The flexibility of brewing on the same system inside and out is another plus in favor of the Anvil system. The set up for my mash tun system is one of the things that keeps me from making beer during the summer month even if I did have the time. My alternative is to drag out my mash tun and brew on a propane burner doing a more traditional mash tun with batch sparge process. There is a difference in that on my BIAB system, I am doing my brewing during the winter and with the Anvil, I was able to brew on my back deck on a 70 F to 80 F morning. On my stove, it is typically 42 to 48 minutes. Part of this may be the slightly higher water retention in the grain.įrom end of mash to boil, it took only 23 minutes. I average between 85% and 86% mash/lauter efficiency for my BIAB system. My calculated mash/lauter efficiency was 80.9% for the initial run. I did use my BIAB bag inside the mash basket and kept the grind consistent with my normal BIAB. The recirculation pump worked smoothly and kept a consistent mash temperature through the mash bed in the limited checking that I did at the end of the mash. A definite improvement in control of strike temperature and consistency of same. My stove top BIAB holds within 2 to 3 degrees (higher than strike temp) in my pre-warmed oven or (lower than strike temp) when wrapped in insulating blankets. The system held mash temperature of 154 F with occasional dips down to 153 F. Offset this by the fact that the Anvil can be programmed with a delay start and set up overnight (which is what I do on my stove top BIAB) so that it would be up to temperature and ready fro grain as soon as I got up in the morning. This is a bit longer than on my stove top where it takes 35 minutes to bring around 60 F water to a 158 F strike temperature. I did a 'dry' run with the system and at 120v it took 53 minutes to raise the temperature of water from 68 F up to the programmed strike temperature of 158 F. It was easy to put together, requiring a minimum of parts assembled. My first impressions of the system was that it appears well made, though a little on the lighter side of what I expected. I have no comparison to any other electric brewing system, so comparisons are to my former brewing process of 10 liter batches on my gas stove top (high output commercial burner). After conducting my initial brew, I have the following review of the system. Two Sizes Available: 10.5 Gallon for 5 Gallon Batches and 6.5 Gallon for 2.5-3 Gallon Batches.I recently made the move from gas to electric brewing with an Anvil 6.5 Gal All-in-One brewing system with recirculation pump.No Need to Disassemble Entire Unit! Use for Other Pumping Needs too. Optional External Pump Won't Plug and is Easy to Clean.Includes High Capacity Stainless Immersion Chiller with Hoses & Fittings.Linear Digital Power Control and Solid-State Switching for Fine Tuning your Boil.Ultra Low Watt Density, Triple Element Heaters - Won't Scorch.Double Wall Insulation Maintains Mash Temps and Increases Heating Speeds.Large Capacity Increases Efficiency and Grain Capacity.Unique High Flow Grain Basket with 150% More Perforations to Virtually Eliminate Stuck Mashes.Switchable Between 120V 1600W and 240V 2800W for Faster Heating & Better Boils.From the triple element low watt density dual voltage heaters for blazing fast heating speeds, to the unique high flow grain basket, you won't find a more powerful feature rich product. The ANVIL Foundry™ is the most versatile all-in-one brewing system available.
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