Grainfather G70 User manual

QUICK START GUIDE

B
SIGHT
GLASS
RECIRCULATION
ARM
A. Post Boil Cleaning
Filter
B. Hop Filter
C. Top Plate
D. TopOverowPipe
E. Bottom Plate
F. BottomOverowPipe
G. OverowNut
H. Grain Basket
I. Grain Stopper
J. OverowInlet
K. Smart Controller
L. Sight Glass
CIP Connection
M. Wort Chiller
PRE-BREWING ASSEMBLY
1. INSTALL THE HOP FILTER
Takethehoplter(B)andplaceitontheinsidebase
oftheG70boilerbody(Fig2.).Itshouldttightly.
Applypressuretomakesureit’ssecurelyinplace.
Note:Itisimportanttoinstallthehoplterbefore
brewing.Brewingwithoutthehopltermayallow
materialtoblockthepump.
FIG 2.
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E
J
H
C
L
D
F
G
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ALSO INCLUDED:
1. RecirculationBarb
andHose
2. TapandO-ring
3. Lifting Bar
4. HexCaptousein
place of sight glass
5. Sparespack(o-rings)
PARTS LIST:
M
THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING THE GRAINFATHER G70.
Now let’s get the equipment ready with a few quick and easy steps and you will be brewing in no time.
NOTE: These are shortened instructions for product assembly only.
We highly recommend that you read the full, detailed instructions found at the Grainfather online store
shop.grainfather.com
We recommend that you clean your G70 before the first use. Refer to the Cleaning Section of this guide for instructions.
Please note that a two-man or mechanical lift is required when using this system. The grain basket
can weigh up to 60kg when in use and a single person lift may lead to serious injury.

CONNECTING THE CONTROLLER
AND POWER
2. ATTACHING THE CONTROLLER.
TaketheGrainfathersmartcontroller(K)andM12
powercablefromitspackagingandplaceitsecurely
onthefrontbracket(Fig3).Nextremovethesmall
capfromtheM12socketlocatedatthefrontlower
sectionoftheG70unit.ThenplacetheM12cable
intothesocket,makingsurethattherightangle
connectorisfacingupwards.Finally,tightenthe
securingnut.
3. CONNECT POWER
Takethemainpowercableandplugitintothebase
atthebackoftheG70unit.Nextplugtheotherend
ofthecableintotheprofessionallyinstalled230V
15A(13AinUK)powersocket.Thecontroller
shouldnowreceivepowerandthedisplaywill
turnon.Ifthisdoesnotoccur,pleasecheckboth
theM12controllercableandthemainpower
cablearesecurelyconnected.
4. ADVANCED WIRELESS CONNECTION AND APP CONTROL
Atthispointyouwillbeabletouseyournew
GrainfatherG70andcompleteabrewusingthe
smartcontroller.However,theG70isdesignedwith
smartfeatures,wirelessconnectivityandaccessto
theGrainfatherBrewingCommunitywhichareall
accessibleaftersettingthecontrolleruponyour
localwirelessnetwork.Fordetailedinstructionson
howtodothispleaseheadtotheGrainfatheronline
store – shop.grainfather.com
FIG 3.
K
FIG 4.
SETTING UP TO BREW
5. PREPARATION, ADDING WATER
Afterallthestepsabovehavebeencompletedyou
arereadytostartabrew.Basedonyourrecipe,calculate
therequiredamountofmashwaterthenaddittotheG70.
Youcanusetheadvancedcalculatorsavailableonthe
GrainfatherCommunityMobileApporWebTools.
Note:MakesureyourG70isonastable,
atsurfacebeforeyoustart.
6. PRIMING THE PUMP
Openthetopvalveontherecirculationarmandturnthe
pumpontocirculatewaterthroughthepump.Ifnoow
occursthroughtherecirculationarm,turnthepump
o,wait1minute,andturnthepumpbackon.Ifnoow
occursafterasecondattempt,closethetopvalve,place
acontainerunderthebottomballvalve,turnthepump
onandfullyopenthebottomballvalvetohelpclearany
airtrappedinthesystem.
7. SET THE MASH/STRIKE TEMPERATURE
Usingthecontrollersettherequiredmashtemperatureand
pressthe‘Heat’buttontoinitiateheating.Placethelidon
theunittospeeduptheheatingtime.Youcanalsousethe
GrainfatherCommunityApptoconnectwiththecontroller
andrunyourbrewsessionremotelyonyourdevice.
8. ASSEMBLE THE BOTTOM GRAIN BASKET COMPONENTS
Takethebottomplate(E)withtherollededgefacing
down,insertthebottomoverowpipe(F)ontothetop
ofthebottomplate.Next,screwtheoverownut(G)
ontothebottomoverowpipeasseeninFig1.
9. INSERT THE BOTTOM COMPONENTS INTO THE GRAIN BASKET
Insertthenewlyassembledbottomcomponentsfromstep
7.intothegrainbasket,makingsureyouhaveassembled
themsothatthebottomplatehasitsrollededgesfacing
down.Nextpushthetopoverowpipe(D)securelyoverthe
bottomoverowpipe,makingsurethatthewirespringsare
orientatedatthebottomendfacingdown(Fig4).

