The Grainfather allows you to mash, sparge, boil and cool, all in the one fully electric, self contained system.You can take direct control of the Grainfather with your iPhone or Android using bluetooth. Use the Connect Control Box in conjunction with the Connect App for the ultimate brewing experience.The Grainfather is an all-in-one All-Grain brewing system designed to declutter your brew cave and put everything you need in one compact package. No need to take your craft outside, with this fully electric system you are safe to brew indoors! The Grainfather system is the perfect brewing companion for both new and experienced All-Grain brewers looking to streamline the brewday experience.

The Grainfather features:

Full Five Gallon Batch Capacity

304 grade stainless steel superior body, with 8 US Gal (30 L) capacity

Expandable grain basket to suit grain bills up to 19.8 lbs (9kg)

A robust magnetic drive pump (6 watt, 1800 RPM) and wort recirculation pipe with insulated handle, ensuring consistent temperatures throughout the mash and maximizing efficiencies

Pump filter to keep hops and stray grain in the boiler, and your wort clear and bright

Counterflow Wort Chiller with copper inner coil, cooling your wort to <68°F within 20mins

Toughened plastic control box and display screen, giving you total temperature and pump control. Dial in the exact temperature for your mash, allowing both step mashing and single temperature mashing with very fast ramp up between steps

Dual heating element (1600 watt and 600 watt elements) allowing you to switch between heating quickly to a vigorous boil and maintaining a stable temperature

Tempered glass lid for maximum durability, heating efficiencies and visibility during your brew day

Top and bottom mesh screens for your grain basket, allowing even distribution of your sparge water and ensuring no grain enters the boiler

Dimensions: 29" H x 19.1" L x 17.2" W

New Connect Controller Details:

Bluetooth connection to your mobile device so it can be controlled remotely

PID algorithm works in conjunction with a triac for more stable heating and so you can control power output

Programmable step mashing

Delayed heating - fill your Grainfather with water the night before and wake up to your water at strike temperature ready for brewing straight away

Change between celsius and fahrenheit easily

Waterproof graphic display

Lugs at rear which can be changed to suit any Grainfather currently on the market

Use in manual mode or with app

Grainfather Grain Kit recipes provided in app

Import Beer XML files

Set your own boil temperature (for different altitudes)

Change between celsius and fahrenheit easily

Grainfather calculators provided in app

Hardware: iPhone 4S or higher

Software: iOS8 or higher??. Must have Bluetooth 4.0 or higher

Hardware: Android 4.3 (API Level 18) or higher

Software: Must have Bluetooth Low Energy (LE)/Bluetooth Smart

Automation without removing the fun of brewing, be as involved as you want to be! More automation means you can multitask or simply relax while brewing and then be alerted when to return for your next step.Use the Connect Control Box in conjunction with the Connect App for the ultimate brewing experience.Required Specifications for the App are: Proposition 65 Warning for California Consumers: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm.