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Speidels Braumeister
Art. no.: 46500
updated April 2013

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  • Page 1 Original Operating & Brewing Instructions Speidels Braumeister Art. no.: 46500 updated April 2013...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................. 3 General Safety Instructions ........................3 Special Safety Instructions ........................4 COMPONENTS AND SCOPE OF DELIVERY ..........5 TECHNICAL DATA ON THE BRAUMEISTER..........5 SETTING UP THE BRAUMEISTER ..............6 CLEANING THE BRAUMEISTER ..............6 STORING THE BRAUMEISTER ............... 6 BEFORE THE FIRST USE ................

  • Page 3: General Remarks

    Specified Conditions of Use: The Braumeister has been designed and produced for brewing a quantity of about 5 hectolitres of beer. Before every new brew, the Braumeister should be checked that it is safe and in good working order. Operating Instructions We have written these operating and brewing instructions in order to ensure reliable and safe initial operation and use of the Braumeister from the very beginning.

  • Page 4: Special Safety Instructions

    Speidel's Braumeister • The Braumeister may only be used for the purpose intended and with its safety devices in flawless condition. Make sure every time before you use it, that it is in good working order. Children and the infirm: •...

  • Page 5: Components And Scope Of Delivery

    Speidel's Braumeister 3 Components and scope of delivery For the parts of the device and scope of delivery, please see the figure below: 4 Technical Data on the Braumeister Braumeister 500 litre Weight: 380 kg with attached components and lifting device...

  • Page 6: Setting Up The Braumeister

    (See Section 6). Also observe the safe, upright mounting of the Braumeister as in Section 5. Make sure that the Braumeister is in good working order. Also note the Safety Instructions in Section 2. Otherwise the Braumeister is designed for immediate use.

  • Page 7: Servicing And Maintenance

    (Art. No. 77350) 10 Waste disposal Meaning of the "Rubbish Bin" symbol on the Braumeister: Take care of our environment; electrical components do not belong in the domestic refuse. For the disposal of electrical appliances use the collecting points provided and hand in your old appliances there.

  • Page 8: Working With The Braumeister

    The detailed description can also be found in the following Section, "Brewing with the Braumeister". Manual operation: Press (1sec), to go to the Braumeister's manual operation. Using START, the heating (H) can be switched on/off. The pump (P) is switched on/off with ENTER. The temperature can be adjusted with the arrow keys.

  • Page 9: Notes On The Circulation Pump

    11.5 Notes on pipe layout and valve position As standard the Braumeister has 3 stop valves and outlet valves on the underside as well as one valve on the kettle. The valves fitted at the bottom are to be turned to different positions depending on use and brewing phase.

  • Page 10: Notes On The Double Cooling Jacket And Water Quality

    Speidel's Braumeister exposed to the danger of infection which can spoil the beer and means all the work was for nothing. So take particular care that containers (fermenting vessel, bottles) and utensils (ladle, valves, gaskets) are absolutely clean. Sulphurous acids or similar are particularly suitable for disinfecting these containers and utensils.

  • Page 11: Brewing With The Braumeister

    Softening the water for brewing If necessary the brewing water can be softened. To do this, the water (cold tap water) is boiled in the Braumeister for 30 min, then cooled down and stored until brewing, Page 11 of 32...

  • Page 12: Programming/ Starting The Automatic Brewing Process

    The precipitated lime will have been deposited on the container bottom and is disposed of. The Braumeister has been designed for brewing approximately 500 L of finished beer (normal beer). So for this about 600-650 L of brewing water is needed.
  • Page 13 Speidel's Braumeister Mashing First of all the kettle is filled with 575 L of brewing water (up to the top mark). At this point, the malt pipe is not yet installed. The marks on the drawbar show the filling levels for 425 L, 500 L and 575 L. For the valve positions for the heating phase, please see the figure on the left.
  • Page 14 During this the pump is switched off briefly every 10 min (PUMP PAUSE), in order to shift the malt to a new position and thus achieve a better yield. The Braumeister lid is kept on to save energy. Page 14 of 32...

  • Page 15: Lautering

    Braumeister. Remove the wing nuts along with the hold-down crossbar as well as the second wing nut above the sieve insert. Using the boom, the winch and the crossbeam,...

