I bought a foundry 10.5 gallon with the small batch insert and recirc pump. Wanting to upgrade to the spike solo and willing to get rid of it for 375-400 bucks you pay shipping. Not sure if this is allowed here or not.
It works good but the solo has the steam lid so I can brew inside without having to install a hood in the basement and drill a 6 inch hole outside
You can get a condenser for the anvil
This is rather expensive but cheaper than the cost of upgrading…
This is what I use on the foundry.
^^ This
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The steam slayer from brewhardware.com works great on the Anvil unless you’ve fallen out of love with the Foundry and just want a new toy. it happens.
I have 4 brews on it so far, two I really liked one was a dumper and one was so so I chose the wrong yeast for a dunkelweisen and it came out very tart.
I’m thinking of going back to my old boil kettle and using the Foundry for a very expensive mash tun and HLT lol
I have a few of those chapman 7 gall SS kettle/fermenters for when I wanna boil and chill and ferment in same vessel.
But willing to sell if anyone is interested.
What I really wanna do is still up in the air
If you want a more durable all in one, the Solo seems pretty solid. Plus each component is replaceable- or so it appears. Someone with the Solo can chime in. It is similar to my Stout Tank 18 gallon Brew in a Basket, which I have paired with the Wort Hog 130 controller and 5500W ripple element for 10 gallon batches.
I like that some of the work on spikes inventory is “assembled in the USA” when you can’t find made in the USA
I thought about getting the foundry but decided on the Bräu Supply Unibräu instead. Haven’t received mine yet but its a bit cheaper than the Spike solo with the downside of having to ship warranty items to Canada if you have an issue
I used my anvil just to mash and sparge in and then my fermenter/boil kettle to boil chill and ferment in this morning. Kind of like that set up.