Manual Beer brewing plant software
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1. Step type It is differentiated between three phase types heating phase constant phase cooling phase The current phase type is signalled by a green light Heating The green light signals the switching on of the heating Actual Temperature lt Setpoint temperature The heating is however only switched on if this green signal light has a stable signal 15 seconds long signal delay Agitator The green light signals the switching on of the agitator pump Cooling The green light signals the switching on of the cooling equipment Extra functions The green light signals the switching on of the appropriate extra function Brewing active The green light signals that a brewing process is active flashing in 1 second pulses Finished The red light signals if the brewing process is finished i e when the last step of the process is completed Beer brewing plant software Page 16 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole Note The current target temperature in constant phases is equal to the END target temperature The current target temperature at the beginning of a heating phase is equal to the actual temperature and increases at 1K min to the END target temperature With gradient deactivated in heating phases the current target temperature orange is immediately equal to the END target temperature red Auxiliary functions in the process normal range The process normal rang2. Phase8 C Konstantphase Autheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 72 a Heizzeit Min R hrimpuls 10 Sec R hpause 10 Sec r Braumeister Ruf Kein Ruf C Ruf Ende Phase Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit Min Aufheizen Phased Endverzuckerungsrast Konstantphase Autheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 72 ai 30 Min R hrimpuls 15 Sec R hrpause 99 Sec r Braumeister Ruf Kein Ruf C Ruf Ende Phase Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit 28 Min Heizzeit PhaselD Aufheizen Konstantphase Autheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 78 c Heizzeit Min R hrimpuls 10 Sec R hpause 70 Sec r Braumeister Ruf Kein Rut Ruf Ende Phase C Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit Min sa Start EZ Or Skype t D Karpen_ wi Bedienungs is 3 Brauanl Unbenannt Paint Jil r Ez Unbenannt ye PT 6 ke a HeRR 11 08 For storing a new similar recipe first a new name is required and afterwards press the save button A new recipe with this new beer name is saved in the project file Now the recipe can be worked on and be saved again by pressing the save button Page 24 of 36 English Translation by Brendon Hole Beer brewing plant software Author Thomas Karpen 6 4 Example Configuration The Mash curve consists of heating steps and constant steps phases The following example shows a portion from the Mash curve and how this porti
3. 1 or burner 2 Contact R3 results from an external two point action controller which is activated by the sparge water temperature The second burner can be needed thus over S5 directly for the sparge water or with opened S5 and closed S4 for the hop cooking Phase 240V Mash Pump Temp Controle 1 Main Heating Switch S2 Stirrer Switch S3 Unused S4 Change Over Switch S5 Burner2 78 C S6 Pump S7 Unused PE 8 Braumeister Call Stirrer Beer brewing plant software Page 33 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 11 Recommended hardware components To operate this brewing equipment control software additional hardware is required Most can be purchased but with some simple means you may even make it yourself 1 Temperature measurement Using a temperature sensor such as the DS18S20 from Maxim Semiconductors The sensor pictured here was cast ina stainless steel sleeve 2 Relay card for the connection to the parallel haven LPT1 or LPT2 or USB It serves heating of the MASH or brew kettle pumps cooling etc for heading for different equipment such as agitator The card can either be acquired ready made or quite simply be built First method is to be preferred for safety reasons As an example in the picture is a relay card from gwr elektronik 3 Electrical controlling of the heating of the Mashtun For this different types systems are feasible and depend
4. Function 1 OFF Pumpel EIN Pumpel AUS LPT2 h278 Def h 378 Text Extra Function20N Test Extra Function 2 OFF Pumpe2 EIN Pumpe2 AUS AK10 05USBY1 USB Meilhaus Text Extra Function30N Text Extra Function 3 OFF Redlab Pumpe3 EIN Pumpe3 AUS Text Extra Function 40N Text Extra Function 4 OFF USB Name of DigiT emp file for temperature readings from DS18520 Pumped EIN Pumped AUS digitemp_DS9097 EXE Name of log file of DigiT emp Acoustic Signal Temperature gradient Signal pulsing Gradient ON Log TXT 3 C Signal permanent Gradient OFF x In this window the individual settings of the plant are made Language setting Here a language can be selected All display elements including all messages appear in the selected language Port relais card Here the LPT USB port is selected for interfacing with the relay card 2 fixed addresses and a freely selectable address are provided for the selection Alternatively 2 options are also provided for compatible USB relay cards Port temp sensor Here the COM port is selected for reading the temperature with the help of the Dallas sensor DS1820 4 fixed addresses options exist Definition Extra buttons Here the functions can be labelled for the 4 extra Buttons These buttons can be assigned to incorporate manual functions like valves pumps etc Beer brewing plant software Page 7 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole Name of DigiTem
