Chris Graham from MoreBeer joins me this week to discuss All-in-one brewing equipment options for home brewers.
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Topics in This Week’s Episode (51:08)
- This week I welcome back Chris Graham. Chris is the President of MoreBeer, one of the largest homebrew supply stores in the US. Chris has also taught at the Siebel Institute and is a former board member on both the Brewers Association Board of Directors and the American Homebrewer’s Association Governing Committee.
- We have a brief discussion about Chris’ recent activities and some of the ways MoreBeer has had to adopt their business during the pandemic.
- Chris starts with an explanation of what an “all-in-one” all grain brewing system is and what the major components are.
- We talk about the advantages of these systems and why they have become very popular in the last few years.
- We also discuss the advantages of many of these small counter-top systems for brewing small batches along with their low cost.
- Chris talks about some of the features to look for in an all-in-one system.
- We walk through specific system options starting with the Braumeister which is one of the first all-in-one systems.
- Next we discuss the Grainfather which was perhaps the first system to offer all-in-one brewing at a more economical price point.
- Next we discuss the BrewZilla which comes in three sizes.
- We continue discussing specific systems including the Mash & Boil, Digimash and the new Anvil Foundry.
- Chris explains which system is the most popular at the moment and why.
- He shares his closing thoughts on all-in-one brewing systems.
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Thanks to Chris Graham for appearing on the show and also to you for listening!
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