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BrewCommander™ 

© Blichmann Engineering, LLC 2019

8

FEATURE CALLOUT

POWER BUTTON 

ON / OFF

PUMP RECEPTACLE

NOTE: 

 For wiring out the bottom of the controller and for wall mounting, please visit our website at blichmannengineering.com to view the 

instructional video.

TEMPERATURE  
SENSOR  PORT

WIRED FROM 

BOTTOM

FEMALE IEC 
POWER OUT

MALE NEMA 5-15 
POWER IN

Summary of Contents for BrewCommander

Page 1: ... Sections labeled Caution can lead to equipment damage or unsatisfactory performance of the equipment Please read these sections thoroughly If you have any questions contact your retailer or Blichmann Engineering www BlichmannEngineering com before use Sections labeled Important should specifically be followed to ensure satisfactory results with the product WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT IMPORTANTINFOR...

Page 2: ...BrewCommander BrewhouseControllerinanyfashionotherthandescribedinthismanual canresultinpersonalpropertydamage injury electrocution ordeath Burner TheBrewCommander hasbeentunedtoworkseamlesslywithaBlichmannHellFire burner howeverotherburnerscanbeusedwiththecontrollerif theymeetthenecessaryrequirements Yourburnermustbecapableofoperatingwellatlowpowersettings Ifyoucannotmaintainaflameatabouthalf powe...

Page 3: ...controllerasneededtomaintainthetemperatureofthetank Locateitasclosetotheburneraspossible butDONOTlocateitinanareathatwillexposeittoexcessiveheat Ifyoucan tcomfortablyrestyourhandonthevalveduringoperationitistoohot We haveincludedamaleandafemaleflareX NPTfittingtoaidyouinconnectingthevalvetoyourgassupply NOTE Dependingonthegassupplyyouhave youmayneedtoprocureadditionalordifferentfittingswhicharenot...

Page 4: ...dcolor bittodrillthe3 16 hole Marktheelectrodewirewithamarkersothatwhenbent90degdownwarditwillbeinthecenteroftheflamepath ForHellFire burners you llwantthe electrodecenteredoveroneoftheburnernozzles Measurethedistancefromthesurfaceoftheburnertothemarkonthewireandnotethisdistance Removetheelectrodefromtheframeandusingapliersbendthewiredown90deg Installwiththeincluded 8 32X3 8 screw IMPORTANT Thetip...

Page 5: ...tCircuitInterrupter GFCI protectedpowersource If youareuncertainaboutthestatusofyourpowersourcecontactalicensedandqualifiedelectricianfamiliarwithNationalElectricCodestandardsbefore proceeding OperatingtheSparkBox IgnitionModuleinanyfashionotherthandescribedinthismanualcanresultinpersonalpropertydamage injury electrocution ordeath CAUTION Alwayskeepthedeviceawayfromheatandmoisture IMPORTANT Iftheb...

Page 6: ...Box TheBrewCommander willsupplypowertothisport whentheburneriscalledtobelit Thissignalneedstobe102 138VAC50 60Hz andmaydrawupto4Amps SolenoidPower Thisreceptacleisusedtooutputpowertothesolenoid whentheburneriscalledtobelit itmustbewireddirectlytothesolenoidby thesupplied6ftsolenoidcable Optional SparkBox Mounting Kit AvailableisanoptionalSparkBox mountingkitformountingtotheTOPStand TOPLTEStand and...

Page 7: ...Sanitary Nut 2 BE 000882 01 Sanitary Nut Inner Seal 3 BE 000882 01 Sanitary Nut Outer Seal 4 BE 000013 00 Bulkhead O ring 113 5 BE 001474 00 Weldless Captive Bulkhead 6 BE 001476 00 Captive Nut O ring 010 7 BE 001475 00 Captive Nut 8 BE 001500 00 Temperature Sensor Probe Figure 8 Figure 6 1 2 3 KettleWall with Hole 4 5 6 7 8 To Temperature ProbePort InsideKettle OutsideKettle 5 4 3 PAV MFG APPR NA...

Page 8: ...ERBUTTON ON OFF PUMPRECEPTACLE NOTE For wiring out the bottom of the controller and for wall mounting please visit our website at blichmannengineering com to view the instructional video TEMPERATURE SENSOR PORT WIREDFROM BOTTOM FEMALEIEC POWEROUT MALENEMA5 15 POWERIN ...

