also would be great to see an updated video on profile setup (line by line) in brewfather app for brewzilla 35lt & 65lt -many thanks for you videos -fantastic stuff
The USA model is exactly the same wattage as the Australian model, so profiles for the 65L will be the same as far as boil off. Humidity would be the only factor. Your boil looks the same as mine. Cheers Gavin! 👍🍻
Cheers Gash. Going to have to calibrate my grainfather and digiboil. I've just been going off the marks and numbers are always a little out at different stages. Look forward to the brew day vid!
Weighing the water is a good approach however you need to know the temperature of the water which will enable you to determine its density. You can then estimate the volume of that mass of water. You can use a water density of 1 g/cm3 and if your temperature is about 20 deg C, it will give you a good approximation of the volume. T = 10 degC, density =0.9997 g/cm3 T = 20 degC, density =0.9982 g/cm3 T = 30 degC, density =0.9957 g/cm3 So if you weigh out 1 kg of water at 20 degC, the volume is 1001.8 mL (close enough)
great video -am just setting up my brewzilla 35lt. Would be wonderful if u could let us know the figures u use for the 35lt, if u get a chance eg dead space lts (below bottom plate), below malt pipe lts, 1hr boil off loss.
If I hadn't built my own system when these weren't around I'd get one in a heartbeat. Great video & information as usual mate, keep up the great work :-)
Cheers for the vid. Ive just done my 2nd brew on mine today which ive had for about 3 weeks now ( got sent the gen 3 for some reason - live in south oz ). I'll be interested in the numbers you get for your profile as im still adjusting mine. My first brew was with 13.2 kgs of grain and the grain bed was above the top of the overflow inlet so their claim of max grain use is a fair way off in my opinion. My brew today was 10.6kgs and that was comfortable. My goal is to get 50lt batches but unless I do short boils I cant see it being possible for average abv beers. My boil volume was 59/60 litres which is almost max volume unless you do a low boil - i didnt get a boilover but did have a bit plopping out at the start of the boil. Anyway, because of the deadspace and after cf chilling i ended up with about 46 1/2 litres in the fv so probably about 43 litres into kegs. I am interested in how you deal with the 2-3 litres under the bottom screen that doesn't pump out and even tipping it doesn't really come out of the tap cleanly. Apart from the deadspace i am happy so far, it holds a great boil, seems to be quite efficient mash wise and the stainless is good quality for the price. Looking forward to see how your brew goes. Im thinking about getting a few of them to use where i brew commercially its so much easier and less time consuming than the 3v system. Cheers
I always assumed measuring jugs would be accurate to within a couple of percent. I'm going to check all mine by measuring with water at 4C and see how close they are. 1kg at 4C should be 1 litre. I use a few different jugs to fill my vessel so better be safe..... I know on my little Guten the 20l measure is about 22l but that was on the assumption my Erlenmeyer flask was accurate (a Schott unit - not a cheap Chinese one) Nice video as always Cheers
Interesting video. I really love my Robobrew 35 Litre. Can't wait to watch your brew day with this beast. Are you going to use a pulley system to lift the full malt pipe?......Take care, Bluefin.
Does your whirlpool go clockwise or counterclockwise? :p Seriously, I just order mine this past week. Here in the US I will be using 110 volts. I don't have an electrical outlet where I'm going to brew. I have one nearby. Is it OK to use an extension cord?
Hey mate I am thinking of making the jump to all grain, and thinking of buying the 65litre. Do you recommend it as a start and also is it ok for single batches if I don’t want to do a double? Cheers
Gday, it is a big machine, you can do single batches, you sometimes have a little trouble because the mash bed can get thin if your doing a single batch beer at 3.5% or something, you'll still get good beer at the end though. Due to the size of the machine there is a lot of dead space, so for a 22-23L batch you'll be doing a boil of around 32-33L, which just means compared to single batch in the 35L Brewzilla you'll using a bit more grain, hops and water as the single batch in that boil starts around 29L for 22-23L batch. Both machines work the same, so no real difference there, its just the size thing. Cheers!
Hey Gash, thanks for the vid. I remember you used to do a few Extract brews and am wondering if you consider any combo of extract ingredients (maybe a pure malt extract w/no hops, partial boil etc.) where an extract could hold up to an all-grain? If so that kind of video would be great. Cheers
@@victorbitter583 Cheers will do. I have a robo btw, but sometimes I wonder if for a standard beer and quick brew if chucking on an extract would suffice. I've only brewed a few extracts and only the wheat beer I made was passable.
