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All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby Hardie355 » Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:08 pm

Hi Guys,

Im gonna bite the bullet and buy an all in one system i think. Mainly for beer but also want to do AG whiskey, problem is the cheaper ones dont have the 50l capacity so i was thinking doing no chill cubes to get a boiler load?

Just after opinions on what you guys have or have used i know the braumeister is top notch but 3.6k is out of my league.

Cheers Hardie,
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby Nino » Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:21 pm

I have a Robo and have only used it once and it seemed to do a good job. I certainly got good conversion, and was reasonable easy to use. The temp gauge is about 3 degrees out on mine so I have to make allowances for that when i am making the wort.

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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby bluc » Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:29 pm

Ever thought of making one? Rims tube elelment pid and 100l pot? Bit of silicon hose and a pump
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby Sparrow » Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:32 pm

I'll throw in another, Guten.

It's a new system in australia, I've got one and it's been really good so far for making beer.

It's between robobrew and grainfather quality wise from what I can tell. Reckon it was about $650 shipped to my door with a wort chiller and hop spider.
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby woodduck » Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:47 pm

Sorry guys im not really up with all this ag stuff but are you talking mash tuns? If so there are a few designs that blokes have made out of eskys on here. I think mac sells an inline "rims" element thingy. Not sure if I'm on the right track but this is what I'm thinking your looking for.

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4661
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby bluc » Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:01 pm

woodduck wrote:Sorry guys im not really up with all this ag stuff but are you talking mash tuns? If so there are a few designs that blokes have made out of eskys on here. I think mac sells an inline "rims" element thingy. Not sure if I'm on the right track but this is what I'm thinking your looking for.

https://www.aussiedistiller.com.au/view ... =12&t=4661

Yea all grain, spefically single vessel step mash (raise lower temp) capable units. All in one like a grainfather..
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby bluc » Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:20 pm

Awesome tun great link woody :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby orcy » Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:28 pm

I got offered a three vessel electric with pumps and elements the other day for around 600 bucks. Deals are out there. Hard to go past a proper 3 vessel system if you are doing beer. Especially if you want to do more than one brew a day. We normallt do at least three between 2 or 3 of us. One brew day every 2 or 3 weeks.
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby northernbrewer » Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:50 pm

There's meant to be a 50L Robo coming out soon. Give Kegking a ring and see if they have a ETA yet.
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby Nino » Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:36 pm

You can easily do 2 washes in a day with the Robo brew. It took me about 6 hours to do 2 washes of about 23lts each.
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby tipsy » Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:01 am

I've got a 20lt Braumeister which I love for beer, I wish I had a 50lt one for whiskey.

When they first came out nothing really compared.
The Grainfather had a temp controller that used to overshoot. They have bought out a better controller now it really would have to be the better option for value for money.

Don't know enough about the Guten to comment.

If there is an all in one that could mash a 70% corn grain bill I'd be on it like a shot!
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby warramungas » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:32 am

Still being virginal when it comes it all grain I always wondered about using a plastic drum, like one of those olive oil drums, or a stainless 44 as a cooker. Not sure the strength would remain in the plastic drum is all if you filled it all the way to full. I have had 20 liters of boiled water in one and it seemed strong enough.
If you heated to strike temp, put all the grain in and placed an immersion heater in the top inside some sort of metal tube or mesh sock to keep the grain off and controlled the temp using an stc1000 or the like and a good stirring paddle you could do a big batch in one hit.
If you came from below with the temp, say 60 steady, then 62 steady up to desired temp, you could be sure you wouldn't overshoot mashing temp.
I was going to try something similar with an agave instead of roasting it (like a sous vide) but my studies is taking all my time at present.
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby bluc » Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:57 pm

coffee addict uses a blue drum with a false bottom for a mash tun. uses a combination of boiled water hot water sytem water and tap water to hit strike temp. From memory I think he said he uses 77kg grain per mash :scared-eek: :D
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby Hardie355 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 3:17 pm

Cheers Guys,

I've looked into the 65l robo and am on a pre order for later in the year :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby brisvalleymoonshiner » Wed Jul 14, 2021 6:03 am

Hardie355 wrote:Cheers Guys,

I've looked into the 65l robo and am on a pre order for later in the year :handgestures-thumbupleft:


I know this is an old thread but how did the robo go ?
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Re: All in one Robo, Gf or Brau

Postby Sam. » Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:26 am

brisvalleymoonshiner wrote:
Hardie355 wrote:Cheers Guys,

I've looked into the 65l robo and am on a pre order for later in the year :handgestures-thumbupleft:


I know this is an old thread but how did the robo go ?


Hardie hasn't logged in since March 2018 so I doubt he will be answering, someone else may though.
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