grainfather pump filter upgrade
grainfather pump filter upgrade
Has anyone tried the new filter upgrade? http://www.grainfather.co.uk/#!online-s ... p/54848740
Is it worth buying or am I going to have to lay out the £15 to find out?
Is it worth buying or am I going to have to lay out the £15 to find out?
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Re: grainfather pump filter upgrade
I have one and its a lot bigger and more secure fit than the small original filter .
I buy my grain & hops from here http://www.homebrewkent.co.uk/
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Re: grainfather pump filter upgrade
Is it a true upgrade to the original one? I have only had one brew that has blocked the smaller filter so i'm not yet making the jump for it.
Drinking: Elderflower Pale Ale, Stout
Conditioning: Sierra Nervarda Porter
FV: Pale Ale
Conditioning: Sierra Nervarda Porter
FV: Pale Ale
Re: grainfather pump filter upgrade
My GF came with the bigger one. Haven't had an issue even with neither leaf nor pellet hops. Biggest hop bill I did was ~200g AIPA, all pellets. The flow was low but didn't stop. I don't know why they say the dead space is 2l, I haven't lost more than a pint due to trub yet.
Re: grainfather pump filter upgrade
That's interesting to read, my local HB shop has got some Galaxy in pellet form but I've been put off using pellets for fear of an almighty blockage. Will buy some and give it a go.
I buy my grain & hops from here http://www.homebrewkent.co.uk/
I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me - Winston Churchill
I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me - Winston Churchill
Re: grainfather pump filter upgrade
I've only done one brew with my GF and used leaf hop, that went without issue. Ive seen vids on Youtube with people using lots of pellet hop with no issue, but the general consensus is to use a hop spider for pellet hop.
Will keep an eye on this one.
Cheers
Jay
Will keep an eye on this one.
Cheers
Jay
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Re: grainfather pump filter upgrade
My last brew had a stoppage, but that was due to end of sack and loads of flour. It just gummed up the new filter had to scrape it twice to get the brew to flow through the chiller.
Re: grainfather pump filter upgrade
This is why I crush my own.Hairybiker wrote:My last brew had a stoppage, but that was due to end of sack and loads of flour. It just gummed up the new filter had to scrape it twice to get the brew to flow through the chiller.
I've got a new better and used it on two brews. I'm not sure if it's any better. I whirlpool once I've done my 5 minute run through the counterflow chiller and leave for 20 minutes before pumping through to the fv. I'm getting about the same loss from both filters as the whirlpooling allows me to tip the gf towards the pump when I'm getting near the end.
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Re: grainfather pump filter upgrade
I used to crush my own, but live is just too short
The slight loss is worth the extra time saving.
The slight loss is worth the extra time saving.