![]() The built in recirculation pump also keeps the temperature of the grain bed more even than I ever could pull off on my stove. It's also more precise than what I was achieving with my stovetop, a thermometer and blankets. However, that's no worse than the heat variations many cooler based mash tuns experience. Then you just monitor the unit while it heats at roughly 1.5F per minute from one step to the next.įrom reading other reviews and through my own testing, the Mash & Boil does tend to let the temp go up and down +/- 5 or so degrees as it cycles the heating element on and off (I've found that regularly stirring the mash helps narrow this range). Performing a multistep mash is a simple matter of pushing SET, hitting the + button a few times, and pushing SET again. ![]() The only OCD niggle I have is that the digital temperature control panel on mine was installed slightly crooked.Ī big plus for me is the mash temperature control. All of the switches have a nice heft to them. There are no rough or sharp edges to cut yourself on. But out of the box, I'm very pleased with the build quality. Perhaps after many more uses, I'll change my mind. While it comes in well below several other all-in-ones, it does not come across as cheaply made. The Mash & Boil is very well put together for its price. The internal pump meant there was one less piece of brewing equipment to mess with, and also provides an easy way to both perform a recirculating mash and to transfer wort. While I looked at the standard model, I decided to spring for the upgraded one with the built in pump. In this case, the Brewer's Edge Mash & Boil. ![]() To save my back and my family's sanity (justifying purchases is fun), I finally broke down and bought an electric all-in-one brewing system. That's not exactly fair to the rest of the family, which lead me to planning my brewing calendar around everyone else's schedules. Or many hours, on the days I decided to perform a multistep mash. Simply having my wife give me a brew pot with a ball valve for Christmas two years ago seemed like a gift from above, since I was no longer tipping a heavy pot to transfer wort to a fermenter.īrew day has also meant taking over the kitchen for several hours. Gravity is our friend, and it would be nice to take advantage of that fact more than I have. My spine was badly injured quite a few years back, and can only take a certain amount of strain, no matter how much I focus on lifting with my legs. My back, for one, doesn't dig all the weight lifting like it used to. While I appreciate the exercise I get from lifting heavy wet grain bags, and moving large pots of water or wort back and forth around the kitchen, that doesn't mean I want to work that way forever. Recipes include: American Red Ale, Belgian Tripel, Berliner Weisse, English Mild, Farmhouse-Style Saison, Hefeweizen, Imperial Stout, New England IPA, Porter, and Raspberry Lambic.The older I've gotten, the more I've wanted to make my brew days easier. Then use the handy calendar of events to plan your next beer trip and dive headlong into the homebrew world. Along the way, you’ll discover what triggered the homebrewing renaissance, learn how some of the greatest beers went from kitchen table to world domination, hear from the pros about their successes and failures, and find out how to run your own homebrew tour. Get to know the Stylists who hammer home perfect takes on time-honored beers the Hop Pack who boldly push IPAs and other hop-forward brews into fragrant new territory the Wild Ones who are harvesting ambient yeast, unleashing rowdy microbes, and experimenting with souring bacteria to extend the boundaries of good taste and the Creative Front, who follow one simple rule-no rules at all. How do they keep temperatures constant without sophisticated climate controls? What are their hopping techniques, yeast strategies, and aging methods? Meet the award winners, visionaries, and scofflaws leading the homebrew revolution. Go behind the scenes with more than 30 cutting-edge brewers across the globe and see how the magic happens.
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