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- Page 1 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS V1.1.1 285 © ACKSEN LTD 2019...
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Page 2: Introduction
These user instructions will help you get the best out of your EINBREW 3V2P system and allow you to use it safely, and we recommend you read through them fully before installation and starting your brew day! For further help, search ‘EINBREW’... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Installing C20 Plug to Heating Element Leads ...................11 Installing C13 Plug to Pump Leads ......................11 Installing Temperature Probes to Brewing Vessels ..................12 Extending EINBREW 3V2P C20 Power Lead ....................13 Replacing user-replaceable fuses ......................13 Drilling Holes in Stainless Steel Vessels for Heating Elements and/or Temperature Probes ....13 Mounting the Control Panel ........................14... - Page 4 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Cooling Stage ............................27 Brew Complete! ............................27 Cleaning ..............................27 Troubleshooting ............................29 Maintenance Menu ............................32 Warranty ...............................35 Maintenance ..............................35 Returning EINBREW 3V2P for repair ......................35 WEEE Regulations ............................36 V1.1.1 285 © ACKSEN LTD 2019...
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Page 5: Safety Information
Do not operate the system if the power leads show any signs of damage or wear. • If you need to clean the surface of your EINBREW 3V2P system, please ensure that it is fully disconnected from the mains supply beforehand. We recommend removing the plug from the socket to ensure disconnection. -
Page 6: Technical Specifications
EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Feature Product Dimensions 300mm x 260mm x 85mm Power Supply Input 220Vac/230Vac, 50Hz, 15Amax Control Precision 0.1C (or 0.1F in Fahrenheit mode) Temperature Measurement Accuracy 0.1C (or 0.1F in Fahrenheit mode) Heating Elements Supported... -
Page 7: Components And Accessories
EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES Your EINBREW 3V2P system will come shipped with the following components. When you unpack please ensure you check everything is there, and if any parts are missing please contact your supplier or Support immediately. -
Page 8: Brewing System Requirements
EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS BREWING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS We aim for EINBREW 3V2P to take care of electrical control for you, leaving you to concentrate on designing and building your brewing system! Constructing your own Electric Brewery is beyond the scope of these user instructions, and there are a number of great guides out there that’ll help you achieve this. - Page 9 EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS • EINBREW 3V2P supports up to two pumps up to 2.9A, which you manually activate via the Control Panel. Typically, you’d use a pump for recirculation between the Hot Liquor Tank and the Mash Tun, and sometimes also used with an external heating element. The 2 pump can be used for moving wort between the Mash Kettle and the Boil Kettle, or vessel recirculation.
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Page 10: Getting Started
EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS GETTING STARTED We know you’re eager to get on with making some beer, so the first thing to do is get your EINBREW 3V2P system installed with your brewing setup! Once you’ve checked you’ve got everything, work out where you’re going to install your EINBREW 3V2P controller. -
Page 11: Brewing System Integration
EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS BREWING SYSTEM INTEGRATION We know you’re eager to get on with making some beer, so the first thing to do is get your EINBREW 3V2P system installed with your brewing setup! Installing C20 Plug to Heating Element Leads The EINBREW 3V2P connects to your heating elements using C19 power sockets. -
Page 12: Installing Temperature Probes To Brewing Vessels
– this is especially important if the pump will be damaged if run dry, and does not have run dry protection. Turn on the EINBREW 3V2P system, and utilise the relevant pump button to activate it. You should observe that the pump will activate. -
Page 13: Extending Einbrew 3V2P C20 Power Lead
Please ensure to replenish them with an equivalent specification of fuse. To replace, first ensure that you have turned off EINBREW 3V2P by disconnecting it at the plug. This will ensure the system is isolated. Then use a screwdriver to access the fuse compartments, and replace the damaged fuses. -
Page 14: Mounting The Control Panel
EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS drivers also. If you do not have experience in this work, you would be advised to contract a specialist metal worker to help, as it can be easy to damage or cosmetically mark your vessels. -
Page 15: Basic System Testing
Connect up everything to EINBREW 3V2P, and add some water into each of the 3 vessels. The water level will need to be sufficient to cover the elements and to correctly fill the circulation system(s). -
Page 16: Control Panel
EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS CONTROL PANEL Before beginning to make your brew, let’s go through the main control panel. EINBREW 3V2P is designed to be very similar to a traditional brewery control system, with separate temperature monitoring for each vessel in the system. - Page 17 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Control Section Explanation Displays the Measured Temperature on the top half, and the Set Temperature Hot Liquor Tank on the bottom half of the display. The Up/Down buttons will allow you to increment and decrement the presently displayed set temperature. This temperature is used for preheating, so only a single temperature will be displayed/set.
- Page 18 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Control Section Explanation Displays the Measured Temperature on the top half of the display, and the Boil Kettle Boil Power Percentage on the bottom half (e.g. “P50” = 50% Power). This determines how much power is put into the system after boil has been detected, and allows you to control how vigorous the boil will be.
