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by Cobnut » Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:55 am
I am comfortably over 100 batches on my GF30 and quite content with it.
I've only made a couple of mods:
I've got one (yes, one!) rolled edge plate which I use on the bottom as I have no problem with using the silicone gasket on the top plate. (I bought the plate form a fellow HBer who had concluded the same as me).
False bottom. This does improve filtration and helps prevent pump blockages when using large amounts of pellet hops, but I think it does affect the boil reducing it to a vigorous simmer rather than good rolling boil, but on balance I'm happy with it.
I find no issue with the GF build quality, although the display on the Connect control box does seem to be affected by heat; some of parts of the display kind of disappear, but it's mostly cosmetic.
I'm hopeful that I'll get a few more years out of it, having had it for (I think) 5 1/2 years.
Fermenting: Cherry lambic
Conditioning: English IPA/Bretted English IPA, Munich Helles, straight lambic
Drinking: Munich Dunkel, Helles Bock, Orval clone, Impy stout, Porter 2, Hazelweiss 2024, historic London Porter
Planning: Kozel dark (ish),and more!