The buttons allow you to set the temperature and power percentage (On 110v I use 100% all the time). The buttons are nice and clicky however, and the interface is very easy to understand. The controller has a very poor LCD display that is extremely hard to read off axis. The handles are sturdy and welded to the unit. You simply hand tighten the ball valve and it stays well sealed. Some on the Anvil Facebook group have mentioned leaking where the ball valve is screwed into. The double wall insulation is well sealed. Listed below you’ll find a topic breakdown. I find there is a temperature stratification between the top and bottom of the mash, however I have had good luck overall with slight adjustments and manual recirculation. The control panel allows you adjust the temperate for the mash, and uses the single temperature probe at the bottom to of the kettle to estimate what the middle of the mash is temperature wise. I have a generation one Foundry, so the control panel is on the bottom of the unit, however the current iteration has it at the top. With a double wall insulated kettle, the Foundry does a great job of maintaining heat, even when my garage is 40F. I have yet to have anything burn onto the kettle bottom. The high watt density heating element prevents or significantly reduces scorching. This allows you to mash in the kettle, and then remove it to sparge and boil in the same kettle. It has a stainless steel basket that submerges into the kettle, used for the mash. The Anvil Foundry can run at 110v or 220v, making it very versatile. And by that I mean an All In One, Brew in a Bag system. With a garage as my brew space and only a 110v outlet, I settled on an Anvil Foundry 10.5 gallon AIO BIAB system. When I moved into my current townhome, I realized that I could no longer use my 10 gallon SsBrewtech kettle on the stove top, thanks to a glass top. Anvil Foundry review: This unit has seen some things… and needs some Bar Keepers Friend
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