BK
MT
HLT
S P I K E T R I O U S E R G U I D E
19
Brew Day –
Set Up
Follow these steps to get your Trio
ready to roll on Brew Day.
1.
Make sure all valves are closed.
2.
Place your false bottom in your mash tun and
connect the pickup tube.
3.
Set up the hoses (see
Figure 1
):
Connect a 6 ft. hose from the Mash Tun (MT)
drain to the wort pump inlet (
Gold
)
Connect a 6 ft. hose from the wort pump outlet
to Hot Liquor Tank (HLT) bottom HERMs port
(
Green
).
Connect a 4 ft. hose from the HLT HERMs outlet
to mash tun top recirculation port (
Red
).
Connect a 4 ft. hose from the drain of the HLT to
the water pump inlet (
Blue
).
Connect a 4 ft. hose from the water pump outlet
to the HLT top recirculation port (
Black
).
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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 adjust your water
chemistry by adding minerals.
PRO TIP:
Make sure to consider the dead
space under the false bottom and your
HERMs coil when filling your mash tun. If you
don’t account for this space by adding more
water, your mash may end up a little thicker
than desired.
Figure 1
4.
Determine the appropriate amount of strike water
for your specific recipe and fill the mash tun.
5.
Fill the HLT so your HERMs coil is covered
(~75% full).
6.
Set your HLT roughly 10 degrees hotter than
your desired mash temp using the HLT controller
(When you mash in this will drop your strike water
temp down to your desired mash temp).
7.
Turn the HLT element on.
8.
Put the lid on your HLT and MT.
9.
Put the lid on the MT.
