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I've always just flushed it right after usage with a bit of Starsan and then some clean water. I guess if you use it a ton or and have some concerns you could run some liquid PBW through it before doing the Starsan. After, I clean things like that, kegs, and fermenters, I always do what I call the sniff test after the equipment has dried. If I smell anything, I clean it again. (Sours and Smoked beers are an exception as it can take a few users to completely kill those prolonged odors.)

I was shocked at just how good this was and honestly felt it was better (in my opinion) compared to the official BrewDog Punk IPA. I'm doing Hazy Jane next but there will be a delay as I'm going beer event in Vegas and won't be able to start fermenting that until the 2nd half of Jan. Happy New Years! Looking forward to a great 2025! Enjoy and happy brewing!

@ I’ll look forward to that one ! Great beer. Enjoy LV 🙏👍🍺🍺 cheers

I was having a lot of fun but kept getting winded and figured it was better to mention it than to stop and start the video repeatedly while I caught my breath. I can usually function in AFib, and I figure we all have health issues; some of us just learn at earlier ages than others. Cheers, and have an amazing New Year! Looking forward to some experiments and other things in 2025!

Awesome, and just in case you have to add your hop extract before my 5 PM video, here is a major tip. If you insert it and it doesn't just drain into the beer try these two steps. 1. After inserting but not removing the hops extract bottle, try leaving it standing upright in the fridge for one night with the bottom connected standing up. (If you don't have the room, you can ship this step, of course.) 2. Leaving the hop extract bottle inserted, remove the bottom with the trub, this will create a small amount of suction, and you should suck the rest of the hop extract out, and then you can remove it too.

Today's video will be about how to get the hop extract out if it doesn't pour out on its own. Tomorrow will be the taste testing and I must say it is much better than the original BrewDog.

@@BitterRealityBrewing Great tips, thanks! I have the Brewdog IPA coming with my next monthly subscription order.

I'm assuming you mean the U.S. versions or do you know if this was a change in the 4 to 4.1 versions world wide? I've seen 3 so far on videos on YT that I know are 220v that have removable plugs but they are all in other countries. Gavin from The Home Brew Network in channel in Australia showed it as removable but that was a version 4.0, and I can't say if the other 2 were 4.0 or 4.1 versions. Just not sure why that one is different based on location it is sold in, unless they modified it on the 4.1 version revision.

Merry Christmas to you and your family! Looking forward to a busy but very enjoyable 2025!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!!! 2025 is going to be a great year!

Love the 20.25 grain bill idea! Sadly our previous pooch was a mini Schnauzer. And yes Finn (we call him Finny as he is super lovable and kind to people and other dogs), is 25% Poodle (like your labradoodle) and 75% Wheaten Terrier which they call a "Whoodle". Very sad anyone would leave their poor dog behind, even in a WalMart parking lot where they could get run over, just very sad. I'm happy to hear you gave him a place to call home. I always want to rescue more dogs, but these two keep me very busy with one having anxiety and the other being attached at my hip as my best bud.

Great input and thank you. Making me feel good about the extra purchases. Kee at KegLand and Gavin on The Home Brew Network were really talking those items up a lot, plus the jacket of course.

Merry Christmas! 🎄 Reilly is a great name, hopefully your granddaughter doesn't have the anxiety this one does. She is very smart and very stubborn. Finn is all about pleasing people and lives off affection even more than food or treats.

Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Years! Looking forward to an amazing and busy year! 🍻

I thought I saw them on the 4.1 220v version when it was first released but I am now seeing chatter in the forums back in Feb 2024 about a patent issue in the U.S.. So, they probably changed it around that time. I wish I bought it back 2 years ago when it was on sale, but I think that was version 4.0 which I don't see any major differences beyond a sight glass which I wouldn't have lost any sleep over. Looking at Canada online retailers and even on in the U.S., it appears I could get the double notched extended malt pipe, which sadly I also purchased without the extra notches. With the BrewZilla Expansion you are supposed to move the ring, but I'm thinking about buying a 2nd ring, as that would give me a mild 2-step when using the expansion as I'm told that can get really heavy.

