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BrewCommander™ 

© Blichmann Engineering, LLC 2019 

  

V. 1 - Firmware Ver1.1:1.2

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BrewCommander

™ 

Gas

Assembly, Operation, & Maintenance

Congratulations on your purchase, and thank you for selecting the BrewCommander™ 

Gas Brewhouse Controller from Blichmann Engineering™. We are confident that it will 

provide you years of service and many gallons of outstanding beer. This manual will 
familiarize you with the use and assembly procedures for the product.

Sections labeled “Warning” can lead to serious injury or death if not followed. Please thoroughly read these sections 

and understand them completely before use. If you do not understand them or have any questions, contact your  

retailer or Blichmann Engineering (www.BlichmannEngineering.com) before use.

 

Sections labeled “Caution” can lead to equipment damage or unsatisfactory performance of the equipment. Please 

read these sections thoroughly. If you have any questions, contact your retailer or Blichmann Engineering  

(www.BlichmannEngineering.com) before use.

 

Sections labeled “Important” should specifically be followed to ensure satisfactory results with the product. 

WARNING:

CAUTION:

 

IMPORTANT:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

PLEASE READ AND THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND THIS MANUAL PRIOR TO USE  

FOR IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION!

What’s In the Box?

Gas Controller

aBrewCommander-G-C

Temperature Sensor Probe

Temperature Sensor  

Bulkhead Assembly

BE-001500-00

See Page 3 for  

entire list of 

Part #’s located 

under Temperature 

Sensor Assembly.

SparkBox™

aBrewCommander-SB

Solenoid

TOP-016-01

 

3 ft. Ignition Cable      

      BE-001536-00

Ignition Electrode

TOP-020-00 

6ft. Solenoid Cable 

      TOP-017-00

36 in. Ground Clip Wire

BE-0001541-00 

BE-500009-0

BE-500008-0

Adapter Fittings

Summary of Contents for BrewCommander

Page 1: ... Sections labeled Caution can lead to equipment damage or unsatisfactory performance of the equipment Please read these sections thoroughly If you have any questions contact your retailer or Blichmann Engineering www BlichmannEngineering com before use Sections labeled Important should specifically be followed to ensure satisfactory results with the product WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT IMPORTANTINFOR...

Page 2: ...BrewCommander BrewhouseControllerinanyfashionotherthandescribedinthismanual canresultinpersonalpropertydamage injury electrocution ordeath Burner TheBrewCommander hasbeentunedtoworkseamlesslywithaBlichmannHellFire burner howeverotherburnerscanbeusedwiththecontrollerif theymeetthenecessaryrequirements Yourburnermustbecapableofoperatingwellatlowpowersettings Ifyoucannotmaintainaflameatabouthalf powe...

Page 3: ...controllerasneededtomaintainthetemperatureofthetank Locateitasclosetotheburneraspossible butDONOTlocateitinanareathatwillexposeittoexcessiveheat Ifyoucan tcomfortablyrestyourhandonthevalveduringoperationitistoohot We haveincludedamaleandafemaleflareX NPTfittingtoaidyouinconnectingthevalvetoyourgassupply NOTE Dependingonthegassupplyyouhave youmayneedtoprocureadditionalordifferentfittingswhicharenot...

Page 4: ...dcolor bittodrillthe3 16 hole Marktheelectrodewirewithamarkersothatwhenbent90degdownwarditwillbeinthecenteroftheflamepath ForHellFire burners you llwantthe electrodecenteredoveroneoftheburnernozzles Measurethedistancefromthesurfaceoftheburnertothemarkonthewireandnotethisdistance Removetheelectrodefromtheframeandusingapliersbendthewiredown90deg Installwiththeincluded 8 32X3 8 screw IMPORTANT Thetip...

Page 5: ...tCircuitInterrupter GFCI protectedpowersource If youareuncertainaboutthestatusofyourpowersourcecontactalicensedandqualifiedelectricianfamiliarwithNationalElectricCodestandardsbefore proceeding OperatingtheSparkBox IgnitionModuleinanyfashionotherthandescribedinthismanualcanresultinpersonalpropertydamage injury electrocution ordeath CAUTION Alwayskeepthedeviceawayfromheatandmoisture IMPORTANT Iftheb...

Page 6: ...Box TheBrewCommander willsupplypowertothisport whentheburneriscalledtobelit Thissignalneedstobe102 138VAC50 60Hz andmaydrawupto4Amps SolenoidPower Thisreceptacleisusedtooutputpowertothesolenoid whentheburneriscalledtobelit itmustbewireddirectlytothesolenoidby thesupplied6ftsolenoidcable Optional SparkBox Mounting Kit AvailableisanoptionalSparkBox mountingkitformountingtotheTOPStand TOPLTEStand and...

