And another one pot brewing system!

ciderhead · Post by **ciderhead** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 1:06 pm

Kids of today are all spoilt in my day it was all plastic buckets and kettle elements

http://hambletonbard.com/

I have no affiliation or connection to this company!

Post by **Jim** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:28 pm

That's a pretty good price compared to the competition. I wonder if the quality stands up to them as well.

ciderhead · Post by **ciderhead** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 7:31 pm

No idea tbh, aren't they all made in China these days apart from BM. A local homebrew shop over here is doing a special on them tomorrow for €350 in store purchase or €375 online just for the day.
If your not a fettler like me I guess it's a good way to start.

Haydnexport · Post by **Haydnexport** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:42 pm

looks like a buffalo boiler with a false bottom and pump to me , barneey here has made more impressive all in ones with random parts for less money than that !

Edit: actually i think its a brewcrafter 25 rebreanded....

ciderhead · Post by **ciderhead** » Sat Jul 16, 2016 11:41 pm

It's different to the Brewcrafter, in any case they are to be rolled out with you guys in the coming weeks apparently.

jinjahbiscuit · Post by **jinjahbiscuit** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:06 am

The Home Brew Shop (Aldershot), are expecting them in sometime soon, but are unsure when. They are expecting "version 2", but that is uncertain. Prices around 395GBP, but possibly different depending on the version available.

Hairybiker · Post by **Hairybiker** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 2:23 pm

One thing I hate about it is the placement of the controller. On the bottom! You have to crawl around the floor to set it? Or have it up on a table then you have to lift the malt tube up above you head to sparge.

Dave S · Post by **Dave S** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 6:26 pm

Hairybiker wrote:One thing I hate about it is the placement of the controller. On the bottom! You have to crawl around the floor to set it? Or have it up on a table then you have to lift the malt tube up above you head to sparge.

That's one of the things I don't like about the BM too.

Hairybiker · Post by **Hairybiker** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 12:21 pm

At least the grainfather one is easy to access. My replacement one I am building will also have the controls on top rather than the side, as being 6' tall I don't like kneeling down to change things. (it will probably have wifi as well, based on the brewmaic & NodeMcu, if I can just find a way to fit the ssr heatsink

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Post by **Andy** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 1:49 pm

Hairybiker wrote:One thing I hate about it is the placement of the controller. On the bottom! You have to crawl around the floor to set it? Or have it up on a table then you have to lift the malt tube up above you head to sparge.

A mate of mine has relocated the control unit onto a shelf at eye level. Found the BM connector specs and made extension cables for all the wiring.

kinnockthecat on here.

jinjahbiscuit · Post by **jinjahbiscuit** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:51 pm

If anyone is interested the new "Bulldog Brewer" one pot system is in stock at the Home Brew Shop (now located in Farnborough). Although it's not in the online catalogue as yet, I am assured it will be within a couple of days.
Too late for me, I couldn't resist the 50 quid off a Grainfather at Brew UK and am now in a state of high anticipation to have my first go with it in a week or so when I get home.
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