Page 9: ...eroutthebottombyfollowingtheinstructionsgivenintherewiringvideoonourBlichmannEngineering YouTube channel 2 TrimtheincludedDINrailtobe1 8 shorterthanwithwidthofthecontroller 3 MounttheDINrailtothedesiredlocationonthewall 4 SlidethecontrollerontotheDINrailusingthechannelonthebackofthecontroller 5 Install2ofthe8 32setscrewsintothetopofthecontrollerbeingcarefulnottoovertighten Stoptighteningthescrewso...

Page 10: ...optionsbelow OFF Powertotheburnersisdisabled AUTO TheburnerwillautomaticallylightasneededtomaintainthedesiredSETtemperature ON Theburnerwillturnonandcontinuallyrun Thissettingoverridestheautomaticcontrol TheSETvaluewillchangetoBOIL PUMP Turnstheauxiliary120Vreceptaclelocatedonthebackoftheunitonandoff GreenilluminatedbuttonindicatesthatthepowerisintheONmode MENU Pressingthisbuttonwillopenthemainmen...

Page 11: ...ECT PressSELECTtocyclethroughTEMPandTIME KEYPAD Whenatemperatureortimeisselected andflashing pressthekeypadtochangethatvalueandpressenter PLAY PAUSE Start pausetheselectedprofile Thisbuttonwillbecomeapausebuttonwhenaprofileisactive RESET Whenaprofileisactive presstheRESETbuttontoendtheprofile Toresetanactivetimer presspauseandthenpressreset HOME TotheHomeScreen MASH PROFILE BOIL PROFILE SELECT Hig...

Page 12: ...tetemperature Thismaytake30 45minutes Subtractthemash thermometertemperaturefromtheBrewCommander temperature EnterthisvalueintotheRIMSOFFSET Fromthispointforward thebrewer canenterthedesiredmashSETtemperaturewithouthavingtocompensatefortemperaturelosses Tonavigatethroughthebasicsettings presstheSELECTbuttontoscrollbetweenthem Usetheup downbuttonstochangethevalue PressingSELECTagainwillacceptthenew...

Page 13: ...letimetoahighervaluethanthedefault20secisrecommended A CycleTime IgnitionDelay ratioof 3 1orgreaterisrecommended Forexample a10secondignitiondelaywouldrequireaminimumofa30secondCycleTime CONTROLBAND Thisvalueadjuststherangenearthesetpointthatthecontrollerbeginstocyclethepoweronandoff Thedefaultvalueis8 4 fromthesetpoint andshouldnotneedtobeadjusted Increasingthisvaluereducesovershootwhenrampingtot...

Page 14: ...settingsareagoodstartingpoint andcanbeadjustedwithexperience Refertotheadvancedsettings sectionfordetails TIP Ifstepmashing decreasingyourcontrolbandwillhelpspeeduptheheatingbetweensteps butlargertemperaturefluctuationswillbeexperienced inthesystem DIRECT FIRE RIMS SETUP AND OPERATION TIPS RIMS OFFSET 0 0 F RIMS OFFSET 2 0 F Mash Tun Actual Temp 148 F Wort Flow Path Actual Average Temp 150 F Mash ...

Page 15: ...trikewaterthroughtheHERMScoilwhileheatingtheHLT Method2istoheattheHLT wheretheHERMScoilislocated tothedesiredtemperature whileheatingthestrikewaterinyourboilkettlewithasecond controller Thismethodisfasterduetousingtwoheatsources Mashing Whilemashing thebrewermustmaintainaslightlyhighertemperatureintheHLTthanthedesiredmashtemperatureduetoheatlossesandinefficiencyof theheatexchanger Whirlpoolinginth...

Page 16: ...rantyofmerchantabilityoranyimpliedwarrantyoffitness islimitedindurationtothetermsofthislimitedwarrantyandis limitedinscopeofcoveragetothiswarranty BlichmannEngineeringdisclaimsanyexpressorimpliedwarranty includinganyimpliedwarrantyoffitnessforaparticularpurposeormerchantability onitemsexcludedfrom coverageassetforthinthislimitedwarranty 2 BlichmannEngineeringmakesnowarrantyofanynaturebeyondthatcon...

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