8/17/2023 0 Comments Anvil foundry 1I much prefer to have a printed brewsheet to make notes and follow during the brew day and like the layout of the BeerSmith brew day sheet (or maybe I am just used to it). This choice is made on my situation and preference. I have tried BrewFather for a while and it is good as well. My software of choice right now is BeerSmith. My conversion efficiency has always been in the 97% to 100% range, accounting for some error in moisture content in the grains. Statistically, the averages were too close to really claim much of a difference. My mash efficiency was maybe a point higher when I sparged, but more variable. When I started brewing on the system, I switched back and forth with a sparge and full volume. I get a mash efficiency of around 81% when brewing at 120v and 84% at 240v, most of the difference comes in the increased volume at 240v to account for the additional boil off. I line the bag with my grain bag (I use both a Wilser bag and a Brewbag and both work very well) and do a reasonably fine crush. On the plus side, it greatly helps with transferring the wort and clean-up. I did buy the pump for recirculation and from the couple of brews I did without recirculation the pump helps with consistency in extraction efficiency and grain bed temperature uniformity. My first 10 to 12 brews were all scoping out the system and I ended up with something close to where I was when I was doing a full volume BIAB on the stovetop. I have a first generation Anvil Foundry 6.5G and have been brewing on it for well over a year now making 35 brew days. I haven't checked, but I believe the cooler could and should go much deeper. If I hang the cooler off the side, there are ~4 loops above 3 gallons. On that subject, what do Foundry owners like as far as a brewing calculator? Brewer's Friend looks comprehensive, but it won't estimate how much water the grains will absorb. What kind of efficiency should I expect from a basket and 1 gallon sparge? That is, I figure I should bump my grain bill to account for it, and when entering numbers in a spreadsheet. You 10.5 gallon guys must be doing it outside using the spigot? I put it on a chair by the sink, sprayed with water, scrubbed, then tossed out the water. One could leave the lid on until this time, theoretically. Cooling was fairly easy, although took a while: 30 minutes to 80. Temperature changes were quick, even on 120VAC at 80%. Aside from that, mashing and sparging was trivial. With a basket, however, I may have to re-think this. I didn't buy the recirculation pump, since traditionally I've just recirculated a few quarts by hand. For those considering it, here are some thoughts on the Foundry, coming from a traditional all-grain guy.
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