Page 7: ...Sanitary Nut 2 BE 000882 01 Sanitary Nut Inner Seal 3 BE 000882 01 Sanitary Nut Outer Seal 4 BE 000013 00 Bulkhead O ring 113 5 BE 001474 00 Weldless Captive Bulkhead 6 BE 001476 00 Captive Nut O ring 010 7 BE 001475 00 Captive Nut 8 BE 001500 00 Temperature Sensor Probe Figure 8 Figure 6 1 2 3 KettleWall with Hole 4 5 6 7 8 To Temperature ProbePort InsideKettle OutsideKettle 5 4 3 PAV MFG APPR NA...

Page 8: ...ERBUTTON ON OFF PUMPRECEPTACLE NOTE For wiring out the bottom of the controller and for wall mounting please visit our website at blichmannengineering com to view the instructional video TEMPERATURE SENSOR PORT WIREDFROM BOTTOM FEMALEIEC POWEROUT MALENEMA5 15 POWERIN ...

Page 9: ...eroutthebottombyfollowingtheinstructionsgivenintherewiringvideoonourBlichmannEngineering YouTube channel 2 TrimtheincludedDINrailtobe1 8 shorterthanwithwidthofthecontroller 3 MounttheDINrailtothedesiredlocationonthewall 4 SlidethecontrollerontotheDINrailusingthechannelonthebackofthecontroller 5 Install2ofthe8 32setscrewsintothetopofthecontrollerbeingcarefulnottoovertighten Stoptighteningthescrewso...

Page 10: ...optionsbelow OFF Powertotheburnersisdisabled AUTO TheburnerwillautomaticallylightasneededtomaintainthedesiredSETtemperature ON Theburnerwillturnonandcontinuallyrun Thissettingoverridestheautomaticcontrol TheSETvaluewillchangetoBOIL PUMP Turnstheauxiliary120Vreceptaclelocatedonthebackoftheunitonandoff GreenilluminatedbuttonindicatesthatthepowerisintheONmode MENU Pressingthisbuttonwillopenthemainmen...

Page 11: ...ECT PressSELECTtocyclethroughTEMPandTIME KEYPAD Whenatemperatureortimeisselected andflashing pressthekeypadtochangethatvalueandpressenter PLAY PAUSE Start pausetheselectedprofile Thisbuttonwillbecomeapausebuttonwhenaprofileisactive RESET Whenaprofileisactive presstheRESETbuttontoendtheprofile Toresetanactivetimer presspauseandthenpressreset HOME TotheHomeScreen MASH PROFILE BOIL PROFILE SELECT Hig...

Page 12: ...tetemperature Thismaytake30 45minutes Subtractthemash thermometertemperaturefromtheBrewCommander temperature EnterthisvalueintotheRIMSOFFSET Fromthispointforward thebrewer canenterthedesiredmashSETtemperaturewithouthavingtocompensatefortemperaturelosses Tonavigatethroughthebasicsettings presstheSELECTbuttontoscrollbetweenthem Usetheup downbuttonstochangethevalue PressingSELECTagainwillacceptthenew...

Page 13: ...letimetoahighervaluethanthedefault20secisrecommended A CycleTime IgnitionDelay ratioof 3 1orgreaterisrecommended Forexample a10secondignitiondelaywouldrequireaminimumofa30secondCycleTime CONTROLBAND Thisvalueadjuststherangenearthesetpointthatthecontrollerbeginstocyclethepoweronandoff Thedefaultvalueis8 4 fromthesetpoint andshouldnotneedtobeadjusted Increasingthisvaluereducesovershootwhenrampingtot...

Page 14: ...settingsareagoodstartingpoint andcanbeadjustedwithexperience Refertotheadvancedsettings sectionfordetails TIP Ifstepmashing decreasingyourcontrolbandwillhelpspeeduptheheatingbetweensteps butlargertemperaturefluctuationswillbeexperienced inthesystem DIRECT FIRE RIMS SETUP AND OPERATION TIPS RIMS OFFSET 0 0 F RIMS OFFSET 2 0 F Mash Tun Actual Temp 148 F Wort Flow Path Actual Average Temp 150 F Mash ...

Page 15: ...trikewaterthroughtheHERMScoilwhileheatingtheHLT Method2istoheattheHLT wheretheHERMScoilislocated tothedesiredtemperature whileheatingthestrikewaterinyourboilkettlewithasecond controller Thismethodisfasterduetousingtwoheatsources Mashing Whilemashing thebrewermustmaintainaslightlyhighertemperatureintheHLTthanthedesiredmashtemperatureduetoheatlossesandinefficiencyof theheatexchanger Whirlpoolinginth...

Page 16: ...rantyofmerchantabilityoranyimpliedwarrantyoffitness islimitedindurationtothetermsofthislimitedwarrantyandis limitedinscopeofcoveragetothiswarranty BlichmannEngineeringdisclaimsanyexpressorimpliedwarranty includinganyimpliedwarrantyoffitnessforaparticularpurposeormerchantability onitemsexcludedfrom coverageassetforthinthislimitedwarranty 2 BlichmannEngineeringmakesnowarrantyofanynaturebeyondthatcon...

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