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Bargain Cave Solo System
Brew beer at home! The Spike Solo system is simple to use and turnkey right out of the box. Whether you're a brewer looking to upgrade your current setup or a 20-year veteran looking to downsize, the Solo is for you.
All Solo system's come with a standard lid. If you would like to switch out the standard lid for a CIP Lid, select that add-on below and this will ship instead of the standard lid.
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Add-On Benefits
Hardware needed to use with the Spike Solo included.
Wort Chiller + Bracket Benefits
Quickly cool your wort with a counterflow wort chiller plus table bracket.
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Overview
The Solo was designed for new and experienced brewers alike! It’s made with the highest quality materials, versatile and has straightforward usability. It took two years to develop this system because we really wanted to design a turnkey system that actually works for you
One of the biggest considerations in brewing is space. The Solo has a compact footprint and is able to be stowed away nicely when Brew Day is done. A kitchen, basement, garage or even a back patio will all work for your home brewery!
When it comes to the actual brewing process the Solo can’t be beat. You’ll be able to make commercial quality beer in only 6 simple steps: heat water, add grains, filter, boil, whirlpool and chill. Yeah, it’s that easy.
Pump and chiller sold separately
Features:
- The Spike Bottom Drain Solo features tri-clamp fittings and bottom drain kettle
- 10 gallon system, 2.5 to 5 gallon batches
- Uses only solid 304 stainless steel, no bags or mesh that can tear
- Sanitary welded coupler design (done at our facility in Milwaukee, WI)
- 1.2mm thick kettle walls
- Thick stainless-steel hooks on basket easily holds wet grain on the kettle lip during vorlauf or while the basket drains
- Bottom of the basket features precision-laser slits matching the false bottoms on our commercial brewing systems
- Basket has tapered design to promote good flow through the grain bed
- Heated using a powerful 240V heating element
- Includes 6 foot power cord and 6 foot heating element cord
- "Element" circuit is L6-30R 3-prong outlet and can handle heater load up to 25A/6000W
- "Pump" and "Aux" circuits are 5-15R 3-prong outlet and can handle load up to 1.5A/180W
Electrical Requirements:
- Panel uses 4-wire 240V line for power and it requires a NEMA 14-30 receptacle outlet (standard household plug) that is set on a 30A breaker
Reviews
Simplify Your Brew Day
A Solo Brew Day has 6 simple steps. Get wort into your fermenter faster and more efficiently than anything else on the market!
Turnkey
The Solo comes with everything needed to brew right out of the box.
Note: Pump and chiller sold separately.
Compact Footprint
The Solo will easily fit in any kitchen, garage or basement. If you have access to a proper electrical outlet, you’re good to go. When Brew Day is complete, stow it away nicely until next time.
Electric
There’s two main ways to heat your brewing system—gas or electric. It’s the difference between Fred Flintstone and Elon Musk. Electric is safer (there isn’t a hot flame giving off dangerous gases like carbon monoxide), less expensive (a tank of propane is about $20 while a Solo Brew Day costs about $2) and offers more control. With the touch of a button or flip of a switch, you can control everything from temperature to pumps.
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