Grainfather

[FrozenInTime]

Well, Northern Brewer just sent me an e-mail for a Grainfather with free 55lb sack of 2-row. I don't know if it's not enough coffee yet this morning, or the huge Father's Day sale, but I jumped. It is a darn good price, could not turn it down. I have been wanting one for a few years so now, here it comes! WOOHOO
If anyone has been holding off, waiting for a great price, this is it. I have not seen it anywhere for this low a price, AND a free 55lb sack of grain! AND, free shipping.

[Beer-lord]

Congrats and Happy Father's Day! Keep us updated on the new toy and how it works for you.

[Kealia]

Good for you to treat yourself.

Now includes the Connect Controller. You can take direct control of the Grainfather with your iPhone or Android using Bluetooth. Use the Connect Control Box in conjunction with the Connect App for the ultimate brewing experience.

The tech geek in me thinks this is cool even if I never used the feature.

[berryman]

Nice, I looked into the grainfather when I was upgrading a few years ago. That is a decent deal on that unit. Welcome to the all-in-one electric brewing club. Post your reviews when you start brewing with it.

[The_Professor]

Hey, good luck with your Grainfather.

[RickBeer]

Price is the same at multiple sites, but the sack of grain is unique to Northern, owned by AB-InBev.

Interesting economics, because the Grainfather is drop shipped from the manufacturer, but the bag of grain would be shipped by Northern, or drop shipped by someone else.

Adventures in Homebrewing doesn't have the sack of grain, but you get 5% back in reward dollars which would be worth $40.

[MrBandGuy]

Grainfather has a MAP, so prices should be the same everywhere. They did have a Black Friday sale last year that let it drop to $799, which was the lowest I’ve ever seen it. Still too rich for my blood, but good luck with yours! I’ll be following from the side lines.


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[HerbMeowing]

Seems to me ... Plug'n Chug brewing takes much the fun out of home-beering.
[Full disclosure: MrB fermentor FTW!]

Now ... if someone would market a hands-free packaging system ... I'm all in.

[mashani]

I can tell you that my Mash & Boil has put the fun back into all grain brewing for me. It takes time, but mostly I can just ignore it and do whatever and not worry about things lighting on fire or boil overs or the like. I'm still doing the things I like, building a recipe, measuring out the grains and hops, giving it a stir whenever I feel like it, etc. But the things I don't like, like cleaning up the mess from a BIAB bag, etc... it's so much easier.

Oh and I use what are technically "Mr. Beer" fermenters these days, although they came from Coopers. 3 gallon version of their bigger Coopers fermenter, Mr. Beer sells them too. They hold 4 gallons with headspace with an extension "collar" you can drop in, but only 3 max liquid. Or 2.5 gallons liquid is safe without the collar thing, as it's like 3.25 or something with the headspace without it.

All that said I'd use a magical packaging device too if there was one.

[berryman]

Seems to me ... Plug'n Chug brewing takes much the fun out of home-beering.

No it isn't really Herb, I have brewed a lot of beers with different ways but a all-in-one system is nice and you still are making beer and the way you want it. Make's making beer easier, but still making it. I like my all in one brewing thing, but to each their own on how they want to do it, the final results? we make beer

[The_Professor]

Seems to me ... Plug'n Chug brewing takes much the fun out of home-beering.

No it isn't really Herb, I have brewed a lot of beers with different ways but a all-in-one system is nice and you still are making beer and the way you want it.....

berryman is correct.
I am using my Mash & Boil more as a heat and boil.
I heat the mash water but then actually mash in an Igloo tun. During the mash I heat my sparge water and that goes into an Igloo HLT. Then I run the sparge into the Mash & Boil for the actual boil.
So as berryman said "...you are still making beer the way you want it...".