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Water connection

The Brewiks requires electricity and cold water for full operation. Cold water is used for:

Filling the mash tun
Condensing steam in the condensation unit
Heating sparge water for lautering
Cooling wort with built-in tube heat exchanger
Filling the heating system with water

Filling the Mash Tun

The valve on the bottom part of the pump has a 1/2" external thread connection. This is suitable for using a standard garden connection and garden hose. The same valve is used to fill water into the mash tun and also for complete cleaning. At the end of the brewing process, this valve remains open and all the water drains out of the brewing system.

Condensation of Steam in the Condensation Unit

The blue hose represents a standard cold water garden hose. The connection is a 1/2" external thread. Cold water is used to condense steam when the cooking process is in progress. Hot water and possibly some steam exit from the bottom of the condensation unit. At the end of the condensation unit, the same connection as the other valves is used.

The condensation unit, hot water and steam at the outlet of the condensation unit are very hot during the brewing process. Pay attention to possible burn hazards.

Heating of sparge water for lautering

The Brewiks has a built-in heat exchanger for heating cold water for sparging during lautering.

The inlet for heating cold water for lautering uses a 1/2" external thread connection, allowing a standard garden connection and hose to be used to supply cold water. During the lautering process, the heating system in the mash tun is already hot, and the main heaters heat the system while the cold water is heated in real-time for sparging. The outlet of the heat exchanger and the inlet on the lautering vessel for sparging use special quick connectors and a special red (or blue) hose supplied with the device. The red hose seen in the above picture is supplied with the device and this hose is only used during sparging.

After the lautering process, some water remains in the heat exchanger, and this water boils and steam escapes from the outlet. The steam is very hot and there is also noise as this water evaporates.

After the lautering process, the user can disconnect the cold and hot water hoses. Water will escape from the heat exchanger, resulting in less steam and noise.

Cooling wort with built-in tube heat exchanger

The Brewiks has a built-in wort cooler - tube heat exchanger. The wort flows through the inner tube and the coolant flows through the outer tube. Coolant can be cold water or a glycol cooling system. When cold water is used, this water can be used for the next brewing process, as it warms up during the cooling of the wort.

The connection at the inlet and outlet of the heat exchanger is a 1/2" external thread connection, so a standard garden connection and hose can be used to supply cold water. Hot water flows into a garden hose that is placed under the lid of the mash tun, so that hot water is stored in the mash tun.

The image illustrates the cooling process. The wort is pumped from the lauter tun through the tube heat exchanger into the fermenter.

Filling the heating system with water

Cold water is filled into the heating system through a pipe under the mash tun. The connection on the inlet pipe is a ¾" external thread connection, so a standard garden connection and hose can be used to supply cold water. (To fill water into the heating system, see chapter 'Before first use').