The Zymatic has landed!

Received the Zymatic demo unit yesterday.  I’m working through how to use it and hopefully I’ll brew with it this weekend or early next week.  Should be a real learning experience!


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Looking forward to that report.

Me too.

Definitely looking forward to your honest review.  I am interested in the advantages and disadvantages of this system.

With the winter we are having this year, I definitely need a system for brewing inside.  I haven’t brewed since the end of November.

Can you post a shot with a shaker pint for scale when you have time?

Here Steve, let me google that for you… ;D

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.picobrew.com%2FShop%2Fproductdetails.cshtml%2F0

Dimensions (WxDxH): 20.5"x14.5"x17"
    Weight: 50 lbs
    9lb capacity grain compartment
    4 hop cages with capacity of 1.5oz each
    802.11 b/g WiFi + Ethernet
    Web-browser based PicoBrew.com software
    Arduino-based firmware environment
    USB connection to PC required for firmware updates
    1500W heating element
    Power connection: 120V/15amp

Turns out wifi is required to use it.  That means I’ll be brewing in the house, not the garage.  Also, you need to build recipes using their online software and then d/l them to the Zymatic.  It’s VERY different than what I’m used to.

We need to be all connected. No more batch sparge Denny.

At least not in the next few brews, Leos.  This thing is very cool technologically.  It will be interesting to see if it’s worth it.  OTOH, they recognize there’s a kind of specialized market for it.  People who are short on time are ine segment.  Also, they’ve had disabled people buy them and now they can brew.  I think that’s pretty cool.

I saw a few videos on their web site. It does look interesting I have to agree.

Good luck.

I’ve done 23 batches on mine since October.  Fabulous machine!

traitor!

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Just in case…

Hey, I’m an experimenter and this is an experiment!  Which reminds me…did you have a chance to do the survey yet?  ;D
Hey, I’m an experimenter and this is an experiment!  That reminds me…do the survey yet?

Cool!  It’s a real adjustment to my way of thinking.  I only realized last night that it had to be a no sparge system!  Yeah, I’m a but slow sometimes…

Agreed.  If there are no other redeeming features, this is a pretty nice one.

What are you brewing, Dave?                          Dave?

That’s awesome Jim!

Dave?  Dave’s not home.

Dave’s not here, man.

OK, different movie, but I always think of that when I hear “Dave”!