12. INSTALL TOP PLATE AND OVERFLOW INLET
Fitthetopplate(C)downusingtheextendedhand
pieces,untilitrestsjustonthetopofthegrainbed.
Makesureitislevelanddoesnotcompressthegrain.
Next,removethegrainstopperandttheoverowinlet
(J)ontothetopoverowpipe,pressdownuntilitts
intotheholeofthetopplate–butdonotpresstoohard.
14. RECIRCULATE
Openthevalveonthetopoftheoutsiderecirculation
arm.Thenactivatethepumpusingthebuttononthe
controllerorviatheGrainfatherCommunityAppto
startrecirculating.Adjustthevalvesothatthewort
owisrestrictedandthewortlevelisjustabovethe
overowinlet,allowingasmallamountofwortto
overowthroughtheoverowinlet.
FIG 6.
FIG 7.
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10. ADD GRAIN BASKET AND OVERFLOW PIPE ASSEMBLY
Slowlyinserttheassembledgrainbasket(Fig5)
intotheboiler,makingsurethatthetopoverow
pipeisfullyextended.Oncethewaterhasreached
therequiredtemperature,insertthegrainstopper
(I)intothetopoverowpipe(Fig6).Thegrain
stopperhasarollededgetoshowthemaximum
levelthetopoverowpipecanextendwithout
pullingo.
11. ADD GRAINS AND STIR
Slowlyaddthegraintothegrainbasket,stirring
welltoavoidanydryclumps.
FIG 5.
13. INSTALL THE RECIRCULATION HOSE
Locatetherecirculationbarbandhose.Makesure
thehoseissecurelyattachedtotherecirculation
barb(Fig7)andinsertthebarbintotheG70body.
Threadthehosethroughoneoftheholesinthe
handleofthetopplate,orientingtheendofthe
hosetoformagentlewhirlpool.
RECIRCULATION HOSE AND BARB (1)

