Hello all, I’m new around here and new to homebrewing generally.
I started ~5 months ago on extract kits and have done a lot to improve cold side processes by virtue of incremental upgrades with used gear.
I’m looking to move into more sophisticated hot side as I’m currently still using a basic boil pot on the stove top with extract to make 5 gallon batches.
Over the past 2-3 months I’ve been looking at various used anvil foundry 10.5’s. It seems like the sellers of the ~5 units I’ve inquired about have never brewed more than like 6 batches. What’s more, it seems like Blichmann is constantly updating the design, so it’s difficult to compare apples to apples.
I guess my question is, to folks who have used the Foundry, is there a particular pain point you’re aware of that might be the common thread turning these people off from it? I realize this requires complete speculation about my anecdotal observations, but thought it may be worth asking before jumping into the system. Ive also considered that maybe some of these people may just not being honest about how much they’ve used the unit, but it’s odd that everyone has only done “3 batches”
FWIW I’m on the fence between traditional BIAB setup versus a foundry, or some other electric setup. I realize to some extent this is more a question of whether I want a kettle over a propane burner outside or an electric element built-in. So to this end, I suppose I’m also thinking about induction plates.
Anyways happy Friday and Thanks in advance.
I started ~5 months ago on extract kits and have done a lot to improve cold side processes by virtue of incremental upgrades with used gear.
I’m looking to move into more sophisticated hot side as I’m currently still using a basic boil pot on the stove top with extract to make 5 gallon batches.
Over the past 2-3 months I’ve been looking at various used anvil foundry 10.5’s. It seems like the sellers of the ~5 units I’ve inquired about have never brewed more than like 6 batches. What’s more, it seems like Blichmann is constantly updating the design, so it’s difficult to compare apples to apples.
I guess my question is, to folks who have used the Foundry, is there a particular pain point you’re aware of that might be the common thread turning these people off from it? I realize this requires complete speculation about my anecdotal observations, but thought it may be worth asking before jumping into the system. Ive also considered that maybe some of these people may just not being honest about how much they’ve used the unit, but it’s odd that everyone has only done “3 batches”
FWIW I’m on the fence between traditional BIAB setup versus a foundry, or some other electric setup. I realize to some extent this is more a question of whether I want a kettle over a propane burner outside or an electric element built-in. So to this end, I suppose I’m also thinking about induction plates.
Anyways happy Friday and Thanks in advance.