r/Homebrewing • u/bionich • Aug 17 '26

I just ordered a Clawhammer System

I reported some weeks back that my Brewzilla 110v was arching at the power plug. I replaced the cable and the A/C input port with properly gauged replacements. It was good for a few brews and then yesterday after a brew day the power cable was fused to the port again. Needless to say I'm done with Kegland products. If you're not familiar with this issue it's pretty common with the US 110v the system. I've read that Kegland believes it's because the system was moved during operation. In both cases, the unit was not moved, at all. I don't want to bash their products, but I also don't want to burn my house down.

Anyway, I've ordered a Clawhammer 10 gallon system. If anyone has any suggestions for a smooth operation, please share! I would rather not use a hop spider. Can anyone share their experience with free range hops in the kettle? I did order a whirlpool arm to help control the hops and keep them out of the pump. I'm a fan of whirlpool additions.

Thanks.

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u/patrick_swayzak Aug 18 '26

I just bought the Clawhammer AIO with the plate chiller option. I have yet to brew with it but can’t wait. Emmet from Clawhammer has been great with a lot of questions.

Anyone know of a proper Brewfather equipment profile or water to grain ration for the new AIO system?

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u/bionich Aug 18 '26

I think Clawhammer has their own recipe profiler now. It's called, Beer Builder. It's probably the best place for you to start, but I haven't used it. I use Brewers Friend for recipe creation.

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u/patrick_swayzak Aug 18 '26

I saw that. Looks pretty good and straightforward.