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Assembly – 

Pumps

If you’re using our Spike System table leg mount, you’ll need to 

rotate one pump 180°. To rotate the pump head, remove the 

four screws, rotate the head 180°, and tighten the screws. Both 

pump heads should show ‘In’ at the top and ‘Out’ at the bottom. 

IN

IN

OUT

OUT

When setting up your pumps for  30-gallon and 50-gallon 

kettle systems, ensure that you mount the pumps to the center 

leg so that your hoses will reach from the kettles to the pumps. 

Summary of Contents for Trio System

Page 1: ...Spike Trio System User Guide...

Page 2: ...ne the Control Panel 18 Set Up 19 Mashing 21 Sparging 22 Boiling 23 Steam Condenser Lid 24 Whirlpool 25 Drain to Conical 26 Cleaning 27 Congrats on securing your new Spike Trio System We know you re a...

Page 3: ...embly 01 Ready to get your Trio up and running This guide will show you how to assemble each piece of equipment with step by step instructions and key visuals Hot Liquor Tank Mash Tun Boil Kettle Stea...

Page 4: ...rrectly after tightening try adjusting the tightness of the wrap and the amount of pipe tape Before installing parts into quick connect QC fittings be sure to lubricate them with water This will allow...

Page 5: ...S P I K E T R I O U S E R G U I D E 4 Assembly Hot Liquor Tank...

Page 6: ...B Stainless Steel Valve 4 C 5 8 Quick Connect Fitting 2 D Shorty Pick Up Tube 1 E Side Pick Up Tube 1 F HERMs Coil 1 G HERMs Coil Quick Connect 2 H Heating Element 1 I TC Gasket 5 J TC Clamp 1 K Temp...

Page 7: ...T R I O U S E R G U I D E 6 Assembly Mash Tun Use 2 feet of your silicone tubing to create a sparge arm from the top recirc port The tubing will float on top of the grain bed allowing for an even reci...

Page 8: ...RIPTION QTY A False Bottom 1 B Center Pick Up Tube 1 C 5 8 Quick Connect Fitting 2 D Side Pickup Tube 1 E Hex Nipple 1 F Tee Fitting 1 G Temp Sensor 1 H Stainless Steel Ball Valve 2 I Quick Connect Fi...

Page 9: ...S P I K E T R I O U S E R G U I D E 8 Assembly Boil Kettle...

Page 10: ...ick Connect Fitting MQC x MNPT 2 B Stainless Steel Ball Valve 2 C 5 8 Quick Connect Fitting 2 D Side Pickup Tube 2 E Electric Element 1 F TC Gasket 3 G TC Clamp 1 H Heating Element 1 I Temp Sensor 1 A...

Page 11: ...til it becomes too hot to touch Starting with ice in the drain bucket can increase the amount of time the recirculation water can be used for until it gets too hot NOTE Make sure you keep the drain ho...

Page 12: ...TC Clamp 4 C 1 5 TC Gasket 4 D 1 5 TC Cap 1 E Condenser Piping 1 F 90 Barb 1 G Condenser Mister 1 H 4 TC Clamp 1 I 4 TC Gasket 1 J 4 TC Clear Cap 1 K 1 5 TC Barb 3 4 1 L Drain Hose 1 M Supply Hose 1...

Page 13: ...robe so you can monitor the inline chilling temps going into your fermenter To get started attach the temp probe cable from your mash tun to the tee on the chiller You ll be able to see the chiller ex...

Page 14: ...S P I K E T R I O U S E R G U I D E 13 ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY A Quick Connect Fitting MQC x MNPT 2 B Hose Barb 1 C Hex Nipple 1 D T Fitting 1 E Temp Sensor 1 Assembly Wort Chiller A D A B C E...

Page 15: ...tate the pump head remove the four screws rotate the head 180 and tighten the screws Both pump heads should show In at the top and Out at the bottom IN IN OUT OUT When setting up your pumps for 30 gal...

Page 16: ...s ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY A Quick Connect Fitting MQC x MNPT 2 B Stainless Steel Ball Valve 4 C Tee Fitting 2 D Barbed Fitting 2 E Quick Connect Fitting MQC x FNPT 2 F 90 Street Elbow 2 G Pump Head 2 H S...

Page 17: ...6 2 C Short Hose 4 3 D Mash Tun Recirculation Hose 2 1 We use oversized barbs which creates a secure attachment without the need for sharp hose clamps The quick connect fittings also use a full port d...

Page 18: ...Now that your Trio is fully assembled it s time to get brewing Follow the steps in this user guide for a simple and easy Brew Day experience Auotune the Control Panel Set Up Mashing Sparging Boiling U...

Page 19: ...hange from no to yes Controlling Your Boil Ready to boil The PID has 2 temperature control options Auto and Manual Auto allows you to set a specific temperature and the heating element will hold the l...

Page 20: ...on next page PRO TIP The water pump is only used to pump clean water and therefore doesn t need cleaning at the end of your Brew Day PRO TIP Once your strike water and HLT are warmed up you can adjus...

Page 21: ...n MT valve A Open the MT drain valve B Open the HLT drain valve C Open both HLT HERMs ports D and E Open the top recirc port F 11 Bleed the air from the lines of the system by opening the valve on the...

Page 22: ...o avoid any dough balls This will drop your strike water down to your desired mash temp 3 Turn the wort pump back on to recirculate the mash through the HERMS Coil Throttle the flow of the MT recircul...

Page 23: ...the BK turn on the BK element This will allow your BK to be near boil by the time you finish your sparge which helps shorten your Brew Day by about 30 minutes We recommend the PID up to 100 power Figu...

Page 24: ...ll be warm This can be collected and used for cleaning or reused for recirculation which cuts down on water usage The water can be recirculated until it s about 120F or until it becomes too hot to tou...

Page 25: ...le PID to Manual Mode Please reference the manual on page 18 to move to Manual Mode 2 Once you ve reached your pre boil volume turn off the pumps and close the valves 3 As you reach your boiling temp...

Page 26: ...whirlpool valves on kettle 3 Purge air in pump if needed 4 Open the valve on wort pump Figure 5 5 Turn on the wort pump 6 Whirlpool for 10 15 minutes to form a tight hop cone Our specially designed st...

Page 27: ...r outlet of your wort chiller into a drain sink floor drain HLT etc water side Figure 6 PRO TIP Water exiting the chiller will be hot You can collect the first 3 4 gallons from the output of the chill...

Page 28: ...he valves and turn off the wort pump 10 Add your brewery wash chemicals to your MT 11 Scrub the MT Down to remove any grain material from the sides of the kettle 12 Disconnect the hose connected to th...

Page 29: ...Close all the valves and turn off the wort pump 25 Connect the hose currently connected to your whirlpool port to the outlet of the counterflow chiller We are going to flush our counterflow chiller w...

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