Sabco makes a great system. Everything that I've read says that the
temperature controls are solid. I figure that the total new price of this
is close to $10,000 and the used price seems very appropriate. (I don't see
the pumps, but I'm assuming they are there.) Forty brews on a system isn't
exactly a lot of wear and tear, but you can probably count on needing to
replace some gaskets just to play it safe. Maybe $100 or so.
One very useful review: http://accidentalis.com/archives/283
Now, if you wanted to spend less money without any DIY, you may look at one
of these:
http://www.morebeer.com/category/morebeer-stainless-brewsculptures.html
They don't have the same level of automation - recipe storage and the like
- but that may or may not be an issue for you. Depending on the system and
the accessories (ie fermenters), the price difference may be a wash.
However, the Morebeer system will do a better job on whirlpooling. (See the
review above.) I suppose you could modify the Sabco system's dip tube to
improve your whirlpooling (Richard and I are talking about this very issue
in his keggle), but the native ability would be better in a Morebeer
sculpture. The biggest reason to whirlpool is clarity and a great deal of
that can be taken care of by using a hop spider (or hop balls) to keep
particulate out. Something like this:
http://www.homebrewing.org/product.asp?itemid=3180&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ProductAds&gclid=Cj0KEQjwkv-rBRDwoMLav-2l9KIBEiQAUTkDUyNKU7ZZr2n8e2sYLzJogzBftCgyQS1lF4coxSdj6o0aAmPU8P8HAQ
or a few of these tea infusers:
https://www.swansonvitamins.com/frontier-natural-products-co-op-stainless-steel-mesh-tea-ball-3-1-unit
Without the hop particulate, you can probably keep the trub to a minimum on
Sabco. If you are still concerned about clarity, you can look into
filtration.
It really is a very good price... and if you can find a fridge or chest
freezer for controlling the temperature on the fermenters, you could have a
truly outstanding *total *package ("Brewers make wort, yeast makes beer.")
Chuck
On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 9:46 AM, KnowBeer <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hey guys, need a quick opinion on this used piece of brewing equipment.
Let's just say for brevities sake that I wanted to throw down 6 grand for
this system, would it be worth it? Keep in mind, this is me and I don't
have time to fabricate and piece this together myself so please don't
respond, "you can do it cheaper yourself" :) Just want to know quick pros
and cons to this particular system.
Thanks,
Bart, formerly known as Troy
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