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EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS
V1.0.6 © ACKSEN LTD 2017
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  • Page 1 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS V1.0.6 © ACKSEN LTD 2017...
  • Page 2: Introduction

    These user instructions will help you get the best out of your EINBREW EBC system and allow you to use it safely, and we recommend you read through them fully before installation and starting your brew day! V1.0.6 ©...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installing C20 Plug to Heating Elements ....................11 Installing C13 Plug to Pumps ........................11 Installing Temperature Probes to Brewing Vessels ..................12 Extending EINBREW EBC C20 Power Lead ....................13 Replacing user-replaceable fuses ......................13 Drilling Holes in Stainless Steel Vessels for Heating Elements and/or Temperature Probes ....13 Basic System Testing ..........................14...
  • Page 4 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Brew Complete! ............................26 Cleaning ..............................26 Troubleshooting ............................27 Warranty ...............................29 Maintenance ..............................29 Returning EINBREW EBC for repair .......................29 WEEE Regulations ............................30 V1.0.6 © ACKSEN LTD 2017...
  • 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 EBC 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 3V2P Product Dimensions Power Supply Input 220Vac/230Vac, 50Hz, 16A Control Precision Temperature Measurement Accuracy Heating Elements Supported 2 (Hot Liquor Tun and Boil Kettle), consecutive use (4000W Maximum each), IEC C19 Sockets...
  • Page 7: Components And Accessories

    EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES Your EINBREW EBC 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 EBC 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 EBC provides precision temperature probes and control systems, and should provide excellent temperature control over a wide range of brewery configurations. However, its performance is ultimately down to the equipment you’ve specified. It is normal that the maintained temperature will fluctuate and you may see slight temperature overshoot when brewing.
  • 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 EBC system installed with your brewing setup! You can find helpful information about that in the section on Brewing System Integration.
  • 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 EBC system installed with your brewing setup! Installing C20 Plug to Heating Elements The EINBREW EBC 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 EBC system, and utilise the relevant pump button to activate it. You should observe that the pump will activate.
  • Page 13: Extending Einbrew Ebc C20 Power Lead

    Please ensure to replenish them with an equivalent specification of fuse. To replace, first ensure that you have turned off EINBREW EBC 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: Basic System Testing

    Connect up everything to EINBREW EBC, and add some water into each of the 3 vessels. The water level will need to be sufficient for any circulation systems, heaters etc to work as if they would on a brew day.
  • Page 15: Control Panel

    EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS CONTROL PANEL Before beginning to make your brew, let’s go through the main control panel. EINBREW EBC is designed to be very similar to a traditional brewery control system, with separate temperature monitoring for each vessel in the system.
  • Page 16 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Control Section Explanation Timer Allows you to set the time for the Mash Phases and the Boil Phase, along with Hop Insertion timings. The Up/Down buttons will allow you to increment and decrement the presently displayed time. The Time displayed will depend on the particular Stage/Phase you’re in.
  • Page 17 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Control Section Explanation When the Mash Stage is inactive, the display automatically alternates Mash Tun between: 1) Displaying the Set Temperature for the presently selected Mash Phase on the top half of the display, and the Measured Temperature on the bottom half.
  • Page 18 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Control Section Explanation Displays the Set Temperature on the top half of the display, and the Boil Kettle Measured Temperature on the bottom half. The Up/Down buttons will allow you to increment and decrement the presently displayed set temperature.
  • Page 19 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Control Section Explanation Stage This button will cycle through the available brewing stages – Brewing Stage Button Preheat/Mash In (HLT section), Mashing (MT section), Boiling (BK section) and Cooling (BK section). The green indicator will light on the HLT, MT and BK sections as you cycle through the stages.
  • Page 20 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Control Section Explanation Pause You may Pause a Stage when it’s running. This will stop any timers that are running, as well as stopping the heaters. The Orange indicator will be flashing when the stage is paused.
  • Page 21: Configuration Menu

    EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS CONFIGURATION MENU EINBREW EBC has a number of configuration options you can customise your system. These settings are not normally changed beyond the initial configuration of EINBREW EBC. To enter the Configuration Menu, ensure that EINBREW EBC is stopped, then ensure that the Preheat/Mash In Stage (HLT) is selected.
  • Page 22: Preparing For Brewing

    EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS PREPARING FOR BREWING EINBREW EBC 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 sanitised all your equipment –...
  • Page 23: Setting Mashing Stage

    EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS Setting Mashing Stage Then press the Stage button to move to the MT section, for setting up the Mash Tun/Mashing Stages. The green indicator for this section should be lit. The bottom half of the Timer section should be displaying ‘Ph 1’...
  • Page 24 EINBREW.COM EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS If you set 0 minutes, the Hop Insertion will activate as soon as the wort reaches the boiling temperature you’ve set. As with the Mash Phases, if you press the Down arrow again when on 0 minutes you can set the Hop Insertion to OFF.
  • Page 25: Brewing Wort

    You can now add your grain to the Mash Tun. Mashing Stage Press the Stage button until the MT section is selected, then press the Start button. EINBREW EBC will automatically run through the Mashing Phases 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 26: Cooling Stage

    Brew Complete! You’ve now finished your first batch of wort with EINBREW EBC! 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 27: 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. Press the Alarm button to cancel the alarm.
  • Page 28 If a power failure occurs, please switch off EINBREW EBC at the plug. Once power has been restored, turn on EINBREW EBC again. Depending on the duration of the outage, you may be able to pick off close to where you left off.
  • Page 29: Warranty

    EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS WARRANTY All EINBREW EBC 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 30: Weee Regulations

    EINBREW 3V2P USER INSTRUCTIONS WEEE REGULATIONS For EU customers EINBREW EBC 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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