5. Phase2 Aufheizen C Konstantphase Autheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 34 T Heizzeit Min R hrimpuls 10 Sec R hrpause 20 Sec r Braumeister Ruf Kein Ruf Ruf Ende Phase Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit Min Phase3 Einmaischen Konstantphase Autheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 35 Te 10 Min 60 Sec Heizzeit R hrimpuls R hrpause 5 Sec J Braumeister Ruf C Kein Ruf Ruf Ende Phase Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit 4 Min Phase4 Aufheizen Konstantphase Aufheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 54 2 Heizzeit Min R hrimpuls 30 Sec R hrpause 10 Sec Braumeister Ruf Kein Ruf Ruf Ende Phase Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit Min Phase5 Eiweissrast Konstantphase Autheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 54 T Heizzeit 10 Min R hrimpuls 10 Sec R hrpause 20 Sec r Braumeister Ruf Kein Rut Ruf Ende Phase C Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit Min Phase6 Aufheizen Konstantphase Aufheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 64 U Heizzeit Min R hrimpuls 10 Sec R hrpause 10 Sec r Braumeister Rut Kein Rut C Ruf Ende Phase C Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit Min Phase J Verzuckerungsrast Konstantphase C Autheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 54 T Heizzet 30 Min R hrimpuls 15 Sec R hrpause gg Ser r Braumeister Ruf C Kein Rut C Ruf Ende Phase Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit 28 Min
6. and their recovery are pointed out 12 1 Sensor has repeatedly made an incorrect measurement This message arises if the Dallas sensor repeats an error code caused thus a faulty measurement accomplished Such faulty measurements are characterized in the log files by the code 85 00 Examine please the wiring of the DALLAS DS1820 for correctness 12 2 Stop of the temperature indication after prescription call In addition the following remedy The following files must be in the project folder this is the folder in which the application Brauanlage_38 exe is Brauanlage_38 exe Brauanlage cfg Cygwin1 dll Inpout32 dll All prescription files ending rez Ifa desktop icon will be created make absolutely sure that Start in under properties of the program icons is the path the application is installed under this is the path where the Brauanlage_38 exe is located Beer brewing plant software Page 36 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 12 3 Run time error 7 Out OF MEMORY Here there are two possibilities of repairing the problem 1 Microsoft Office install Go through the following routine VB6 0 install Look after whether the files MSCOMCTL OLX COMDLG32 0CX MSSTDFMT DLL and FM20 DLL are registered in Windows If not then register them Active X control PAD install http msdn2 microsoft com en us library ms968493 aspx Now install the brewing software again If it still d
7. on the equipment and or the abilities of the brewer Direct or indirect electrical or gas claimant heating systems are conceivable Electrical heating elements are simplest to use in addition gas digesters can be automated accordingly see for example gas firing automat Satronic TFI81 2 2 Beer brewing plant software Page 34 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole A DIY building guide for the adapter for the sensor DS18S20 can be found under this link http lena franken de hardware temperaturmessung html Proposal for the design of a sensor housing for immersion purposes The wiring including sensor were inserted into a high grade steel case e g Thermo well or Chopsticks made of high grade steel of the Japanese Chinese and cast in with epoxy resin The epoxy resin was injected with the help of a syringe solder connections and insulate well Electronics can be accommodated in the 9 pin Sub D plug Pin allocation parallel port Abbildung 1 Vorderansicht rin Belegung pin Belegung no 114 Automatische Papierzufuhr Auto Feed ans fis Fehlern nen te Intialze _ Sets i7 Select Printer _ 6 Ausgang 4 _ Ausgang 5 7 8 HAusgang6 _ 9 Ausgang fo 11 Busy 12 Papiermangel 13 Bereit Online Beer brewing plant software Page 35 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 12 Frequent problems and their recovery In this chapter the most frequent problems with start up
