strange-steve
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Today was the first brew with the new grainfather, a Belgian dubbel mash kit that came with it. No idea what the recipe is, but it came with a load of dark candi sugar and Mangrove Jack M41 yeast.
I'm also trying out a new approach to water treatment which I'll post about in the future (if anyone's interested see here) and so far so good with a mash pH of 5.73.
A couple of things on the GF, it definitely makes for a more relaxed and quicker brewday and everything went swimmingly. Until the clean up that is.
Maybe I'm being stupid but I found it a pain in the ass to clean. First of all, why are there no handles to make it easier to lift or tip out the trub/cleaning water? It's really awkward to move. Secondly, is there a way to avoid gallons of water on the floor after using the chiller? Every time I thought it was empty it would dump another load of water out. How do you get all the water out of the chiller after use?
I'm also trying out a new approach to water treatment which I'll post about in the future (if anyone's interested see here) and so far so good with a mash pH of 5.73.
A couple of things on the GF, it definitely makes for a more relaxed and quicker brewday and everything went swimmingly. Until the clean up that is.
Maybe I'm being stupid but I found it a pain in the ass to clean. First of all, why are there no handles to make it easier to lift or tip out the trub/cleaning water? It's really awkward to move. Secondly, is there a way to avoid gallons of water on the floor after using the chiller? Every time I thought it was empty it would dump another load of water out. How do you get all the water out of the chiller after use?