LIFTING THE BASKET AND SPARGING 15. USING THE LIFTING BAR
Whenthemashisnished,turnothepumpand
removetherecirculationhose.Insertthebasket
liftingbracketsintotheholesinthebasket.Withone
personholdingeachsideoftheliftingbar,liftthe
basket.Turnit45°sothatthefeetatthebottomrest
onthebasketsupportring.
16. SPARGING AND BASKET REMOVAL
Allowthemashliquidtodrainintotheboiler,gently
pressdownontheoverowinletuntilthetopplate
restsonthegrain.Gentlypourthespargewater
evenlyoverthegrainandallowtodrainuntilwater
isafewmmabovethetopplate.Usingthesame
methoddescribedinthepreviouspoint,liftand
removetheentiregrainbasketwithgrainfrom
theboiler.Ifyouareusingalargegrainbill,itis
recommendedtogentlyscoopsomegrainoutofthe
baskettoreducetheweight.Youcannowcontinue
withthebrewingprocess.
FIG 8.
17. COOLING WITH WORT CHILLER
TheGrainfatherG70systemincludesacounter
owwortchiller(M)designedtoecientlycoolthe
wortfortransferintoafermenter.Attheendofthe
boil,turntheheatingelemento,waitfor1minute
andthenusethepumptocirculatewortbackinto
theboilerthroughthewortchillerfor2minutesto
sanitiseit.Thenturnonyourcoolingwatersupply
andtransferyourwortintoyoursanitisedfermenter.
Fordetailedinstructionsonitsusepleasereviewthe
fullG70instructionsatshop.grainfather.com.
*Note:Onyourrstuse,runcleanerthroughthe
chillerbeforeusebyconnectingittotheG70during
instruction‘C’inthecleaninginstructionsinthis
quickguide.
CAUTION!
BE VERY CAREFULnottotwistthebasket
whilethebasketisinthespargepositionwhich
couldknockitothesupportring.Ifthesparge
is“stuck”(notdraining),thenremovethetop
perforatedplateandslicethegrainbedwitha
stainlesspaddleorsimilaritem.Cutthroughthe
stuckmashfromthecentertowardstheoutside
repeatedlyuntilitstartsdraining.Thisshould
keepthebasketsafelylocatedonthesupport
ring.Donotstirthegrainbedasthiscouldtwist
thebasketothesupportring.
Alwaysensurethesupportringtstightlyinto
thegrooveandisheldsecurelyinplacebythe
supportringretainingplate.
TWO MAN OR MECHANICAL
LIFT REQUIRED.
Basket can
weighupto60kg(132lbs)
duringuse.Pleasedonot
attempt to single person lift as
thiscouldleadtoseriousinjury.
SUPPORT RING