8. the INPOUT32 dll which is required for using the parallel port So that the program is executable two further components should be installed still before The VB6 Runtime Module Microsoft Office if available do not see chapter 11 3 The VB6 Runtime Module can be downloaded on the Internet and is not contained in the package Now both the cygwin1 dll and the INPOUT32 dIl are in the project file If the program does not run correctly these two files should be moved into the Windows file Now everything should work properly Beer brewing plant software Page 5 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 3 User Interface The following block screen shows the structure of the user interface of the software MAIN SCREEN WITH PROCESS DATA AND MANUAL CONTROL OPTIONS INFO BREWLOG AUXILIARY RECIPE MANAGEMENT CALCULATIONS PARAMETERS STEPS 11 20 IODINE TEST BITTERNESS ALCOHOL CALORIES Beer brewing plant software Page 6 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 4 Start the Program After clicking the file Brauanlage_38 exe or the shortcut on the Desktop the program is executed First a configuration window appears Konfiguration Language C G C Cc C C C Deutsch English Frangais Espa ol Italiano Portugu s Jezyk Polski Czech Port relais card Port temp sensor Definition Extra buttohs LPT1 h378 i Text Extra Function 1 ON Text Extra
9. 7 T Nachguss Liter 73 ec 30 Min Past Zeit Minuten 15 Menge gr 11 Stammwuerze 125 38 c 65 Min Wuerzekochen Bitter Bittere noch unbekannt 38 c g Min Wuerzekochen Aroma Malz sonstige Zutaten Sorte Pilsener Malz Menge kg 47 Anmerkung Lieferant in Rio de Janeiro Sorte Karamel Malz Menge kg 03 Anmerkung Ljeferant in Rio de Janeiro Sorte Menge kg Anmerkung Sorte Menge kg Anmerkung Sud Groesse neu definieren Liter MENGEN UMRECHNEN Bei diesem Bier wird die obergaerige Trocken Hefe Safale 04 verwendet Paeckchen 11g Farbe des Bieres 22 laut Tabelle www brauherr de Some data is generated automatically like e g Date andtime Beer Steps phases All other entries can be defined freely The quantity conversion button is a function that allows amounts of ingredients to be converted toa different brew size Beer brewing plant software Page 26 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 8 Calculations and Assistance The software has different assistance for brewing lodine sample Bitterness Alcohol calories 8 1 Iodine Sample The assistance for the iodine sample contains 3 example pictures in order to be able to estimate the degree of the Saccharification better Jodprobe Die Jopprobe zeigt den St rkeabbau im Braumalz bzw die Bildung von Maltose und Dextrin Diese beiden Zuckerformen werden bei der G rung in Alkohol und CO2 umgewandelt F rbung v
10. Beer brewing plant software Page 1 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole Manual Beer brewing plant software Author Thomas Karpen Date 11 08 2008 Beer brewing plant software Page 2 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole Contents Vi WARFODUCCIOMN iced cesssenececsesseceecesescaesesesceesaseacsestsescvessescoreveussececdusiesadees cova cedenoudevccveusaceesdensuuasdessandedes andeeeevandsevesteccevs 3 De ee Ekee aaea E ee eee DER eae eve ea eT cadena E E neue nee nee 4 3 User ITO Ce soe vawacs ca rn ne eek vedanta Eee I ee eae E Gesu andaceevavanceavanaars 5 a E A E 6 5 TIhe Main Screen nn Bun nee EEEE E 10 GM TMG MOM KEFHFERPRARERFREBERTEFEEBERCEFEEEERCREEEEGRHTRERGELTTFERCRLIRFERCEGTETERLELTETESSEGHLTESEETLET SCHE SIE REEE E E A 10 52 MME CoNo PANE losestcccere saccavaesaceasaeangsdeseasasdeseanas gegeaedeseavaegaseaegeaeanarde secre seyscrgegeseatesteaaaesteraaestsnaeaecsseetaestaagays 11 SALM Opere EE EEO EEE EE EE O OE TOOT OOOO 11 5 2 2 Temper dure Simui e Nanh ans nEns nennen 12 5 2 3 COMEO FUNCTIONS iacecs vss cca vssscenevecsceuevstaseuecscedeuaceasinuacecscsescecs eens cess vane cevevene coscesdetavaxdevacvandessandavesvandavesvantarvane 13 5 3 The Process Display Area ccsssscscssscasscaaceassccaceaacsaaceaadsaadeaadsgadeaadsaadeaadeaageaaseaadeaassqageaaseaadeases 090000000000088008080800080000 14 6 COnTIE UF ATOM een 17 6 1 Global Parameters aa n seen unse bus na obe
11. Heating C Cooling Temperat Eg T Duration 30 Min StirerOn 15 Sec Stirrer Off 3 Sec Brew master call Nocall Callatend Call by time Call time 28 Min Steps Autheizen Constant Heating Cooling Temperat 727 TC Duration Min StinerOn 10 Sec Stirrer Off 10 Sec Brew master call Nocall C Callatend Call by time Call time Min Step9 Endverzuckerungsrast Constant Heating Cooling Temperat 72 ec Duration 30 Min StinerOn 15 Sec Stirrer Off E Sec Brew master call Nocall Callatend Call by time Call time 28 Min Step10 Autheizen Constant Heating Cooling Temperat 7 T Duration Min StirerOn 10 Sec Stier Off 10 Sec Brew master call Nocall Call at end Call by time Call time Min 6 1 Global Parameters The global parameters are phase step independent BEERNAME Here a name can be given to the beer STEPS With this parameter the number of steps of a brewing process is defined Beer brewing plant software Page 19 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 6 2 Step Parameters For each step of the brewing process a similar set of parameters are available Stepl Aufheizen C Constant Heating Cooling Temperat 5 Duration Stirrer On 0 Stirrer Off 20 Brew master call C No call Call at end Call by t
