![]() ![]() As for the inability to wifi control the thing, that was not even a consideration. So I give this a big as long as you can deal with the control location and are willing to add a sight glass. I like camlock fittings and the fact I didn't have to convert this like I did the GF. And the GF is very easy to tilt and see since it has no bottom plate. After the first go around, I thought I had the process narrowed down where I could predict my results better in beersmith. However, Im splitting the grain bill in half and doing back to back mashes. I'm used to a 70 qt cooler at an angle for the outlet with a bazooka tube and I have no loss with that method. Using beersmith to estimate results for a large RIS recipe to be brewed in a Grainfather system. The deadspace volume under the plate is a little more than I guessed (another equipment profile mistake) but not bad. ![]() It takes a couple minutes to get the whirlpool going well but it moves along. I bought the whirlpool attachment and like it. ![]() Pump is strong.I pump ice water thru the Therminator but still had to throttle back the Zilla pump to get my target temp after a 15 minute whirlpool. Very quick to heat and really gets a good boil going on 12 gallons. Oh, and it is fell and I was freaking out but no damage. I wish there was a good way to temporarily store the lid.I like hanging mine on the GF lid clamps. I will definitely be putting a sight glass on it at the drain outlet. I don't like immersion chillers but that wasn't a factor since I use a Blichmann Therminator anyway. It works nice for rolling over to the sink and dumping the trub that won't pump out.another minor thing I don't like and wish it had a bottom drain like the GF70 but for the price, forget it. I can't read the control without laying on the floor so I had to build a stand to elevate it about 14 inches. I brew in a small area of the garage and have to move things around so my GF and this Zilla are sitting on plant dollys. Not much.biggest complaint is the control is too low. Interesting that I could set target temp higher than 212F. I did not verify any volume markings or temp readings, though I suspect my temp readings are slightly off and will calibrate. my boil off was much higher.this thing will flat boil!!! It does much better than my Grainfather. ![]() I attempted to update the existing one for the V3 but. I use Beersmith and had to create my own equipment profile, which wasn't too accurate. Perhaps I am using the app wrong, but just setting batch size to 29L in grainfather profile does not show any topup water in the water breakdown and IBU comes out at 24IBU, not 22.3.Did my first brew (10 gallon IPA) on Sunday on the new zilla. Hoping you can consider this enhancement, as I suspect many people are like me who operate smaller machines such as GF and robobrew and do concentrated batches to increase their output. Not really what the concept is in terms of looking at overall IBU for the final topped up batch size. I played around with max mash and sparge size etc, but that just seems to recommend giant mashes, with some final topup water at the end. I have played around with the equipment profile settings in brewfather but cannot seem to get a situation where the app still recommends the correct mash and sparge for my equipment, but understands my desired batch size is larger than the equipment and correctly calculates IBU based on the total diluted batch size rather than whats in the kettle. (4.4KG joe whit trad ale, 500gm dextrose) This diluted 29L batch has 22.3 IBU from 18gm of 13.9%AA Superpride hops. In my case I get around 26L from grainfather, and top up with another 3L in fermenter. This modifies the IBU calc so I know how much extra hop to use to get my desired IBU in the diluted batch. In Beersmith I can add a fermenter topup value, say 3L, to my equipment profile. I use a grainfather and make concentrated batches that are watered down with top up water in fermenter. Very interested in this app, love the interface. ![]()
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