2.3 Information on special components
Container lid
The lid helps with heating to reach the temperatures faster. The ventilation holes prevent pressure build-up in the
boiler and allow air to circulate easily. Water condenses on the underside of the lid at higher temperatures. When
lifting the lid, make sure that the edge of the lid is held over the opening in the boiler so that the condensation water
that runs o
ff
(when held at an angle) runs back again.
Brewing kettle with double jacket
The double jacket on the Braumeister PLUS o
ff
ers the main advantage that the trub in the wort can sink to the bottom
during the cooling process without disturbance, thus forming a very clear wort before it is drained. Furthermore, there
is no turbulence if, for example, a cooling spiral is removed after cooling. The cooling time is similar to that of a cooling
spiral. It is possible that trub which quickly settles in the middle of the wort is wrapped around the temperature
sensor in an isolating manner and therefore several degrees more are displayed than are actually present in the wort.
The direction of
fl
ow through the double jacket is usually from bottom to top. This is where the best convection and
trub precipitation was obtained from tests.
After cooling, drain the double jacket (into a collecting vessel
–
not over the electronics of the Braumeister). The
connections
fi
t on common coupling systems such as Gardena (welded on are sockets 1
“
ET).
Restriction: When brewing with a short malt pipe, the cooling function of the double jacket can only be used to a
limited extent due to the small contact surface with the wort. We recommend the optional cooling spiral. The water
quality for cooling via the double jacket should be such that it is as low in lime and free of rust particles as possible
(water from heavily rusted supply pipes). In the case of water containing lime, an decalci
fi
cation with stainless steel-
compatible substances may be necessary after a certain time to maintain an optimum
fl
ow rate.
Note: During the production of the double jacket, slight bulges are created on the inside of the jacket, which form the
cavity for the water
fl
ow. These are not transport damages or similar.
Drain tap
The drain tap facilitates cleaning and the draining of the trub during
fi
lling. This is done by cleaning from above and at
the same time draining the dirty water downwards into a drain or container via the hose supplied. The drain is located
in the middle of two bases and thus the Braumeister PLUS can also be emptied completely by tilting it slightly. After
cleaning is complete, the Braumeister is still turned upside down to dry out completely and to empty the pumps.
Circulation pump
The circulation pump can be switched on and o
ff
in manual mode. It is important that the pump is vented after
fi
lling
the liquid in manual mode to ensure that the pump has full capacity and that it does not run dry and may be damaged.
This is done by switching the pump on and o
ff
several times with water
fi
lled in (until no more air bubbles escape and
hardly any pump noises can be heard). When in automatic mode, the device will do this on its own. In the automatic
brewing process, the pump switches o
ff
automatically in case of too high temperatures and only switches on again in
a colder state. The power of the pump can be adjusted with the rotary potentiometer. The power recommended by
Speidel is marked by an arrow.