12. TPPP reer TPE ETT 32 11 Recommended hardware COMPONMENS ccccccccccccececceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeseseseeeeeseseeeeness 33 12 Frequent problems and their recovery ccccccccccccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeseeeeeeasaseeeseeeeeseeeseeseeess 35 12 1 Sensor has repeatedly made an incorrect measurement cccccccccceceeecceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseseeeeeeeeeess 35 12 2 Stop of the temperature indication after Prescription Call cccccccccccccccceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeess 35 12 3 Run Ume error 7 OUt OF MEMORY Rene 36 12 4 FUR time err rd n 2 28 02 BBBrBbiriib IRB 36 Beer brewing plant software Page 3 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 1 Introduction Contents of this service manual describe the configuration and operation of the brewing plant software This software offers the ability to brew a tasty beer with the help of a simple configuration With the flexible configuration it is possible to brew a variety of beers Existing recipes can be loaded in to the configuration and new recipes entered easily All recipes can be saved in the program folder and be reloaded as required The software makes the process control possible for a semi automated beer brewing plant i e the control covers only the processing of the individual steps of the Mash including the temperature con
13. al time 7 31 18 PM Heating up Constant Cooling down Heating Pumpe Stirrer Pumpe Cooling Pumpe3 Signal Signal pulsing off BREWING ACTIVE FINISHED Pumped The brewing boiler has three indicator functions Fire With the heating switched ona fire appears over the firewood Agitator With agitator switched on the engine axle appears green Steam With Temperature gt 30 C steam clouds appear over the boiler whose size increases with increasing temperature The indicating panel on the right side contains the most important process data of the current step Step number Number of the current step Beer brewing plant software Page 15 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole Step description Short description of the current step Actual temperature green This is the current Temperature Current target temperature orange This is the temperature which must be kept at the momentary time END target temperature red This is the temperature which must be achieved at the end of the step Starting time Point of starting time of the step date and time Brewing time up to date remainder time phase Possibility 1 Brewing time up to date Current time date and time Possibility 2 Remainder time phase actively with constant phases End time Time at which the step will be completed date and time only indicated with constant steps phases
14. arameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 1 not completely parameterized Message Nr 32 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 2 not completely parameterized Message Nr 33 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 3 not completely parameterized Message Nr 34 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 4 not completely parameterized Message Nr 35 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 5 not completely parameterized Message Nr 36 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 6 not completely parameterized Message Nr 37 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 7 not completely parameterized Message Nr 38 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 8 not completely parameterized Message Nr 39 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 9 not completely parameterized Message Nr 40 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 20 not completely parameterized Message Nr 40 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 20 not completely parameterized This message will appear if the brewing process has been started but one of the defined steps was not fully configured Note The brewing process can be only started if a complete configuration is present Beer brewing plant software Page 32 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 10 Application Circuit The following illustration shows a circuit example for a Hobbybrau plant with two gas burners Burner 2 serves for preparing the sparge water and for the mash out Relay switch S4 disables the burner automation on burner
15. e has various auxiliary functions Phase change over lt gt With it a preceding step or a following step can be selected during the current process The selected step then starts from the beginning Gradient activation Grad Off Here the temperature gradient can be activated or deactivated during production Desired value correction KB gt Here the desired temperature value can be corrected and or changed during production in 0 1 steps Phase time correction 5Min he current constant phase can be extended or shortened in duration in 5 Minute increments The kind of the acoustic signal can be defined Signal pulsing off jither pulsed or continuous signal Beer brewing plant software Page 17 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 6 Configuration The software offers the possibility of very flexible configurations This allows for diversity in brewing techniques and recipes at breweries Parameter sets can be stored in the form of recipes on the hard disk and be loaded from there at any time In this chapter all parameters are described The following illustration shows the parameter concept CONFIGURATION RECIPE 1 RECIPE 2 RECIPE 3 eT RECIPE 4 a Parameter Phase x max 20 RECIPE x Each recipe a maximum of 20 phases can be configured Page 18 of 36 English Translation by Brendon Hole Beer brewing plant software Author Thomas Karpen Open the configuration window by cl
