S P I K E N A N O U S E R G U I D E
27
Brew Day –
Boiling
PRO TIP:
The BK PID is based on % power output
to fine tune a rolling boil. This is opposed to the
temperature control like the HTL and MT.
PRO TIP:
The steam condenser will use about
20gal of water during a brew day.
Follow these steps to keep things rolling
during the boiling phase.
1.
Once the elements are submerged the BK can be set
to 100% and turned on. Press
3 times until you see
‘
OUT
’.
2.
Use the
Up
and
Down
arrows to change the % power
output and press to set the output. Press again
to see the temperature readout screen.
3.
To begin your boil, we recommend setting the
temperature to 100% output to get the boil
started. When the BK is nearing boil, be sure to
watch out for hot break and boil overs.
4.
Once the hot break has passed you can cover the
BK with the steam condenser lid and reduce the
BK PID to roughly 40-50% output. If not using the
lid, set the PID to 80-90%.
5.
Fill your steam condenser bucket (provided by
the brewer; we recommend a 5gal bucket) with
cool water and place the condenser pump in it.
6.
Boil for the amount of time called out by the recipe
and watch that the steam condenser reservoir
doesn’t run dry.