Happy Holidays and thank you for the support.

Merry Christmas, and I agree as I lift the one out of my Anvils without much effort, unless it is a large grain bill and my back is in any pain out of the usual. Plus, over the years I feel a lot of us have caught on that it is all about getting really good leverage to pull the malt pipes up nice and cleanly without killing ourselves. I do have plans for something hopefully by mid-2025 that might help in a couple ways to make lifting those malt pipes a breeze. (Lowering the brewing vessel from my high table, and possibly a pulley system.) I feel I really need that modification to do a few BIABs each year for the BIAB folks watching the channel.

I guess I was more surprised at the weight than being weak, maybe and I did have my BZ on a chair so the position was a bit precarious. I did manage to hold the malt pipe up from the wort for a bit to let it drain, then got it up to the highest resting station, even with foggy glasses. I was a bit worried that because it wasn't totally drained, and that since the new malt pipe also drains from the sides that it would go down the outside of my BZ. If there is a mess to be made, I'm usually pretty good at it. However, all went well, and no mess. That must be because I was in the garage and not the kitchen. If I had been in the kitchen there would have been a mess for sure (and mad wife consequences to deal with). Next time I may hook up and line up with my pulley. Having two rest stations might be overkill but for some reason I feel like I should get a discount. Kind-of like when you do self check out at the store. I guess it's just me. To be fair, it was disclosed before I purchased on the web site. I have seen a RUclips or two about re-routing the pump hose. It seemed like clogs happened on hoppy brews like the WC IPA I just did. However, I also used the new heat dissipation plate the forces the wort to the outside of the kettle instead of down the middle where the drain is AND I used the whirlpool arm to see if anything left would be forces to the center during the boil. There was more trub than I thought that there would be on the dissipation plate but not much on the kettle bottom, certainly not enough for a clog. Just to be safe I'll re-route the pump tubes before the next batch. Happy New Year Michael.

Yeah, I'm thinking about ordering a spare for the expansion part that allows you to brew larger batches so I don't have to fight with it. On the GrainFather it had a small gap to make it easier to remove by hand. The Anvil did too, but that one just sat on an edge which made it a little dangerous.

LOL, Thank you. I usually don't call people out, good or bad, unless they want me to. I figured you would check this out and get a kick out of it. Can't believe I missed the damage, but I'll work to fix that with a few pushes on both sides. Love a great WCIPA. Some viewers are suggesting to order the malt pipe from Canada, as I really was crossing my fingers the 240v might come with it, but sadly as you saw, that was not the case.

@@BitterRealityBrewing No worries. Just thought I'd give you a hard time. Happy New Year.

Great Info, and thanks for the heads up. Although I didn't know, I'm good as I highly prefer using my Jaded Brewing Scylla immersion chillers as they outperform any included SS chillers I've ever used since they are both copper and technically 3 immersion chillers in one. (Plus, I have tubing and connectors if I really want to use it for testing purposes.)

@ they did for the 3 I’m not sure on this one but it was in the description on the other ones.

The ones in Australia and the UK that are on 220/240 also appear to be removable. Maybe in the U.S., they have some strange safety concerns as our government tries to protect us from ourselves, as we have a fair amount of Darwin award winners here in the States. Getting it from Canada would be a lot cheaper for shipping compared to where I found it in Asia.

Im in Canada. Can confirm that they have the double feet. Granted I have a Gen 4.0 and not 4.1,........ Sucks that your maltpipe doesn't have it. I use mine every Brew as the lower feet help tremendously.

Yes, sadly the Coolbot is without question the best for using with a window A/C unit that you are trying to override the temp control. If you google there are some hacks out there using the InkBird and other systems, but I did a bunch of research on it a few years ago, and to me, the Coolbot was the best solution. Sometimes you can pick them up on sale or even used off eBay or like location. Sorry I wasn't able to save you some money on that.

I just went from thinking it was a cute Aussie thing, to actually really liking that saying a LOT. Thank you, that was a great bit of information! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

Thank you, but it was for another channel that did an interview of me and many other home brewers with more to come.

