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  • Page 1 Zymatic User Manual V15-0730...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Information

    • Do not remove the hose clamps, hot liquid spray may result. • Do not remove the keg attachments while brewing. © 2015 PicoBrew Inc. Zymatic® is a registered trademark and KegSmarts is a trademark of PicoBrew, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.1 Zymatic Components ........6 1.2 How the Zymatic Works ....... . . 10 SECTION 5 —...

  • Page 4: Zymatic Components

    K - 4 Hop cages and lids L - Adjunct compartment Please check to make sure you have all components before M - Adjunct screen continuing. If any parts are missing contact PicoBrew N - Step filter immediately. A - Zymatic B - 6’...
  • Page 5 ‒ 4 silicone bands R - Dishwasher tablet ‒ Keg seal S - Bottle of antifoam ‒ Airlock T - 2 Cleaning tubes ‒ Pico Pale ingredient kit U - Keg cozy ® SECTION 1: HOW THE ZYMATIC WORKS - CONTINUED...

  • Page 6: How The Zymatic Works

    The wort flow is controlled by the stepper (fluid) arm, which is located above the step filter lid, in the Zymatic. The Zymatic has been calibrated to keep the water level in the bottom of the step filter below the grain and hops, so they are only incorporated when the recipe calls for them.

  • Page 7: Required Materials

    13. Water (amount varies by recipe) 14. Recipe kit (grains, hops, yeast) Post-Brew 1. Yeast 2. Airlock 3. Sanitized water or alcohol 4. 5-gallon corny keg (with wort) 5. Ice (optional) 6. 5-10 gallon bucket (optional) ® SECTION 2: SETTING UP YOUR ZYMATIC - CONTINUED...

  • Page 8: Section 2 - Setting Up Your Zymatic

    SECTION 2 2.2 Zymatic Assembly Setting Up Your Zymatic Set the Zymatic on a sturdy, level surface. Peel off any remaining white protective film from all surfaces. 2.1 Zymatic Setup Insert the white nylon washers into the flare nut fittings on the ends of each hose.
  • Page 9 2. Hand tighten by screwing the flare nut onto the Zymatic, Plug the power cord into the back of the machine and into then use the black plastic wrench to tighten further. an outlet. The Zymatic requires at least a 15 amp outlet (standard in most houses).

  • Page 10: Initial Rinse

    2.3 Initial Rinse Slide step filter into Zymatic. There should be a little resistance as the drain slides into place and the step filter presses against the back of the Zymatic. Do not excessively Before you start your first brew, you need to run a quick rinse force step filter into drain.
  • Page 11 A welcome screen will appear on the OLED display. Press the control knob once to get to the menu. Select “Clean/Rinse. ” Then, select “Rinse” and the Zymatic will begin the initial rinse cycle. Once the rinse cycle completes, the Zymatic returns to the main menu.

  • Page 12: Section 3 - Brewing On Your Zymatic

    SECTION 3 Crafting a recipe Login to your PicoBrew account, click the My Recipes tab and Brewing on your Zymatic choose “Craft Recipe. ” 3.1 Selecting/Crafting a Recipe NOTE: If you prefer to use metric units in the recipe crafter, change the option on the “Settings”...
  • Page 13 (AA%), content, and given time. The recipe crafter uses a Tinseth calculation that is modified for the Zymatic’s boiling system based off laboratory IBU testing. This field does not require editing, but if you wish to input a specific IBU, select hops being used, input the AA% and the time.
  • Page 14 If you are brewing at a high altitude. The Zymatic is designed to not amending your water, just leave the field blank.

  • Page 15: Preparing Ingredients

    Metric. Save. Click the Save button when recipe crafting is complete. This will sync and upload to the Zymatic automatically. If you run into any issues selecting or crafting a recipe, visit “Troubleshooting” under the “Support” tab of your PicoBrew account.
  • Page 16 (the one with the notch). ® SECTION 3: BREWING ON YOUR ZYMATIC - CONTINUED...

