Hopcat 50L for £399 with hop spider, jacket, chiller and whirlpool arm

[kelper]

For June pre-orders. That's £140 worth of extras.

https://www.hopcat.eu/product-page/...ee-hop-spider-insulation-jacket-whirlpool-arm

 

[britton]

Wish I had the money, that looks a good deal.

 

[HarryFlatters]

Has anyone ordered one of these? I'm trying to buy one this morning but the payment won't go through

 

[kelper]

Make sure you pay by credit card or PayPal, just in case.

 

[HarryFlatters]

Got it working in the end - my bank's fraud team declined the transaction.

I did pay with a credit card, just in case

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The old saying "if its too good to be true it probably is" fits again.

.

 

[HarryFlatters]

We'll see

 

[kelper]

You can still get a Robobrew V3 for £320 so I don't think that price is too good to be true. A 50L must cost very little more to manufacture and ship to UK.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You can still get a Robobrew V3 for £320 so I don't think that price is too good to be true. A 50L must cost very little more to manufacture and ship to UK.

I misread the post -

my bank's fraud team declined the transaction.

I thought it was a scam as the fraud team got involved but now see Harry managed to pay in the end.

 

[HarryFlatters]

The order confirmation came through earlier, and I've had an online chat with the folks there. All seems fine with dispatch scheduled for next month.

I'll let you all know if/when the kit arrives

 

[HarryFlatters]

It's just arrived, and it looks awesome.

I'll get it running on Friday, to test the functionality, then brew something on Saturday if it all goes well

 

[Rowwwpkeee]

So how was it @HarryFlatters? I'm weighing up the MK3 against the grainfather and robobrew

 

[HarryFlatters]

So how was it @HarryFlatters? I'm weighing up the MK3 against the grainfather and robobrew

I really like it, it's simple to use and makes what I think is damn fine beer. Only issue is that the filter that plugs into the pump inlet is far too small and I had to make a bigger one, but other than it it's plain sailing.

 

[Rowwwpkeee]

Nice! Is this your first brew system? Just wondering if you have anything to compare it to.

I'm looking to buy my first and think I'll go for the Hopcat or robobrew.

 

[JImmyS29]

I'm eyeing up the 45L Hopcat with conical fermenter. I've been brewing for a while now (BIAB) using a wort pan on the hob, cooling overnight and then fermenting in a plastic bin. This will be a pretty big outlay for me but it seems to make brew day much more efficient and cleaner and will therefore lead to more brewing.