SECTION 3: BREWING ON YOUR ZYMATIC
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Amendment:
You can choose between Calcium Carbonate,
Calcium Chloride, Calcium Sulfate, or Magnesium Sulfate,
which are the most common types of amendments. If you are
not amending your water, just leave the field blank.
Amount:
Amount of each amendment. You can make specific
notes about the amendments in the Notes section.
Mash Type:
Choose between Single Step Infusion or High
Efficiency Multi-Step mash. If you choose Single Step
Infusion, you can adjust the mash temperature and time (we
do not recommend using less than 60 minutes for a single
step infusion).
The
High Efficiency Multi- Step
schedule will increase
your OG without changing your grain load. Notice that you
cannot change the temperature and time if you select High
Efficiency Multi-Step. Choosing a High Efficiency Multi-Step
schedule will run the following steps:
• Dough In at 102°F for 20 minutes
• Mash 1 at 152°F for 30 minutes
• Mash 2 at 154°F for 60 minutes
• Mash Out at 175°F for 10 minutes
(typical schedule)
The High Efficiency Multi-Step schedule is longer than a
typical brew—from start to finish, it takes approximately 5
hours to complete.
Boil Type:
The only choice is Normal Single-Temp Boil. This
means that all hops will be boiled at 207°F by default.
If you are a high altitude user—use the ADVANCED edit tool
in the recipe crafter to change the boil temperature to 203°F.
You may also want to check boiling temperature guidelines
from your area for an accurate temperature assesment.
Temperature:
207°F is the default. We do not recommend
changing it unless you are an advanced user or plan on
brewing at a high altitude. The Zymatic is designed to
operate at temperatures below the boiling point of water.
Temperatures above 207°F may result in machine damage.
Time:
The time will auto-fill to be the same as the longest
boiling hop. If you want to boil your wort before adding
hops, extend this time so that it is longer than your longest
boiling hop. Adding extra time will result in circulation of the
boiling wort through the pass-through area before the first
hop addition.
Yeast Name:
Select your yeast. The yeast list includes yeasts
from Fermentis, White Labs, and Wyeast.
Range AA%:
Range of attenuation given by the yeast
manufacturer.
Expected AA%:
Defaults to the average attenuation
from the range. If you know your attenuation will be closer
to the end of one of the ranges (due to closely controlled
fermentation temps, yeast starters, etc.), this is an editable field.
Range Temp:
The range of fermentation temperatures for the
yeast strain given by the yeast manufacturer.
Pitch Temp:
Defaults to the average temperature within the
range. If you know what temperature you will be pitching your
yeast, enter the temperature here. This field will dictate what
temperature the batch will chill to if using a separate cooling
apparatus such as chiller or bucket methods.
Fermentation Type:
Select either Normal Primary or
Advanced/Custom and either Ale or Lager. Normal
Primary fermentation will default to a typical ale or lager
fermentation schedule.
The Advanced/Custom fermentation option allows you to
input Names, Temperatures, and durations for custom steps.
These fermentation steps are used by the PicoBrew
KegSmarts system for automatic fermentation management.
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