CLEANING THE G70
A. REMOVE EXCESS LIQUID FROM THE BOILER
Ifthereisanyexcessliquidintheboiler,followthese
stepstoclearit:
• Closetheballvalveatthetopofthe
recirculationarm.
• Placeacontainerunderneaththe½”ballvalveat
thebottomoftherecirculationpipe.
• Openthebottomballvalve.
• Turnonthepumpuntilalltheliquidinthe
boileriscleared.
B. REMOVE TRUB FROM THE BOILER
Removethehoplterbyliftingitwiththehandle.
Thelterisdesignedtotakeanyhopdebris(trub)
withit,sotrytoscrapeasmuchofthehopdebris
ontothehoplteraspossible.Oncethehoplteris
removed,theremaystillbesomehopdebris.Insert
thePostBoilCleaningFilter(A)intothecavityon
theG70boilerbase.Scrape/rinseanyexcessmatter
ontothecleaninglter,thisisimportanttoavoidany
hopmattergettingintothepump.
Removethecleaninglter
withtheexcessmatter.
C. CLEANING THE BOILER BODY
FilltheboilerwithcleanwaterandtheGrainfather
HighPerformanceCleanerandheatthewater.
Recirculatethiswaterthroughtherecirculation
systemandthechiller.Whennished,emptythe
waterfromthebottomtapaspercleaningstepA.
The Grainfather High Performance Cleaner is a CIP
(CleaninPlace)cleanerspeciallyformulatedtowork
withhardandsoftmetalsassociatedwithGrainfather
systemsandotherbrewinghardware.Ifyoucannot
getholdofthis,PBWcleanerisalsoagreatalternative
otherwiseuseanalkaline,noncaustic,nonstaining
cleaningdetergentthat’ssuitableforusewithstainless
steelandcopper.Avoidchlorine-basedcleaners,and
othercorrosivechemicalsunsuitableforstainlesssteel
topreventcorrosion,rustorstaining.
D. ADDITIONAL CLEANING
Youmaychoosetobeverythoroughwiththe
cleaningofyourGrainfatherG70andwedo
recommendthistoensurethesystemperforms
atitsbestoneachbrew.Twootherpartsthatmay
needyourattentionarethe;
• SightGlass-Unscrewthesightglasscapand
screwontheSightGlassCIPconnection(L)
tothesightglass.Youcanthenpumpcleaning
liquidthroughthesightglass.
• Basketsupportring–removetherecirculation
armnutconnectedtotheinnersideofthe
boiler.Next,removethesmallclipttedinthe
gapofthesupportring.Youcannowremove
theringbyapplyingpressureinwardsonthe
ringuntilthereisenoughclearanceforittobe
removedcarefullyfromtheunit.Reinstall
in reverse.
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• ReadallinstructionsbeforeusingtheGrainfatherG70.
• Ifthesupplycordisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythemanufacturer,itsserviceagentorsimilarlyqualied
personsinordertoavoidahazard.
• Thisapplianceisintendedtobeusedinhouseholdandsimilarapplicationssuchasstakitchenareasinshops,
ocesandotherworkingenvironments;farmhousesandbyclientsinhotels,motelsandotherresidentialtype
environments;bedandbreakfasttypeenvironments;cateringandsimilarnon-retailedapplications.
• Theapplianceisforindooruseonly.
• Theapplianceisnotsuitableforinstallationinanareawhereawaterjetcouldbeused.
• Theappliancemustnotbecleanedbyawaterjet.
• Theappliancemustbeplacedonaatsurface.
• Theapplianceisonlytobeinstalledinlocationswhereitcanbeoverseenbytrainedpersonnel.
• Theinstallationofaresidualcurrentdevice(RCD)havingaratedresidualoperatingcurrentnotexceeding
30mAisadvisable.
• TheA-weightedsoundpressureleveloftheapplianceisbelow70dB.
• Alwaysunplugtheunitbeforecleaning,duringstorageorintheeventofafault.
• Toprotectagainstre,electricshockandinjury,donotimmersecord/plugsinwaterorotherliquid.
• Theboiler,lidandpipesreachtemperatureupto100°C(212°F)andthereforemustbehandledwithcaution.
• Nevermovetheunitwhileitisinoperation.
• HandlesonthesideareonlymeantfortransportationoncetheGrainfatherisemptyandinacooled,
non-usestate.
• Twomanormechanicalliftrequiredforliftingthespargebasket.Basketcanweighupto60kg(132lbs)
duringuse.Pleasedonotattemptsinglepersonlift.
• Accessoftheserviceareaisrestrictedtopersonshavingknowledgeandpracticalexperienceoftheappliance.
• Themaximumandminimumambienttemperaturesfornormaluseoftheapplianceis:-20°C(-4°F)
to40°C(104°F).
• Theapplianceisonlyforheatingwaterandwort.Donotusetheappliancetoheatanyothertypeofliquid.
Pleasecleantheappliancebeforeandafteruse,followingtheinstructionsinthisguide.
• Savetheseinstructionsforfuturereference.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE GRAINFATHER G70 PRODUCT SOLD IN EUROPE.
• Thisappliancecanbeusedbychildrenagedfrom8yearsandaboveandpersonswithreducedphysical,
sensoryormentalcapabilitiesorlackofexperienceandknowledgeiftheyhavebeengivensupervisionor
instructionconcerninguseoftheapplianceinasafewayandunderstandthehazardsinvolved.
• Childrenshallnotplaywiththeappliance.Cleaningandusermaintenanceshallnotbemadebychildren
withoutsupervision.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE GRAINFATHER G70 PRODUCT SOLD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM:
• Thisappliancecanbeusedbychildrenagedfrom8yearsandaboveandpersonswithreducedphysical,
sensoryormentalcapabilitiesorlackofexperienceandknowledgeiftheyhavebeengivensupervisionor
instructionconcerninguseoftheapplianceinasafewayandunderstandthehazardsinvolved.Childrenshall
notplaywiththeappliance.Cleaningandusermaintenanceshallnotbemadebychildrenwithoutsupervision.
• Meansfordisconnectionmustbeincorporatedinthexedwiringinaccordancewiththewiringrules.
• Thexedwiringinsulationmustbeprotected,forexample,byinsulatingsleevinghavinganappropriate
temperaturerating.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT APPLIES TO THE GRAINFATHER G70 PRODUCT SOLD IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.
• Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)withreducedphysical,sensoryormental
capabilities,orlackofexperienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengivensupervisionorinstruction
concerninguseoftheappliancebyapersonresponsiblefortheirsafety.
• Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththeappliance.

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION–Riskofreandelectricshock.Replace
onlywithmanufacturer’scordset,partNo._SJTO
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION:
DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER.
READ INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
FOR COMMERCIAL & INDOOR USE ONLY.
WARNING
AVERTISSEMENT
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK . DO NOT OPEN.
RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE. NE PAS OUVRIR