16. ertified only values between 0 and 9999 Message Nr 14 Wrong input Certified only values between 1 and 20 Message Nr 15 Wrong input Certified only values between 0 and 110 These messages refer to the permitted input format If an incorrect input took place the previous input is erased automatically and a new input is required Message Nr 20 Parameter Error Define please number of phases This message is shown when the brewing process has been started but no number of steps phases has been defined Beer brewing plant software Page 31 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole Message Nr 21 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 not completely parameterized Message Nr 22 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 2 not completely parameterized Message Nr 23 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 3 not completely parameterized Message Nr 24 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 4 not completely parameterized Message Nr 25 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 5 not completely parameterized Message Nr 26 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 6 not completely parameterized Message Nr 27 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 7 not completely parameterized Message Nr 28 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 8 not completely parameterized Message Nr 29 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 9 not completely parameterized Message Nr 30 Parameter Error Heating phase Nr 1 0 not completely parameterized Message Nr 31 P
17. icking the PARAMETERS button from the Functions menu PARAMETERS From here you can configure the entire brewing process Step1 Autheizen Constant Heating Cooling Temperat 5 C Duration Min Stier On fo Sec Stier Off 20 Sec Brew master call No call Call at end Call by time Call time Step2 Aufhezen C Constant Heating Cooling Temperat 34 T Duration Min Stirrer On 10 Sec Stirer Off 20 Sec Brew master call No call Call at end Call by time Call time Step3 Einmaischen Constant Heating Cooling Temperat 35 C Duration 10 Min StimerOn 60 Sec Stirer Off 5 Sec Brew master call C No call C Call at end Call by time Call time 7 Min Step4 Autheizen C Constant Heating Cooling Temperat 54 T Duration Min StinerOn 30 Sec Stiner Off 10 Sec Brew master call No call C Call at end Call by time Call time Step5 Eiweissrast Constant C Heating Cooling Temperat 54 se Duration 10 Min Stirrer On 10 Ser Stirer Off 20 Sec Brew master call No call Callatend Call by time Call time Step6 Autheizen Constant Heating C Cooling Temperat e T Duration Min StrerOn 10 Sec Stirrer Off 10 Sec Brew master call Nocall C Call at end Call by time Call time Step Verzuckerungsrast Constant
18. ime Call time Description of the parameters Step description First a short description can be given to the step Those could e g be called Mash In or Saccharification rest etc Step type It is differentiated between three phase types Heating phase constant phase e g rest and cooling phase With a heating phase it heats from the current temperature to a higher target temperature A constant phase keeps the temperature constant during a defined period With a cooling phase it cools down from the current temperature to a lower target temperature Temperature This is the target temperature of the step With constant steps this is the rest temperature with heating and cooling steps this is the END target temperature Heating time This parameter is only active with constant phases It is the time interval during which the temperature is to be kept constant Beer brewing plant software Page 20 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole Stirrer On Stirrer Off These two parameters determine the length of time the agitator or e g also pump with Speidel Braumeister is to remain switched on and off for each cycle Stirring On Stirring Off i i i i Time Pulse Stirring Pause Brewing master call The brewer call appears during the brewing process to print a message which you can define The following possibilities exist No call No call is issued during or after completion
19. iolett bis dunkelblau Es hat noch keine Yerzuckerung stattgefunden Yereinzelt entstehen strohgelbe Bereiche Die Verzuckerung hat begonnen Eine leichte Gelbf rbung zeigt Aus dem Malz hat sich Malzzucker gebiltet Beer brewing plant software Page 27 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 8 2 Bitterness This is a very important assistance With this function adjusting can be achieved to obtain desired beer bitterness Many know the problem My beer is too bitter etc Bittere Tabelle mit der Bittere verschiedener Biersorten BIERSORTE BITTERKEIT EBU 1 EBUsind 1mgAlpha L American Budweiser 11 15 10 EBU sind 1g Alpha hL Weizenbier Val Marzen 18 25 o K lsch 20 34 Bitterhopfen alpha Export 23 29 Pilsner 25 40 Altbier 28 40 T Tschech Budweiser ca 30 Bittere EBU Irish Stouts bis 65 Siamese r re galpha 100g Ausrechnen der Ausnutzung der Hopfen Bittere Bitte Stammwuerze und Kochzeit eintragen 0 004 Stammwiirze 0 04 Kochzeit min 1 65 0 0001251 1 e 100 Ausnutzung gt 4 1 Berechnete Hopfenmengen Bitterhopfen Gramm Uebemahme ins Brau Protokoll Aromahopfen Gramm Uebemahme ins Brau Protokoll In order for the beer to reach a desired bitterness first some basic data must be available Bitterness is calculated using a specific range which is indicated in IBU From this range
