![]() The cooker and the thermometer will get lots of secondary use for cooking, so in that sense they make better use of your funds than a dedicated single purpose device like the Anvil. The ChefAlarm will beep you when you reach your target temps, and beep you when your times are reached. Look into all your options.įor example, the core of a good small batch BIAB kit could be as simple as a kettle, an Avantco induction cooker, a Wilser bag, and a ChefAlarm thermometer. It's easier to heat a smaller volume of water in a reasonable amount of time. Since you're honed in on small batches, I would say you have an expanded set of good options available to you. I can consistently hit or exceed recipe targets without recirculation or sparging. I BIAB, and I've never recirculated and I hardly ever sparge (only for high ABV beers, which I rarely brew). Recirculation is definitely not a necessity. Honestly, I had no issue ordering a unit knowing that it was backed fully by Blichmann Engineering. While being made in China, the design is all Blichmann/Anvil and service has also followed Blichmann's traditional quality response aimed at fixing any problems reported. Most of the above comes from other users as well as the Anvil Foundry facebook group. There may be a few other isolated issues out there, but those that were reported, I am pretty sure were dealt with promptly and efficiently. They promptly shipped me a new basket which has held up fine so far. Two of mine came off with a slight bump against the edge of the base unit. The third issue was the quality of the welds on the feet of the malt basket. Again, anyone who reported the issue to Anvil was provided with a replacement part and any units which were damaged as a result of the issue were replaced, to the best of my knowledge. The second issue with with the fuse holder not being secured properly. ![]() The first was with incorrect wiring, which Blichmann/Anvil fixed with a jumper cable on all products which identified the issue and recalled any unsold units to provide the fix on them before sending them back out for sale. Ironically the day I ordered these, Anvil contacted me saying they now have them in stock.Ĭlick to expand.The first generation Anvil product has/had three issues which were fairly significant. Both come with Thermometers in thermowells and tangential recirculating ports and all the connections are 1.5" tri-clover and 3/8" diameter lines. I just pulled the trigger on a Stout System. I'm still using a turkey fryer kettle and igloo mash tun. If I was new to brewing I'd buy it and I'd recommend this for people wanting to start out brewing. I love the idea though with the PID Loop and RIMS. Been brewing for 13 years and want something more professional grade for mashing. But I want something that I will never have to replace. Not sure how Anvil resolved it for the people. This was reported on the Anvil Group in Facebook. So legs have been busted off and the bottom of the basket has fallen out due to shoddy welds. It's got a big dent in it so if it leaks it'll only be a sanitizer drip.Ī few problems I read about with the Anvil Foundry has been with the grain basket and the welds being under sized or insufficient to hold together. I found out later I was able to bust the valve apart and fix/relocate the seal, so I'm able to use it on my sanitizing bucket to clean hoses. I had a damaged and out of place seal in a ball valve for one of my fermentors. Click to expand.Anvil is pretty good with fixing things. ![]()
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