Question 1

If I buy this what other equipment should I buy?

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Depends on your level of homebrewing and if you have basic homebrew equipment. If so, I would personally recommend the Graincoat which helps insulate the GF kettle, maintain consistent temps and grts you up to temp/boil quicker. A hop spider is ideal if you are not using some other kind of hop sack/bag. It helps keep all of the fine pellet hops from circulation. The Grainfather sparge heater compliments the GF Connect. It keeps your sparge water at a consistent sparge temp. It will require another circuit in your home/brewing area if you are using the GF Connect at the same time. The new GF conical will be available this week which is an 8 gallon stainless steel fermenter with optional dual valve tap for sampling/yeast transfer, digital temperature controller and or basic cooling pump kit. Plenty of other brands available if you decide to venture outside of the GF lineup.

Question 2

Not considering the initial cost of buying this, but is it actually cheaper to make beer using this than buying it- if so by roughly how much?

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It will be much less brewing beer yourself than buying it, especially brewing all grain beer with a system like the Grainfather. A 5 gallon batch may be 25% to 40% of the price of a 5 gallon keg from a brewery. It's hard to say, as each recipe will be different and have different ingredients and prices. Extract brewing may save you 50% or so off the cost of commercial beer, and all grain may save you another 50%, depending on the amount of grain and hops used, and on your local market pricing for commercial beers. Hope this helps some

Question 3

could you tell me the shiping size of the package?

Accepted Answer

The shipping dimensions are 29x19x17 at 45lbs.

Question 4

Does this unit offer stilling capabilities?

Accepted Answer

Yes, they do offer a still lid. The G30 ALEMBIC DOME can be found on the Grainfather website.

ASIN	B01N4WCWOK
Best Sellers Rank	#1,203,877 in Kitchen & Dining ( See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining ) #58 in Beer Brewing Pots & Kettles
Brand Name	Grainfather
Capacity	8 gallons
Coffee Input Type	Coffeeems
Coffee Maker Type	Drip Coffee Machine
Color	Stainless Steel
Customer Reviews	4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (107)
Exterior Finish	Stainless Steel
Filter Type	Reusable
Human Interface Input	Buttons
Included Components	Filter, Carafe, Other
Item Dimensions D x W x H	16"D x 18"W x 28"H
Item Weight	37 pounds
Manufacturer	Imake
Material	304 Grade Stainless Steel
Model Name	G30
Model Number	ASM-ONI-XUC
Number of Items	1
Operation Mode	Fully Automatic
Other Special Features of the Product	Programmable
Part Number	ASM-ONI-XUC
Recommended Uses For Product	Home Brewing
Specific Uses For Product	Coffee brewing
Style	Classic
UPC	640793884205 640793887046 714343960494 640793884199 640793884175 640793884182
Unit Count	1 Count
Wattage	6 watts

Connect Complete All In One Home Beer Brewing System, 8 gallons

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