Has anyone looked Into buying the Chinese systems on Alibaba?

[nathankellaway]

Seems too cheap to be true?

 

[wide eyed and legless]

A 50 litre 3 V is about $4000 to $5000, then you have shipping on top of that, plus the quality to worry about.

 

[MHB]

Not the specific one in the link, but have looked at a few "cheap" Chinese systems and my conclusion is that you get what you pay for!
If you were looking to start a small commercial brewery I would be very wary. If you are thinking about a 1-2hL system for upsize home brewing it probably wouldn't matter. Things like efficiency, cycle time and build quality are far less important.
If you were looking to try and make a living out of one, be bloody careful.

There are several reputable dealers here in Australia that can and will set you up with a decent system help with the install and commissioning, even recipe development.
Wes Smith (a forum member) at Integrated Brewing Solutions
Vince Costanzo at Precision Brewing Systems
Tim Wills Oz contact for Premier Stainless Systems
Braumeister via Grain and Grape

There are probably many more but I have dealt with all of the above and can assure you that, yes it will cost you more at start up but will save you a pile of grief over time.
Mark

 

[nathankellaway]

Not the specific one in the link, but have looked at a few "cheap" Chinese systems and my conclusion is that you get what you pay for!
If you were looking to start a small commercial brewery I would be very wary. If you are thinking about a 1-2hL system for upsize home brewing it probably wouldn't matter. Things like efficiency, cycle time and build quality are far less important.
If you were looking to try and make a living out of one, be bloody careful.

There are several reputable dealers here in Australia that can and will set you up with a decent system help with the install and commissioning, even recipe development.
Wes Smith (a forum member) at Integrated Brewing Solutions
Vince Costanzo at Precision Brewing Systems
Tim Wills Oz contact for Premier Stainless Systems
Braumeister via Grain and Grape

There are probably many more but I have dealt with all of the above and can assure you that, yes it will cost you more at start up but will save you a pile of grief over time.
Mark

Cheers mark. Appreciate it

 

[n87]

For something somewhat recent, have a read of this: https://aussiehomebrewer.com/threads/should-i-buy-a-100l-pilot-brewery-from-china.96097/

then read it again...