to me).
The top slanted port is for a mixing paddle which can be motorized or manual. The build in controller is programmable for step mashing. It can comes with 3kw or 6kw options. I've watched a couple of lengthy youtube videos of the operation, so i'm sure it's a real product
My question is can you poke holes in this system vs other systems in the $1000-2000 price range.
thanks