@@Joelification1 I don't do wheat beers lol. Here's another excellent extract beer. You tube may not post links that aren't you tube so you might have to go to the 17 brewcrew forum to find the recipe. The good news is that there is both AG and Extract versions there. th-cam.com/video/qXmYYfL_Yfk/w-d-xo.html
I just bought one on Black Friday sale and it's going to be my first all grain setup. I've been doing extract for several years. Any tips for me? Any issues making 5 gallon batches with this? I wanted the 65L so I had the option to make higher gravity beers and heard the smaller robobrew could be an issue with big grain bills. Ill usually be making 5 gallon batches.
5 gallon batches are very small for a system this big, not impossible, I'd be bumping the recipe to at least 6 gallon, just for ease. I found full gallon batches a bit of a pain to get cleared, just too much water and a thin grain bed. but mash and sparge went good. Could always unscrew the centre pipe and put a bag in the grain tube for very small batches, or not even use the tube at all, just a bag in it. I do have a single batch recipe video here somewhere. Cheers
Thank you for your time !
also would be great to see an updated video on profile setup (line by line) in brewfather app for brewzilla 35lt & 65lt -many thanks for you videos -fantastic stuff
The USA model is exactly the same wattage as the Australian model, so profiles for the 65L will be the same as far as boil off. Humidity would be the only factor. Your boil looks the same as mine. Cheers Gavin! 👍🍻
Interesting I was told and read in manual that it would be different. Boil off is different house to house let alone overseas ;)
Cheers Brian
Will watch your brew day vids now, wanted to do a brew from scratch without watching any others, so I went in clean!
@@HomeBrewNetwork haha! Understand completely! Look forward to seeing your brew day! Cheers mate! 👍🍻
@@HomeBrewNetwork be warned ( you probably know by now) the malt pipe is HEAVY! Even for us big guys! Lol
Cheers Gash. Going to have to calibrate my grainfather and digiboil. I've just been going off the marks and numbers are always a little out at different stages. Look forward to the brew day vid!
Weighing the water is a good approach however you need to know the temperature of the water which will enable you to determine its density. You can then estimate the volume of that mass of water. You can use a water density of 1 g/cm3 and if your temperature is about 20 deg C, it will give you a good approximation of the volume.
T = 10 degC, density =0.9997 g/cm3
T = 20 degC, density =0.9982 g/cm3
T = 30 degC, density =0.9957 g/cm3
So if you weigh out 1 kg of water at 20 degC, the volume is 1001.8 mL (close enough)
Thanks for the info! Thanks for watching and cheers mate!
great video -am just setting up my brewzilla 35lt. Would be wonderful if u could let us know the figures u use for the 35lt, if u get a chance eg dead space lts (below bottom plate), below malt pipe lts, 1hr boil off loss.
Sorry mate just saw this comment, have you got it all sorted?
nice one Gash. Yeehaw 65L batches! Cheers mate, im about to take a look at the maiden voyage brew with the brewzilla.
If I hadn't built my own system when these weren't around I'd get one in a heartbeat. Great video & information as usual mate, keep up the great work :-)
I'm glad I didn't build. The price of parts and then labour put me off
Cheers for the vid.
Ive just done my 2nd brew on mine today which ive had for about 3 weeks now ( got sent the gen 3 for some reason - live in south oz ).
I'll be interested in the numbers you get for your profile as im still adjusting mine. My first brew was with 13.2 kgs of grain and the grain bed was above the top of the overflow inlet so their claim of max grain use is a fair way off in my opinion. My brew today was 10.6kgs and that was comfortable. My goal is to get 50lt batches but unless I do short boils I cant see it being possible for average abv beers. My boil volume was 59/60 litres which is almost max volume unless you do a low boil - i didnt get a boilover but did have a bit plopping out at the start of the boil. Anyway, because of the deadspace and after cf chilling i ended up with about 46 1/2 litres in the fv so probably about 43 litres into kegs. I am interested in how you deal with the 2-3 litres under the bottom screen that doesn't pump out and even tipping it doesn't really come out of the tap cleanly. Apart from the deadspace i am happy so far, it holds a great boil, seems to be quite efficient mash wise and the stainless is good quality for the price. Looking forward to see how your brew goes. Im thinking about getting a few of them to use where i brew commercially its so much easier and less time consuming than the 3v system. Cheers
I always assumed measuring jugs would be accurate to within a couple of percent.