It was awesome and I had a great time, including watching the snow fall as I got really cold and a bit wet (not something a Floridian thinks about when seeing snow...the cold and melting snow becoming water.) We had a great time and will be looking forward to an amazing 2025 for everyone!

I'm excited but first need to figure out how the heat plate is installed. I think I've figured it out, but want to double check before I brew on it. Looking forward to brewing on it to see all the pros and cons. Plus, I'm really wondering about brewing larger batches for split batches with the add-on expansion pipe and malt pipe.

LOL! Yep, it was very cold, especially for someone who is a Floridian and was easily amazed just watching the snow fall. I complain about the heat from time to time in Florida, but I promise you can never freeze to death in Florida, at least not outside. Plus most of Florida has that lovely beach breeze without paying for beach front property due to all the flat land.

I'm going to get a few brews under my belt before doing a big comparison, but I know I'll probably be doing lots in my heads as I go through my first few brew days with the BrewZilla. Looking forward to brewing on the system.

I will be brewing with it as soon as possible as I really like to learn new things and new equipment. Although, I will do a few brews before going crazy, I am looking forward to doing larger batches with the expansion parts for future split-batches. Thank you for the support, and I really did buy this system with the add-ons for viewers just like yourself as I want to ensure I'm relating to as many home brewers as possible and I know the BrewZilla system has a large market in the U.S. and an even larger market internationally.

For some reason your comment showed up twice, but all good. I'm looking forward to brewing on this system too. Thank you again for the support.

As you get older, I've learned the best way to get gifts during the big holiday sales is to simply buy what you want and/or need. (You just can't leave family out or they will hold it against you. 😎)

Beyond the science, learning new things and new equipment is my #2 favorite thing in home brewing. Although I love my Anvil Foundry systems, I'm very excited to try another system that I know a lot of my viewers own and looking to learn from both my experiences and from the viewers too. Merry Christmas🎄 and Happy New Year!

Would love to. I did have a local guy who came over and brewed with me, who owns a ClawHammer system, but he's gone silent on me ever since the brew day (I think his wife got mad at him for brewing all day😂). I'm crossing my fingers to find another local with one, to bring over for a brew day.

Yeah, sadly, I still spend a bit more than what comes in, but the support is awesome and greatly appreciated. To keep the IRS happy last year, I lied and showed them I made a $1 just to keep from getting audited for being negative more than 2 years in a row. Pretty sad when you have to lie to a government agency, showing you made money that you didn't just to keep them from harassing you. (Our tax lady is a 20-year retired IRS Auditor, so we take her recommendations to heart.😎)

I loved the Tapcooler even with its very minor issues, until it started having issues, so I bought a few replacement parts assuming it was simple wear. Sadly I got to the point where I had to replace it.

😂🍻😂😎 Love that movie! Watched both the original and the Home Alone II while I was in Chicago. Even took my wife to an "Elf" bar in downtown Chicago, which made her year as they had an actor that did an amazing job of imitating Will Ferrell from his character as Elf. (And yes, when I watch home alone I & II, I cry from laughing my backside off!)

@@BitterRealityBrewing Look what ya did, you little jerk. There's no singing in the north pole. Make work your favorite.

Wow! That was great info, as I didn't know mine might not have the 2nd rest station, as I was actually looking forward to that, as that was a brilliant design addition, especially for us older guys. (My back has seen much better days.) As for the PID, I'm still going to play around with it, but Gavin from the Home Brew Network channel said that the support folks at Kegland told him to stop using the PID function. I haven't even taken my system out of the box 100%, as I want to do an unboxing video. I always find that some viewers want to know exactly what comes out of the box based on the model and version. Things always change over time, and sometimes you open a box and don't see something, but when you see others with the same equipment, and they don't have whatever you may have been looking for, it puts you at ease. If they do, you then go crazy, thinking you must have missed it in your box and wondering if you threw it away with the box. 😂 I broke a box down recently and found something under all the packing, which I almost threw away myself.