20. is already recognizable as different the tastes can be But this range it is a reference point e g A Pils is to be brewed but personal taste goes toward a little bitter Then one could select an IBU between 25 and 30 Beer brewing plant software Page 28 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole Alpha of the hop The hop is a plant and has thus from year to year depending on for example climatic influence have a different influence on the alpha acid of the hop and thus on the bitterness of the beer The indicative value of the hop is the alpha acid Alpha The supplier usually indicates this value for the distribution The more highly this value the more bitter the beer becomes with same hop quantity The brew size This is determined by the brewer The original gravity This is typical for the beer style The Cooking time This is the time of the wort boiling with the hop it can vary between 60 minutes and 90 minutes If this data is known it can be registered into the appropriate input fields By pressing the CALC Button the program recommends a bitter hop quantity addition and a flavour hop quantity addition in grams The bitter hop quantity is important The flavour hop quantity hardly changes the bitterness of the beer it only affects the flavour With some beers only flavour hop is used The recommended bitter hop quantity is to be ignored in this case and the recommended flavour hop t
21. n 18 6 2 Step Parameter S area ee 19 6 3 RECIPE Database An Aa cdecidecavescidevcvescdevavescdevavesddevavesddesavesddessvesedetavesedetaveddsadeeatssuaxevisievxvevtucvxvietevecveetececseeceks 21 6 3 1 Loading OFRECIDOS PP AFPRRREREEEEEEEFPEREURURTEURUEEEERUEGEEEFFEEFEEEFFEEEEEEERUEEEEEERUEEEERTEEEEEEFTEEEURUECEUREHECEEEEEEFEEREEERLEERLEEELEERLERELEERFEE 22 6 3 2 Creating and Saving New Recipes uuueeeeeeneennennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnneeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 23 6 4 Example Configuration nennen TRR RRR RR 24 Te Ihe BREWING Log as sas evans wave voce vavevocevncececesecesecesecececesecevedececessdesesesedesesesecesssdosdiss 0 5 0000058058008860980585088500080530 8 25 8 Calculations and ASSISTANCE y i lt cscs avceccesadsecvessssneceeessnceuessancevessansesensen ese vadiassevaeiastes ecsnasceseUsawaeu chest eens eduucweveevscxencees 26 SB Jodine SAM Pl sssr EE E 26 CPA d 0 SS ICPEPFFFFFFFFFPFRFFERFPFFFFFFFPFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFPPFFFFFFEPFFFFFFPPFFFFFFPPFFFEFFPFFFFFFFFPFFFFEREREFEEFEREREREREREREREREREREREPERERERTUERERERTPEREREREREREER 27 8 3 Calms ERGY occcccacsscccs ciacsceasssence siacsshasasesgun cians ee re ee era sans sussauuaneaeseceeecasaueeeatasccenes atescteceecees 29 9 Messages elle ade lan deta dacsdodudedatodads dededadedcdetededcdeladedctedaded E 30 ROJAN 0 01 er jlo pi CW OU emeeereeseererererecerererersrerrrerererererererererererertrerererererererererererecerererereCeCePePTPPPTPeSTPPPTPPr
22. nt EULA This software is freeware This software is for personal use only Commercial use is prohibited UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE AUTHOR OR HIS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LICENSE THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE REMAINS WITH THE USER OF THIS SOFTWARE ALL SECURITY FOR THE EQUIPMENT WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY THIS SOFTWARE AS WELL AS SECURITY FOR LIFE AND HEALTH MUST BE COMPLETELY GARANTIED BY THE HARDWARE OF THE CONTROLLED EQUIPMENT THE USER HAS THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS EQUIPMENT do not agree Page 9 of 36 English Translation by Beer brewing plant software Brendon Hole Author Thomas Karpen After the confirmation of the user agreement the hardware is initialized This procedure takes about 15 seconds Hardware Initialisierung Initializing hardware Please take a seat Beer brewing plant software Page 10 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 5 The Main Screen The following illustration shows the Main Screen BRAUANLAGE FUNCTIONS BEER NAME PARAMETERS BREW RECORD CALCULATIONS HELP OPTIONS Pumpe Pumpe2 Pumpe3 Operati e Ge Br g CONFIRM m P Al Operating BR ACTIVE FINISHED ETE STEPS 5 1 The Menu On the left side is the menu Pressing the appropriate button allows selection of the various fea
23. o be added to the flavour hop quantity The recommended quantities can be transferred to brewing minutes Beer brewing plant software Page 29 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 8 3 Calories Energy With this auxiliary function the calorie and or the energy value can be calculated for the brewed beer Alkohol und Kalorien Berechnung ALKOHOL UND KALORIEN BERECHNUNG Stam mw rze 12 P Restextrakt P Alkohol Gew Alkohol Vol Kalorien 0 5L 2233 kcal Dies entspricht 7 kJ Beer brewing plant software Page 30 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 9 Messages Apart from the brewing master calls defined by the brewer the program has further messages which are listed below Message Nr 1 Function yet does not integrate This message appears if a button is pushed to which no function is assigned Message Nr 2 They did not accept the use agreement The program is terminated This message signals that the user did not agree with the use agreement Brewing without accepting the use agreement is not possible Message Nr 5 Inputs for the computation are incomplete This message appears if a calculation is to be carried out but required information is still missing Message Nr 1 1 Wrong input Certified only values between 0 0 and 99 0 Message Nr 12 Wrong input Certified only values between 0 and 999 Message Nr 13 Wrong input C
