Speidel's Braumeister
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14 Brewing mistakes/Possible remedies
Do not repair the device yourself; it is preferable to find an approved repairman. To avoid
hazards, defective control systems, mains cables or other electrical components may only
be repaired or replaced by the manufacturer, our After-Sales Service or a similarly
qualified person.
Brewing problems:
Possible remedy
Wort spurts upwards during circulation
Malt is too finely crushed
If necessary, mill the grain yourself (just broken
open)
Close the inlet valve more and reduce inflow.
Pump clogged
Pour malt more carefully into malt pipe. No
malt in the kettle! Clean pump
Reaching temperature takes very long
Put lid on when heating.
Use Thermo-Sleeve.
Set up Braumeister protected from the wind.
Condensation on the lid drips outside
Set up Braumeister on horizontal surface.
Circulation does not work properly.
Check whether the pump is working and is
primed.
Check even seating of malt pipe and that the
seal is functioning.
When lautering, wort runs off too slowly or not
at all
Thrust a kitchen spoon from above right through
to the bottom sieve insert several times. Malt is
too finely crushed -> only break grains up, do
not mill too finely.
Problems with the beer:
Possible remedy
Beer smells and tastes sour
Bacteria have got into the brew: throw beer
away. More hygiene needed in the cold phase.
Brewing time possibly too short, and so too
much starch remaining in beer.
Leave out sparging phase.
Sparging too hot (> 80°C)
Alcohol content too high
Reduce gravity by adding water when boiling
the hops.
Alcohol content too low
Increase gravity by boiling longer (water
evaporates).
Strange smells of any kind
Better hygiene.
Avoid contact with mould and no metals other
than stainless steel.
Avoid light affecting the beer in store.
Fermentation does not get going.
Add more yeast.
"Activate" the yeast.
Check fermentation temperature.
Oxygenate the wort by stirring.