Awesome to know, as I love Grapefruit and have a bit of an allergy to Oranges, thank god it isn't to Grapefruit. Now, I just need to figure out how to isolate that from food for myself. 😂

@@BitterRealityBrewing I too have a fondness for Grapefruit. Of all the citrus fruits, I think it is the most pleasant aroma, although it's also the most bitter. I just think it goes really well with fizz. I don't have the same issue about oranges as you, but I do like a good ol' Fla. Sunkist, and Lemon & Lime are pretty regular on our grocery list, but I still go for the Grapefruit flavor whenever I'm grabbing something. Do you remember Wink? I loved that pop as a kid.

Nice, and I feel like Brew Built is doing a good job of keeping their pricing under control. As for 1 big one or 2 smaller ones, it really depends on your batch sizes. If you are all about brewing big batches without splitting them, then the big one is usually more cost-effective for the unit and any add-ons. If you prefer to do smaller batches or a lot of split batches where you are pitching different yeasts and/or using different dry hops or finishing spices based on the beer style, then the two smaller ones make a lot more sense, but will of course, cost more in the long run with all the add-ons. I personally used to do lots of 6-gallon batches and ferment 5-gallons on one yeast and toss an odd yeast on the remaining 1-gallon. Sadly, sometimes, the 1-gallon was a lot more enjoyable than the 5-gallon batch. I did one of my earlier pumpkin beers that way and tossed a Saison WLP-565 on the 1-gallon, and it was really good compared to the London ale yeast that was my go-to for many years for that beer. A great example is Ballast Point's Pumpkin Ale with Scotch Ale yeast, I'm far from a fan of most Scotch Ales, but it actually worked really well and was very enjoyable.

@@BitterRealityBrewing Agree. I looked at their site, and I was bracing myself for the prices, but it didn't knock me out of my chair by any means. For such a substantial and well built piece of stainless engineering, I might have expected to slice off 25-30% more than what they actually are charging for their latest designs, too. Those things really are pro-brewer quality, by all appearances.

I know about Humulene as a type of oil in hops but didn't realize they were referred to as "Terpenes". I've seen how to extract essential oils, but the process always looks far from cost effective and very time consuming.

@@BitterRealityBrewing Yes, not to mention the amount of product in per 1 unit out is astronomical, so that's why extracts are generally more expensive. The upside tho, is all but eliminating the biomass, cleaning up the process, and less storage managment issues. You get the isolates, and thus eliminate utilization variables, or considerably reduce them.

Not sure why your comment got held by RUclips, but I just released it. Thank you for the support, and I have a lot of things planned for 2025 and have purchased even more that isn't in this video, such as very special grains that are far from common.

Nice to see your still alive :)

I fully agree, as I really enjoyed meeting you and Clay in person, plus all the other great folks who could make time to be there. The nice older gentleman with the 3 - 15 gallon system in his back shed was very entertaining with his slightly long story, as he seemed to take everything to the next level. I didn't even know they had a free day, but I'm a huge WWII buff, and to see and actually go inside a U-Boat was like a bucket list checkbox for me. Now you've got to actually do a video brewing on the Anvil 18-gallon! 😎

@@Ctharth123@Ctharth123 I can certify I saw him up and alive and having a good time. No AI was involved.

Too funny that you were in Wisconsin as I saw two really old friends just north of Chicago and one is originally from Wisconsin. The cold was crazy, but it started to warm up just before I left. I will tell you the #1 think I absolutely love about Blichmann/Anvil when I visit. They act like a family and treat everyone like family which I was blown away by during my first visit earlier in the year. They even had a local brewery where the owner/brewer hurt his shoulder (pretty badly), and Blichmann staff went to the brewery and helped brew his beer for him with the owner/brewer just instructing on how to brew his beers. What company does that!?!? It was amazing to hear how much they look out for each other, and their local customers.

🍻🤣I'm guessing "I Did" means you knew... Happy Holidays and Cheers!

@BitterRealityBrewing yeah. 🍻

Awesome to hear. Sorry to hear it died, but sounds like you got your ROI. I'm not sure how old my oldest Anvil is, but it definitely has some miles on it and my recirculation pump for my original one gave out early this year. I was impressed the pump went that long as I put some wear on it without question. BBQ Larry got an 18 gallon version of the Anvil, so he might have to drop us a few more videos in the future.