24. oes not work remove the listed files from the registry and re register Find more on the registration procedure here http www ascentive com support new support_dll phtml dllname COMDLG32 0CX 12 4 run time error 5 The problem run time error 5 is that it states nothing at all and gives no reference to the cause In addition to the software you need the VB6 Runtime Module and the Cygwin1 dll If these components are already installed just copy the entire project to a new folder and start fresh This has helped with some users Download and install the VB6 Runtime Module again separately Alternatively also download the software package again and reinstall the software
25. of the step Call end of phase After completion of the step a call is issued Call after defined time A call is issued after a defined time from the beginning of the step Call time This parameter is only active when a call after time is defined At expiration of this time after beginning of the step a call is issued Once a call is selected it opens an input window Braumeister Ruf Beschreibung Please define brew master call Brew master call xo Page 21 of 36 English Translation by Beer brewing plant software Brendon Hole Author Thomas Karpen Here the text can be defined It may be a reminder to the brewer to e g add the sparge water or an instruction of an ingredient addition In general Only the number of steps defined under global parameters will be offered for configuration Only 10 steps can be indicated per parameter window More if than 10 steps are required these are displayed in a second parameter window 6 3 Recipe Database The software has a recipe database As many beer recipes as desired can be saved on the hard drive The recipe database can be accessed via the following two buttons in the parameter window Important The recipes must be stored in the project file Beer brewing plant software Page 22 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 6 3 1 Loading of Recipes A recipe can be selected by operation of the load button as follo
26. on is to be configured With heating the agitator is to be switched on longer and with the constant phase agitate occasionally Phase 7 Constant Phase Set Point 64 C Parameter Phase 6 Heating Phase Heating Time to Reach Set Point Heating Time 30 Minutes Parameter The configuration for it would look e g as follows Phase6 Aufheizen Konstantphase Autheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 6 ME Heizzeit Min R hrimpuls 10 Sec R hrpause 10 Sec Braumeister Ruf Kein Ruf Ruf Ende Phase Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit Min Phase Verzuckerungsrast Konstantphase Aufheizphase C K hlphase Temperatur g4 SE 30 Min R hrimpuls 15 Sec R hrpause gg Sec Braumeister Ruf Kein Ruf Ruf Ende Phase Ruf nach Rutzeit Aufzeit 29 Min Heizzeit Beer brewing plant software Page 25 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 7 The Brewing Log Inthe brewing log additional information can be registered which is stored together with the recipe Brau Protokoll Suddaten Hopfung Phasen Datum und Uhrzeit 08 04 2007 10 40 21 T 35 ec 10 Min jEinmaischen _ T Penn o alpha S J U So Biersorte mer 54 C Min Eiweissrast Zeit Minuten Menge gr Sud Liter 20 BS 22 4 cf30 Hin WVerzuckerungsrast Hauptguss Liter 17 3 72 6 30 Min Endverzuckerungsrast 10 Typ Spalt Aroma Pellets Typ 90 alpha 2
27. p file for temperature readings from DS1820 Here the name of the used DigiTemp file is registered recommended default setting Name of log file of DigiTemp Here the name of the used log file is registered It refers to the file into which the measured temperature levels are automatically recorded during the process recommended default setting Acoustic Signal Here you can define whether the acoustic signal relay output 8 should permanently sound or clocking Temperature gradient Used to select whether the temperature gradient should be active or inactive The temperature gradient is used exclusively in active heating phases and restricts the temperature rise to the desired value to around a Kelvin 1 Celsius per minute up to the final desired value If the gradient is deactivated the current desired value is immediately equal to the END desired value and the temperature will rise as fast as your equipment capabilities allow After confirmation by selecting OK the current settings are stored into the configuration file Brauanlage cfg so that they are always available in the future Beer brewing plant software Page 8 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole After confirmation of the configuration a window appears with a user agreement which must be accepted Should this user agreement not be accepted the software will not function Nutzungs Vereinbarung End User License Agreeme