  • Page 16: Boiling The Hops

    Speidel's Braumeister After the lautering process is completed, the wort content needs to be checked. This test is important in order to bring the Boiling hops Start wort up to the desired original gravity and thus to be able to adjust the beer’s alcoholic content later on.

  • Page 17: Cooling

    Speidel's Braumeister The hops remain in the wort until the end of the boiling time, since their substances only produce their effect after a prolonged boil time and transfer the intended bitterness to the beer. In the process, resins and oils in the hops will also be released which are what finally gives the wort its full-bodiedness together with the malt aroma.
  • Page 18 The remaining liquid and the trub on the bottom of the Braumeister can be poured away. The Braumeister is now no longer needed, so please clean it as soon as possible so that remaining solids do not dry on hard; this makes the cleaning process considerably easier.

  • Page 19: Primary Fermentation

    Place the Braumeister in the cleaning position by cranking down the rear support and thus tilt the Braumeister. Connect the hose to the waste water system and position the valves as per the figure on the left. Now you can clean...
  • Page 20 Speidel's Braumeister cool, stored wort or better still, determine the exact time to decant by constantly measuring the remaining extract. In the case of bottom-fermenting beer, this is at about 0.4 °Plato and with top-fermenting beer at about 0.8 °Plato above the final fermentation figure (this can be determined by a rapid fermentation test outside the vessel).

  • Page 21: Example Brew / Brief Instructions

    Speidel's Braumeister 13 Example brew / Brief Instructions Below we wish to demonstrate brewing with the Braumeister on the basis of a specific recipe and lead you through the first brewing process, step by step: Beer type: Light wheat beer, top-fermented.
  • Page 22 Speidel's Braumeister Once the mashing temperature is reached, a warning tone sounds which you acknowledge with ENTER. Now insert the malt pipe (with seal fitted, facing downwards). Take care that the seal with the malt pipe is centred and is sitting absolutely level on the kettle bottom.
  • Page 23 (only if there is a pressure build-up). After this, leave the beer to mature for another 3-4 weeks in a cool place. You can find more recipes at www.speidels-braumeister.de Page 23 of 32...

  • Page 24: Brewing Mistakes/Possible Remedies

    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.
  • Page 25 Speidel's Braumeister Beer is cloudy Store beer longer. Continue to ferment at colder temperature. Avoid losses when racking. Too little carbonic acid Too much carbonic acid lost when racking or transferring with hose. Freeze more wort and add before racking.

  • Page 26: Legal Aspects Of Home Brewing (German Legislation)

    Speidel's Braumeister 15 Legal aspects of home brewing (German legislation) Hobby brewers who make beer at home for their own consumption are permitted to produce up to 200 L of beer per year free of tax. This beer may not be sold. The home brewer must notify this before starting brewing to the nearest Main Customs Office.

  • Page 27: Brewing Record

    Speidel's Braumeister 16 Brewing record Basic details Date: Start of brewing process – time: End of brewing process – time: Recipe malt kg – hops g – water lts: Brewing process Phase Temperature Duration Mashing Phase: protein rest: Phase: maltose rest Phase: saccrification rest no.

  • Page 28: Cleaning Instructions

    The malt pipe and the sieve inserts can be removed and cleaned separately. Once the Braumeister seems to be clean, to disinfect it, it is filled with water several centimetres above the heating coil and the water is heated to about 30ºC. The water is circulated during this.
  • Page 29 Cleaning kit (Art. No.: 78027) For cleaning the outside of the Braumeister, simply use a damp cloth. Do not spray the Braumeister using a hose. Avoid water getting into the electrical components. Unplug the Braumeister from the mains before cleaning the outside.

  • Page 30: Conditions Of Warranty And Settling Complaints

    Speidel's Braumeister 18 Conditions of warranty and settling complaints Conditions: • The legal warranty conditions apply. The warranty period for consumers is limited to that stipulated for commercial customers, insofar as they are using a device suited to commercial use – even though it be only to a limited extent.
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  • Page 32 Speidel's Braumeister Sollte die beiliegende Betriebsanleitung nicht in einer für Sie verständlichen Sprache vorliegen, so kontaktieren Sie diesbezüglich bitte Ihren zuständigen Händler. If the accompanying instructions are not in a language which you can understand, please contact your local dealer.

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