@@BitterRealityBrewing my pump also went. Got my money's worth. Would you get another one of those

@@jerrywofford242 That is how I felt.

The Pinter is simply a very well designed fermenter but doesn't have temp control, and requires very specific yeast. The iGulu in my opinion is a great step into home brewing if you are o.k. with only doing 1 gallon batches. I did 1 Gallon batches for a few years before getting into 5 gallon batches which isn't for everyone. The iGulu is a very advanced system that handles a lot of things the most home brewers don't do very well until years of brewing which is another part that I really like about the system. You can start by using their kits, and then if you decide you want to brew your own beers, you can easily do 1 gallon batches with two basic cooking pots and a colander. This video is a great example of leveraging the iGulu to brew custom brews - ruclips.net/video/o1-na_vQQ70/видео.html The temp control is the most important part of home brewing and the iGulu does an amazing job at this on a 1 gallon scale. The tap system with using air (for quick serving the entire keg) or the CO2 for serving beer of a duration of days or weeks is a huge bonus. I've got a ton of cool brews and experiments coming in 2025 to the channel, where I will be using the iGulu for the fermentation and serving of these brews. I will even be using and modifying both iGulu kits and other 3rd party kits to see how they come out. The key will be the quality of those kits as the iGulu fermentation does its part better than most systems could imagine.

@BitterRealityBrewing thank you so much for your reply, very helpful

@@dinofernandez3499 I try to be as unbiased on the products as possible and conscious that money doesn't grow on trees and everyone has their own budgets. I really love brewing from scratch, but I also love the flexibility the iGulu systems and have been working hard to show people how they can fit together in the home brewing world.

That is a sweet deal! I remember doing a ton of 1 gallon - stove and outdoor burners. I still enjoy going back to those. I'm not sure if you are doing full AG, partial AG, or extract, but I bet you could easily get a nice BIAB for that Gigawort and do 5-gallon all-grain batches with the 4.4 capacity and top it off with a calculation to adjust for the OG. Awesome to hear. Kegging can seem like a rabbit hole in costs, but eventually, it comes with a lot of rewards. No priming (less o2 exposure), pour only the amount you want to enjoy or try, friends can help themselves (with you in the room, of course), no bottling unless you want to, and bottling off the keg so no yeast in the bottom of the bottles. Congrats! Let me know what your first brew will be!

@@BitterRealityBrewing I will be doing all grain BIAB. I hoping to do a New Years Day brew.

Just before you transfer your finished "fermented" beer to the keg, you add your dissolved gelatin to a keg and purge it with CO2. Then you transfer your finished beer into the keg with the gelatin and then cold crash and carbonate it.

Not yet, but thank you for giving me a heads up as I just got back from Chicago late last night. I'll be playing catchup over the next few days. 😎 I see the iGulu as a great tool for 1-gallon brewers and a nice intro for people not looking to deep dive into brewing like people like BBQ Larry and myself.

I'm sorry, but I appreciate you speaking your mind as sadly most people don't have the courage to do that. I joke that every time I post a video on the iGulu or the Pinter, I watch a few of my subs go down, before going back up. I'm o.k. with that, as it is everyone's choice. Neither company is paying me to promote their products. I'm simply having fun and can appreciate any product that entices someone into considering home brewing at any level as a hobby. If you live near Jacksonville, FL, I'd be happy to purchase their Pale Ale for your personal review. Beyond that, the iGulu is an amazing "Ferment and Serving" system, not an All Grain Brewing System. I've got many experiments (involving All Grain brews) coming in 2025 (I've already purchased the specialty grains) where the iGulu will be a great tool in doing those tests. Not everyone who gets into home brewing wants to go full-blown 5 gallon all-grain, and for those people, there are niche areas where the iGulu and the Pinter can entice them into learning a little bit more about home brewing or craft beer. For that, I can truly appreciate those products and their impact on the hobby as a whole.