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There are a few recipes here:
[url:14bm62oy]http://www.speidels-braumeister.de/Beer-Recipes:_:25.html?XTCsid=j945i78ru17gc38blm0e05b126[/url:14bm62oy]

As you can see they are mashed at different temperatures; its this temp profile that gives them their unique character.

I'm no expert on this but I know that temp profiles play a major part in the amount of proteins and other compounds released.

I have loads more recipes somewhere if I can russle them up. In fact all the European recipes I have seen require multiple temperatures.

Not that there is anything wrong with the tried and trusted mash ton, its just that this system seems to open up a lot of additional possibilities . . .

"HomeBrewWest":26st5ed7 wrote: There are a few recipes here:
[url:26st5ed7]http://www.speidels-braumeister.de/Beer-Recipes:_:25.html?XTCsid=j945i78ru17gc38blm0e05b126[/url:26st5ed7][/quote:26st5ed7]
One of the selling points of the Braumeister is the ability to do step mashes very easily. As you correctly stated step mashes are not really practical in a mashtun.

But I would be of the opinion that Speidel's marketing is emphasising this ability in an effort to entice homebrewers over on the promise of better beer, or beer styles they can't brew at home. Whereas in reality you can do most styles just fine without step mashes.

FWIW, two of us are building Braumeister clones[/url:26st5ed7]. I have 90% of the hardware bought and the controller is sorted. I just need to get off my ass and start drilling some holes etc. I plan to network-enable mine so it will be possible to program it and monitor it via a web browser. I'll document it all when it's finished.

All these beers were originally and traditionaly brewed using very simple vessels, this is still possible even now

"Tube":hrv9w067 wrote:

"HomeBrewWest":hrv9w067 wrote: There are a few recipes here:
[url:hrv9w067]http://www.speidels-braumeister.de/Beer-Recipes:_:25.html?XTCsid=j945i78ru17gc38blm0e05b126[/url:hrv9w067][/quote:hrv9w067]
FWIW, two of us are building Braumeister clones[/url:hrv9w067]. I have 90% of the hardware bought and the controller is sorted. [/quote:hrv9w067]
That sounds so cool. Skimmed through the tread, I'd use a triac and an opto; its easy and relatively safe with zero cross swithcing to mininise noise. If you need any help on the embedded end, or with a Java server . . . I'd love to help out.

The idea of controlling it over the web in realtime sounds fabulous. Great project.

The only worry I'd have is making sure that the pump is food safe for hot alcohol and sugar containing fluids. That might not be so easy. Although I'd imagine that a polypropylene or stainless magnetically coupled impeller design should work . . . if you can find one!

BTW, there's a bug on that forum . . . keeps telling me the "code" is incorrect even though its actually fine. So I can't register.

Hi Brian, are you ordering anything from Brouwland in the near future? I'd like to get some WYEAST XL 3068 WEIHENST.WHEAT Code: 050.145.2 . Anytime in the next few weeks would suit me?

Thanks