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Thanks all for your input/experience. I've been watching quite a few reviews etc as well....sometimes too much info out there🤣. Some of...

Think total volume mash brewing with an expensive piece of kit... it is the only brewing method worth persuing according to hacky sack 🤣 🤣🤣

Surely there are limits to what all machines will cope with so I am not really sure what you are getting at 🤷

Yes me too and I don't have a problem with that at all.... now you I find strange!

How right you are. As an ex picnic box brewer I bought a v3 a couple of years ago and it's taken me long time to get the hang of it...

I have a v4 which I am very happy with but never had a V3 so I can't offer a comparison I have the external thermometer which seems to...

So for my input summary if it is about cost get the system that best suits your budget but if you can afford it get the BZ4 it has good...

I think any of these AIO systems will give very acceptable results IF you have the ability to learn to use them. Brewing even at the...

That is what I have found too the finer crush does not help the narrower pipe. I used hulls until I found a method that works for me and...

The problem with many brewers new to these systems is they are ex BIAB full volume brewers and use a stupidly fine grain crush when it...

I agree about crush fine crush does add to the narrow pipe issue also if you have bought a 25kg sack as you get to the bottom it has...

I do not do full volume mashing.

Go for the V4 it is not anywhere as bad as some say. You will have more control especially on boil and mash control as you can vary it...

Very strange I know but with my S40 I had far greater problems with my mashing and sparging flow than with the BZ 4 . I think it is...

You can I suppose but with the gen 4 you can step the heating power right down to whatever wattage you think works best for your grain...