I'm going to check all mine by measuring with water at 4C and see how close they are. 1kg at 4C should be 1 litre.
I use a few different jugs to fill my vessel so better be safe.....
I know on my little Guten the 20l measure is about 22l but that was on the assumption my Erlenmeyer flask was accurate (a Schott unit - not a cheap Chinese one)
Nice video as always
Cheers
Cheers Gerry!
Interesting video. I really love my Robobrew 35 Litre. Can't wait to watch your brew day with this beast. Are you going to use a pulley system to lift the full malt pipe?......Take care, Bluefin.
Does your whirlpool go clockwise or counterclockwise? :p Seriously, I just order mine this past week. Here in the US I will be using 110 volts. I don't have an electrical outlet where I'm going to brew. I have one nearby. Is it OK to use an extension cord?
I always use can extension cord, use a good one. Cheers!
As I'm making Whisky, therefore no need to boil.........Do you see any issue with doing a cold water flood sparge?
Kind of depends on mash thickness and wort gravity, but it should be fine
Would like to find your Brewfather profile for the Brewzilla 65L, only find Brewzilla 35L profiles on your Brewfather account.
Hey mate I am thinking of making the jump to all grain, and thinking of buying the 65litre. Do you recommend it as a start and also is it ok for single batches if I don’t want to do a double? Cheers
Gday, it is a big machine, you can do single batches, you sometimes have a little trouble because the mash bed can get thin if your doing a single batch beer at 3.5% or something, you'll still get good beer at the end though. Due to the size of the machine there is a lot of dead space, so for a 22-23L batch you'll be doing a boil of around 32-33L, which just means compared to single batch in the 35L Brewzilla you'll using a bit more grain, hops and water as the single batch in that boil starts around 29L for 22-23L batch.
Both machines work the same, so no real difference there, its just the size thing.
Cheers!
Hi mate what is the max wort you can get into the fermenter from this machine
You can do a few things to get more, basically without playing around 46L. You can get a bit more doing a few things.
Another good video mate, cheers
Great vid, be interesting to see if grainfather bring a bigger system to market now, cheers 🍻
they are indeed doing that. a 70l if im not mistaken. should be available for some markets this year or early next year.
cheers!
Hey Gash, thanks for the vid. I remember you used to do a few Extract brews and am wondering if you consider any combo of extract ingredients (maybe a pure malt extract w/no hops, partial boil etc.) where an extract could hold up to an all-grain? If so that kind of video would be great. Cheers
Or another way of looking at that, what is the absolute best style and combo of process/ingredients to make the best extract you ca, in your opinion.
@@Joelification1 Give this a run. th-cam.com/video/DSIsPdYx1hI/w-d-xo.html
@@victorbitter583 Cheers will do. I have a robo btw, but sometimes I wonder if for a standard beer and quick brew if chucking on an extract would suffice. I've only brewed a few extracts and only the wheat beer I made was passable.
@@Joelification1 I don't do wheat beers lol. Here's another excellent extract beer. You tube may not post links that aren't you tube so you might have to go to the 17 brewcrew forum to find the recipe. The good news is that there is both AG and Extract versions there.
th-cam.com/video/qXmYYfL_Yfk/w-d-xo.html
sorry, no AG recipe for this one.
I just bought one on Black Friday sale and it's going to be my first all grain setup. I've been doing extract for several years. Any tips for me? Any issues making 5 gallon batches with this? I wanted the 65L so I had the option to make higher gravity beers and heard the smaller robobrew could be an issue with big grain bills. Ill usually be making 5 gallon batches.
5 gallon batches are very small for a system this big, not impossible, I'd be bumping the recipe to at least 6 gallon, just for ease. I found full gallon batches a bit of a pain to get cleared, just too much water and a thin grain bed. but mash and sparge went good. Could always unscrew the centre pipe and put a bag in the grain tube for very small batches, or not even use the tube at all, just a bag in it. I do have a single batch recipe video here somewhere. Cheers
th-cam.com/video/mRLzjEXQlxw/w-d-xo.html