Mashing – Lautering – Boling in one kettle. Can hold up to 8 Kgs of malt. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS · Read this user manual before using the PKBRKTL150 Home Beer Brewing Machine. · Only connect to a wall outlet available for the electric load of the equipment.
THE EQUIPMENT #1: Brew kettle #2: Malt basket #3: Lifting handle (for the malt basket) #4: Filter screen in the malt basket ALL PARTS EXPLAINED: #1: Brew kettle with a tap The brew kettle is used during all phases of the brewing process, from heating the water (for mashing), mashing, lautering, boiling and cooling the wort that goes into the fermenting vessel.
Page 4
Glass Lid Place the lid on the brew kettle during mashing in order to retain the heat within the mash. It is visible to watch inside of the kettle well. The lid has an extra hole intended to be used in conjunction with a thermometer.
Malt basket placed on the top bracket GETTING STARTED Before your rst brew: • Close the tap. Add about 5-10 litres of water to the brew kettle. • Place the lid on top of the boiler and connect the power cord to a wall outlet. The built-in light in the brew program selector will now illuminate.
Page 6
The phases are displayed as HEAT (preheating), MASH (mashing), LAUTER (lauthering) and BOIL (boiling) in the brew controller display. Each phase has three parameters that can be changed: a. Heating power, in percent % b. Target temperature (°C and °F) c.
THE BREW CONTROLLER DISPLAY EXPLAINED: 1. Current temperature reading, determined by a sensor in the bottom of the brew kettle. Will display ambient temperature whenever the power cord is connected. 2. Target temperature indicator: This will display the target temperature for the current brew phase. 3.
Page 8
10. Step selector: When the operation is paused, you can choose the step S--B3 in a direct cycle, any step is available for selection and then the machine can run backwards from this step automatically. • S: Strike temperature, default 71°C, it is adjustable. The power during heating is 100%. This is not adjustable.
Page 9
3. Run In the condition of standby or pause, press RUN (RUN/PAUSE), the machines will run automatically according to choice of program I, II, III. The machine will be hold on when press the RUN/PAUSE key again and the cycle repeats. The machine runs from top to bottom according to the steps corresponding to each phase under the program, it can also jump directly and start to run from the step chosen by pressing the STEP key.
Page 10
2. Operation M1-M5 step: The PHASE on the display screen shows "MASH", the power can be self-set 10%-100%, the temperature can be self-set 30-100°C, and the timing can be self-set 0-999 minutes. The speci c default value is shown in the table above. Three alarm sounds are issued after each M step is completed and enter next step.
Page 11
C. The operation of the selection program III (PROG display III only) When you select program I, the machine will run all steps as the order of S - B3, also can choose any step from S - L by pressing STEP key then the machine will start to run from this step. 1.
Page 12
5. Step Selection When the machine in standby or pause state, every time when pressing "STEP" button, the selected STEP symbol will be blink in order on the screen, thus the power (wattage), temperature and timing corresponding to the selected STEP can be set. You can also press the "RUN/PAUSE" key to RUN the program backwards from the selected step.
11. Automatic memory saving function When the program is nished and the machine is shut down after running every time, the running program and settings will be saved automatically. When the machine is started up again next time, the running program and settings of last time will be retrieved from the memory automatically and run again.
FEATURES: • Mashup to 17lbs. of Malt • 9 Gallons Maximum Capacity • Heavy Duty Single Wall, Stainless Steel Construction • Adjustable Program Controller (Switchable from Fahrenheit to Centigrade) • Programmable Brew Recipe - Automatic Multi-Step Time and Temperature Schedule •...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the PKBRKTL150 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers