How hard are the systems to thoroughly clean after brewing?
They are easy to clean – as they are designed to be “cleaned in place”. Of course, the higher end models have features that help facilitate cleaning. I will discuss those features in our SUPER ULTIMA-BRU. The Hot Liquor tank never needs to be cleaned, because it only holds water. You may want to wipe off dust that may accumulate on the top of the tank, but the lid pretty much keeps this out. The mashtun E-Z Dump Option means you just unlock the mashtun, swivel it upside down and dump out all the spent grains. You then just hose down the tank while it’s in the inverted position with the E-Z Clean Up Option that is built in (a high pressure spray nozzle and hose) The boil kettle may also be sprayed down with the E-Z Clean up option – just open the outflow valve and E-Z Sample/C.I.P. valve to flush all of the wort out of the kettle.
