Bertie Doe
Well-Known Member
I purchases a Master Brewer and Sparger about 6 weeks ago but I'm finding Step 4 on the controller - a nightmare. The retailer and/or HB, agreed that the controller should be replaced. The new one seems little better than the old.
Re-calibrated the temps up or down during idle or stages 1 to 3 is a doddle. However, trying to nail 100 C during the stage 4 COUNTDOWN step is frustrating. It selects ANY number OTHER than 100 C. The first brew was a full boil with the lid on, which resulted in hot wort squirting thru the lid's hole.
Brew 2 (lid off) resulted in a full boil but I lost about 2 litres to evaporation. Brew 3 after a dozen attempts to hit the magic 100 (target 103C at 2200 watts) I phoned HB. Still no luck, until he suggested target 107C at 1000 watts. Huzzah it worked, nice rolling boil but no repeat luck on brews 4 and 5, a couple of weeks later.
One quick question if there are any owners reading can advise uring the 100c coundown recalibration at Step 4, is it easier to achieve if the boiler is off or on? No mention is made in the HB Instructions (lol).
Thanks in anticipation. Bertie
Re-calibrated the temps up or down during idle or stages 1 to 3 is a doddle. However, trying to nail 100 C during the stage 4 COUNTDOWN step is frustrating. It selects ANY number OTHER than 100 C. The first brew was a full boil with the lid on, which resulted in hot wort squirting thru the lid's hole.
Brew 2 (lid off) resulted in a full boil but I lost about 2 litres to evaporation. Brew 3 after a dozen attempts to hit the magic 100 (target 103C at 2200 watts) I phoned HB. Still no luck, until he suggested target 107C at 1000 watts. Huzzah it worked, nice rolling boil but no repeat luck on brews 4 and 5, a couple of weeks later.
One quick question if there are any owners reading can advise uring the 100c coundown recalibration at Step 4, is it easier to achieve if the boiler is off or on? No mention is made in the HB Instructions (lol).
Thanks in anticipation. Bertie
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