I've used this this twice since buying it a few weeks ago. It's great system as you can see if you google it. I'm selling because I don't use most of the features for the basic type of brewing I do.
From the manufacturer
The Best All in One Brewing System!
The Grainfather takes the best brewing practices from craft breweries and puts them into a simple to use, all in one home brewing system to ensure anyone can brew a professional craft beer at home, no matter their brewing experience.
Features
- Electric
The Grainfather is electrically powered and designed to be used indoors.
- Control Box for Heat & Power Control
Use the Connect Control Box in conjunction with the Connect App and Grainfather Brewing Community for the ultimate brewing experience. Create your recipes on the Grainfather Brewing Community and then sync these recipes with the Connect app. The control box has Bluetooth connection to your mobile device so it can be controlled remotely. This allows you to multitask or simply relax while brewing and then be alerted when to return to your next step.
Features:
PID algorithm works in conjunction with a triac for more stable heating and so you can control power output
Programmable step mashing
Delayed heating - fill your Grainfather with water the night before and wake up to your water at strike temperature ready for brewing straight away
Change between celsius and fahrenheit easily
Waterproof graphic display
Use in manual mode or with app
- Grainfather Connect App for Automation
Features
Grainfather Grain Kit recipes provided in the app
Ability to import recipes (Beer XML files) - NOTE: iOS9 and higher
Set your own boil temperature (for different altitudes)
Change between celsius and fahreheit easily
Grainfather calculators provided in app
Create recipes on the Grainfather Brewing Community and then sync these with the Connect App to brewSmart
-Pump
A 6 Watt, 1,800 RPM magnetic powered pump has been fitted to recirculate the wort through the grain bed for maximum brewing efficiencies. This is also used during the cooling stage to pump hot wort through the wort chiller. The pump also makes the cleaning process quick and easy by pumping the cleaning detergent through all the pipe work.
- Grain Basket
A stainless steel expandable grain basket allows you to brew with anything from 4.5 – 9 kg of grain.
- Counter Flow Wort Chiller
23 L of wort can be cooled in as little as 20 minutes. The cooled wort temperature will be cooled to approximately 5 degrees above whatever your tap water temperature is.