  • Page 17: Brewing

    Brewing Data graph by clicking a data point, adding, and saving text. Slide the step filter into the Zymatic. The step filter will protrude slightly over the drip tray. Connect the black ball lock to the OUT keg post and the gray ball lock to the IN keg post of your filled keg.
  • Page 18 Monitor the ice bath. As it warms, switch to the second bucket in the same manner. Occasionally stir the ice water After your brew is complete, the Zymatic will pause and with a long handled spoon to ensure the wort is chilling beep to alert you to prepare your chilling set up.

  • Page 19: Pitch Yeast

    If the gravity reading has not changed, fermentation is complete. If the gravity continues to drop, your beer is still fermenting. If your beer did ® SECTION 3: BREWING ON YOUR ZYMATIC - CONTINUED...

  • Page 20: Rack

    If you are looking for more precise fermentation control, has settled at the bottom of your keg. Siphons are available PicoBrew also offers a smart kegerator called KegSmarts, at your local homebrew shop. which monitors fermentation temperatures and keg weights Consult the brewing videos at www.picobrew.com/about/...

  • Page 21: Carbonate

    The bottom few inches of beer in the fermentation keg will be full of trub and yeast. The diptube of the keg included with your Zymatic is cut shorter as to avoid the majority of the yeast and trub. Discard the trub and thoroughly clean and sanitize your keg as mentioned previously.
  • Page 22 CAUTION: Use extreme caution of setting your regulator psi over 28psi. Use the calculators! To adjust pressure, pull red regulator knob straight out and turn clockwise to increase pressure and counter-clockwise to decrease pressure. Push regulator knob in to lock the pressure setting.

  • Page 23: Section 4 - Care And Maintenance

    Care and Maintenance After the Rinse cycle, remove the step filter from the Zymatic. Remove the rubber drain plugs from the step filter 4.1 General Cleaning (after every brew) and place them in a safe place while you wash the step filter.

  • Page 24: Deep Clean (Every 3-4 Brews)

    4.3 Deep Clean (every 3-4 brews) Every 3-4 brews, you will need to run a deep clean cycle on your Zymatic. The deep clean cycle removes any buildup in the hoses, pumps, and heat exchanger and will keep your Zymatic running smoothly and efficiently. For the deep clean cycle, you will need Zymatic cleaning tabs.

  • Page 25: Section 5 - Advanced Brewing Techniques

    Sample port the syringe and sample port. Use caution while putting Your Zymatic comes equipped with a sampling port on the anything into the keg during the brew. The keg will be IN hose. Standard size needleless syringes, such as the one extremely hot and there will be steam.

  • Page 26: Section 6 - Menu Screens

    Do not choose this option unless directed to by PicoBrew support personnel. Brew a Recipe Select to see the list of recipes synced to your Zymatic, then select one to brew. Help Drain: Drains the machine for 5 minutes or until you manually press stop.

  • Page 27: Brew Menu

    Menu. Note that brewing continues while the Brew Menu is Drain shown. Flow from the keg will stop, and the Zymatic will drain the step filter until you press Continue. Continue Leaves the menu and returns to brewing. The time and...

  • Page 28: Section 7 - Troubleshooting

    ‒ Make sure to use the amount of water given in the back on. recipe. If you are emptying your keg of water before ‒ Check fans: if the Zymatic fan is not running, your the mash compartment fills up, you will end up with machine is not on.
  • Page 29 My display went black, but the Zymatic is still running. ‒ Check the back of your Zymatic and look at the fan in the top center. If the Zymatic is on, the fan should be running. If it is not running, your display was likely overheated and shut off.
  • Page 30 NOTES: SECTION 6: TROUBLE SHOOTING - CONTINUED...
  • Page 31 SECTION 6: TROUBLE SHOOTING - CONTINUED...
  • Page 32 SECTION 6: TROUBLE SHOOTING - CONTINUED...

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