28. tically become deactivated after acknowledgment of a brewing master call 5 2 2 Temperature Simulation Temperature simulation is switched on by the pressing SIMULATION ON SIMULATION Act temperature This function can be used if a brewing process is to be simulated without a temperature sensor By pressing SIMULATION OFF the actual temperature is determined again by the temperature sensor Beer brewing plant software Page 13 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 5 2 3 Control Functions The control functions are used to control the automatic operation Operating IT By selecting START the automatic brewing process is started A condition for it is that a complete configuration is present By selecting STOP the automatic brewing process can be stopped at any time Thus the brewing process is terminated By selecting PAUSE the automatic brewing process can be interrupted at any time and be continued by selecting START again With constant phases the configured step time automatically extends by the amount oftime paused Beer brewing plant software Page 14 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 5 3 The Process Display Area This displays the data relevant during the brewing process Actual step data so No step acive Temperature monitor C u i Act Sched Grad Off Scheduled sct a 0 0 0 Actu
29. trol the control from heating and agitator and the brewing master call Activities like e g additions and filtering lautering lay in the field ofthe brewer Contents of the following chapters are the configuration and operation of the beer brewing plant with the help ofthe software and a detailed description of functionality Good Luck Beer brewing plant software Page 4 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 2 Installation The supplied Zip file Brausoftware_PCM must be unzipped on the computer which is to be used for the process control Recently also a setup file exe for the software is available This can be double clicked to activate and the user is led gradually through the installation ofthe software Note The following files must be in the program folder this is the folder in which the application Brauanlage_38 exe is Brauanlage_38 exe Brauanlage cfg Cygwin1 dll Inpout32 dll All recipe files ending rez An Icon should be put on the desktop make certain under the Icons options that the application path this is the path in which the Brauanlage_ xx exe is located is correct After unpacking the file Copyright txt is to be read This is in the project file as well as the control program Brauanlage_xx exe Contained in the package is the program DigiTemp by Brian Lane which reads the temperature of the sensor and writes it into a log file Included in the package is
30. tures Beer brewing plant software Page 11 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole 5 2 The Control Panel The control panel makes the operation of the software possible Operating Mode SIMULATION ON MANUAL ON The control panel contains the following functions Manual operation Simulation mode Control functions for the process 5 2 1 Manual Operation By selecting the MANUAL ON button the manual functions are made accessible Heating agitator and cooling are only manually controllable if The brewing process is not active Abrewing master call during the brewing process is active The manual extra functions are however always accessible Tin u Min Beer brewing plant software Page 12 of 36 English Translation by Author Thomas Karpen Brendon Hole Starting the brewing process from a defined step with a defined remainder time is possible here Example Phase 5 time 10 min means After pressing the START button the brewing process in step 5 begins and should then remain active for a duration of 10 minutes this step is a constant step With heating or cooling steps the step ends with reaching the temperature defined for the step This function is e g useful with a power failure or a restart of the computer By selecting MANUAL OFF the manual functions are made inaccessible In the automatic mode the manual functions for heating agitator and cooling automa
31. ws Look in O Brauanlage v Ddigitemp E MinerAle rez docu E NewAle rez My Recent Bier ico E Sim rez Documents Brauanlage cfg Brauanlage_39 exe E unins000 dat Brauanlage_43 exe WB uninso00 exe E copyright txt cygwini dll F digitemp_D59097 exe Flying Fish Farmhouse Ale rez E info txt Sinpout32 dil Diowkit dil Desktop My Computer File name Itest rez My Network Files of type rez Places Open as read only In the project file example recipes are already present They have the file ending rez The recipe is selected whereupon automatically the configuration of this selected beer is loaded into the system If the configuration is complete you can start the brewing process Beer brewing plant software Author Thomas Karpen Page 23 of 36 English Translation by Brendon Hole 6 3 2 Creating and Saving New Recipes New recipes can be created in two ways Complete new parameterization of a beer Load an existing recipe and storing under a new name The latter is easiest since many recipes resemble each other Example By loading the example recipes you will see the following configuration w BRAUANLAGE Phasel Aufheizen Konstantphase Autheizphase K hlphase Temperatur 5 sc Heizzeit Min R hrimpuls J 0 Sec R hrpause J 2 Sea r Braumeister Rut Kein Ruf Ruf Ende Phase C Ruf nach Rufzeit Rufzeit Min ANZAHL PHASEN
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