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Robo reduced to $340.00

G'day, I am getting out of brewing hence selling my stuff.... I am selling my Robobrew and other goodies here: Anyone interested in buying one of these check out my ad here...

Yes, I have done this twice on my own now and it sucks! I need a lower brew bench. The second time I pulled the pipe and put it in a pail, then put the stand in place, then lifted the pipe on... not easy!

I didn't use any rice hulls on my first brew, if you think it looks like a course crush you should be okay..... You will need the ball valve to control the flow of the re circulation.

Most LHBS's should have them from my research here in Perth. What do mm do you crush at mate? I was thinking for going for 1.2mm

Not overly fast as you don't want it to blast the grain bed (my understanding anyways). A nice gentle flow is all I go for (when I don't get a stuck mash!). Just keep an eye on things to make sure it's recirculating well or better still do as other have and get some rice husks to be safe. Did...

I run a pump.

Well I experienced this yesterday. Had a brew shop mill the grain for me and was obviously too fine even after said they know how to mill for a robo... Suffice to say I will be milling my own from now on. Courser is the go. First brew no issues at all using the pump. This time the malt pipe...

Cool might give the rice hulls... my first brew I used 22ltrs in the mash and sparged with about 8 ltrs.

Wow.. never had that and hope I don't! How much water are you mashing with?

When you say stuck sparge do you mean no drainage at all or a slow trickle? Do you dump all the sparge water in at once or a litre or 2 at a time?

I use the now defunct Brewmate, anyone still using this and have their settings to would like to share?

Will do a short report on my first brew day yesterday which seemed to go well with a new piece of brew gear. Thankfully the display issue didn't happen this time - will keep an eye out for it. I emailed keg king about and no one has responded as yet. I used 5.3kg of grain - mash in water was...

Hmmm seems like a common issue. We get what we pay for I guess. As soon as I turned it off at the mains and back on again it worked fine but the base was hot.

Yeah don't mind if it happens once the mash is done and/or I am still getting a rolling boil.... I emailed Keg King to see if it's a fault or whether there is a reason it happens (can't think of one...)

Anyone had issues with the temp display going blank? Did another test last night with the pump, all was going well and as I got to mash out temps the blue back light was there but no numbers. I turned it off from the mains and then it was fine.... Have let my LHBS know - hopefully just a one...

Good points. I have ordered the pump with an additional ball valve to control the flow as you recommended. Tested the unit last night with just some water, impressed at how quick it heats up and the temp controller. Can't wait to see how the first brew goes this weekend.

True, will see how it goes before I buy anything else!

About the crush, I assume to fine will result in grain escaping the holes in the malt pipe which look fairly big. Wonder with a piece of mesh would be worth adding to ensure no grain escapes.... there's always something!

Have you been manually recirculating cliffo?