Anvil Brewing System
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Pros
- There are various Grainfather like all in one systems from e.g. Vevor, Anvil, and similar. They can do a reasonable job of heating for a mash, and then boiling, for a fair bit less than a Grainfather
- I have an anvil, but there are many models available.
- Same with the Clawhammer, I've switched between them and Anvil and it's awesome not having to scroll through BS parts catalogs to find the replacement parts.
- When I was buying my system it was between the Brewzilla and the Anvil. I have brewed on the Anvil system as well, and it is also great. I know many people in my club that brew on it and they love it. To me the anvil feels a little more...
- I had the old Anvil system and now use the new one. I have the bag, but on the new system you don't need it unless you want to achieve 80%+ BH efficiency.
Cons
- Another possible explanation is that you will tend to see a reduction in efficiency with BIAB as the grist gets bigger. At least, that is my experience in my anvil.
- I had one brew day with the Anvil where the internal circuit breaker kept tripping, and the reset switch is at the very bottom of the kettle. We had to lift up the entire system off the ground to reset it and it was a nightmare.
- Parent context: I had my eye on the Anvil for a while with the ease of a switch and a cord change to 220v but have been hating the form factor in general on a digiboil lately. Reply: I had told myself a few years ago I would upgrade to a...
- All in ones get notoriously bad efficiency compared to other systems. It's hard to say without seeing your recipe but my anvil mash efficiency is about 70-72% which I have worked up from low 60s.
- I know there are some premade systems out there, anvil, clawhammer, whatever else.
Sentiment
8 positive (62%) · 3 mixed (23%) · 2 negative (15%)
Trust + time weighted score: +50% · raw score 46%
What redditors said (10 of 13)
There are various Grainfather like all in one systems from e.g. Vevor, Anvil, and similar. They can do a reasonable job of heating for a mash, and then boiling, for a fair bit less than a Grainfather
I have an anvil, but there are many models available.
Another possible explanation is that you will tend to see a reduction in efficiency with BIAB as the grist gets bigger. At least, that is my experience in my anvil.
Same with the Clawhammer, I've switched between them and Anvil and it's awesome not having to scroll through BS parts catalogs to find the replacement parts.
I had one brew day with the Anvil where the internal circuit breaker kept tripping, and the reset switch is at the very bottom of the kettle. We had to lift up the entire system off the ground to reset it and it was a nightmare.
When I was buying my system it was between the Brewzilla and the Anvil. I have brewed on the Anvil system as well, and it is also great. I know many people in my club that brew on it and they love it. To me the anvil feels a little more premium in build quality.
I had the old Anvil system and now use the new one. I have the bag, but on the new system you don't need it unless you want to achieve 80%+ BH efficiency.
Anvil is optimized well for what it is
I have an anvil and the temp sensor is o. The bottom. If the chiller touches the temp it reads colder. If not it reads hotter. Periodically stirring will speed up cooling and give a better temp read. But also, depending I. Which mode you have, the temp sensor might not be too accurate. My anvil is pretty accurate.
Parent context: I had my eye on the Anvil for a while with the ease of a switch and a cord change to 220v but have been hating the form factor in general on a digiboil lately. Reply: I had told myself a few years ago I would upgrade to an Anvil since I shouldn't need anything fancier and want the option to upgrade to 220V. But lately I have hated the height on that style system. It's too low on the floor and too high on a table for me to be comfortable in the kitchen.
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