- Page 19 Brewing Stage. When a Brewing Stage hasn’t been started, it’ll allow you to configure your EINBREW 3V2P system as follows: 1) In Preheat/Mash In Stage (HLT section), pressing Set will bring up the Configuration Menu. Please see this section for more information.
- Page 20 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Control Section Explanation Start Pressing Start will begin the presently selected Brewing Stage. The button must be held down for approximately a second before it will activate. Preheat/Mash In – preheat to the selected temperature and end the stage.
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Page 21: Configuration Menu
EINBREW 3V2P. To enter the Configuration Menu, ensure that EINBREW 3V2P is stopped, then ensure that the Preheat/Mash In Stage (HLT) is selected. Then press the Set button once. A configuration menu will appear in the bottom half of the Timer section –... - Page 22 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Menu Option Default Explanation P09 P Select if Pump 1 or Pump 2 is utilised for recirculating Mashing Pump wort around the Mash Tun. This controls which pump will be affected by Grain Rests, if enabled.
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Page 23: Preparing For Brewing
EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS PREPARING FOR BREWING EINBREW 3V2P lets you focus on what you do best – brewing beer! It’ll take care of the temperature control and timing on your bespoke 3-vessel system, along with all the electrical control. All you have to do is enter your recipe! Before brewing, please ensure that you’ve sterilised/sanitised all your equipment –... -
Page 24: Setting Mashing Stage
Set button until you hear a beep to save it to memory. The 3V2P uses a unique Boil Detection feature to determine when the wort has reached its boiling point, so you don’t need to set a boil temperature! It’ll work it out for you. It’ll also alarm at the Boil Alarm Level you’ve configured (95°C by default) to give you a chance to prepare your hops and... -
Page 25: Setting Hop Insertions
EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Setting Hop Insertions After setting up the Boiling Stage, we can setup the Hop Insertions. Press the Set button and the lower-half of the Timer display will change to ‘HOP1’. We can then use the Up/Down arrows on the Timer section to set the time at which the Hop Insertion should occur. -
Page 26: Brewing Wort
You can now add your grain to the Mash Tun. Mashing Stage Press the Select button until the MT section is selected, then press the Start button. EINBREW 3V2P will automatically run through the Mashing Steps that you’ve setup previously. You’ll see that the indicator will heat through each temperature step, and once that’s reached the timer will start... -
Page 27: Cooling Stage
Brew Complete! You’ve now finished your first batch of wort with EINBREW 3V2P! You can now switch it off, or if you have e.g. a controlled pump setup to help pump out to fermenters, manually use that to help you finish it off. - Page 28 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS doesn’t have any built-in cleaning functions, you can use the pump control and the heating control to help you clean up – for example, you could set the Preheat/Mash In Stage temperature to 99°C to heat a smaller amount of water to sterilise with.
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Page 29: Troubleshooting
EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS TROUBLESHOOTING • Controller is beeping It is alarming because a control stage has ended in the process (e.g. Mash In, Mashing, Boiling) and human intervention is required to proceed. Alternatively, this may be informational, e.g. reaching the preset Boil Alarm Level, or a Fault may have occurred. - Page 30 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS If you are seeing larger swings than you would like, there are some things you can do to improve system stability. ▪ Ensure that you keep the lid on at all times. Continually removing and replacing the lid will cause fluctuations in temperature.
- Page 31 • Power Failure during Brewing Process If a power failure occurs, please switch off EINBREW 3V2P at the plug. Once power has been restored, turn on EINBREW 3V2P again. Depending on the duration of the outage, you may be able to pick off close to where you left off.
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Page 32: Maintenance Menu
Support. For these options to be displayed, power down your EINBREW 3V2P system. Press and hold the Select and Set buttons, then power up the system again. You will hear 3 short beeps almost immediately, signifying success;... - Page 33 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Menu Option Default Explanation P19 EP2 Enable the system to automatically turn Pump 2 on and Enable Pump 2 off in bursts when first activated, in order to vent any air Ventilation from the Pump.
- Page 34 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Wiring of 3 wire PT100 probe to the Redel-4 plug. Should you wish to use your own PT100 sensors, we can supply you with plugs to solder the probe leads to. V1.1.1 285 © ACKSEN LTD 2019...
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Page 35: Warranty
EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS WARRANTY All EINBREW 3V2P products carry a 1 year back to base warranty covering manufacturing defects and component failures. The product has no user-serviceable parts except where otherwise stated, and must never be opened or disassembled, and as such should only be repaired by skilled and authorised personnel. -
Page 36: Weee Regulations
EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS WEEE REGULATIONS For EU customers EINBREW offer a product take-back service. For customers within the European Union (only) and products manufactured or sold by us; when those products reach the end of their life, simply send them back to us at your expense, we will dispose of them according to the relevant legislation.
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