Brew-Boss® V2.06 Operation Manual
process our first mash step and maintain 152F for 1 hour (60 minutes) with the pump recirculating
worth through the grain bed. We set the prompt to tell the user what we are doing, set the Setpoint to
152F, set the Step Timer to 60 minutes,. We also set the Speak flag to verbally enunciate the
commencement of this step. When the timer expires, the controller proceeds to the next step when in
Auto Brew Mode.
Step 8 – Heating to mash out temperature of 168 degrees:
We now want to raise the temperature of
the kettle to our mash out temperature of 168F. We use Step Type 3 again. We set the appropriate
prompt, set the setpoint to 168F, keep the pump recirculating, and of course tell the user verbally what
we are doing with the Speak Flag set to 1 as well. If Auto Brew Mode is selected, the controller will
automatically advance to the next step when the temperature of 168F is reached.
Step 9 – Maintaining mash out temperature of 168 degrees:
This step again uses Step Type 4, which
maintains specified temperature for a specified amount of time. In this case, we want to process our
Mash-Out step and maintain 168F for 15 minutes with the pump recirculating worth through the grain
bed. We set the prompt to tell the user what we are doing, set the Setpoint to 168F, set the Step Timer
to 15 minutes,. We also set the Speak flag to verbally enunciate the commencement of this step. When
the timer expires, the controller proceeds to the next step when in Auto Brew Mode.
Step 10 – Mash out complete. Please close the valve and remove the cover:
This step starts after the
Mash-Out step completes. We now use Step Type 1, as we now want the user to “Close the valve and
remove the cover” so we can begin boiling our wort. We use the Speak and Alarm Flags to tell the
user that his/her attention is required. We make certain the Setpoint stays at 168 so the temperature of
the kettle is maintained. Again, the user must press the start key to advance to the next step after he/she
removes the cover and closes the valve.
Step 11 – Please remove the grain bag and install the automatic hops feeder:
Now we need to have
the user remove the spent grains from the kettle and then install the automatic hops feeder. We again
use Step Type 1, as we now want the user to “remove the grain bag and install the hops feeder” so we
can begin boiling our wort. We use the Speak and Alarm Flags to tell the user that his/her attention is
required. We set the Setpoint temperature to boiling (220F) to get a head start on heating the kettle to
boil. We also set the Boil Flag to 1 to instruct the controller to automatically detect the temperature
where boiling commences. We use 220F to assure we reach boiling, so we choose a temperature we
know will produce boiling in any environment (220F or 105C). Again, the user must press the start key
to advance to the next step.
Step 12 – Please add your hops to the feeder in appropriate positions:
Now we need to have the
user add the hops to the appropriate hops feeder dispenser tubes. This step prompts the user to do this
while the kettle is heating to boil. We still want the controller to automatically detect boil temperature
and want the prompt enunciated as well, so those flags are set to 1. The user must press the start key to
advance to the next step after adding the hops.
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