nik_taylor
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I recently bought a new setup for eBIAB and I had the controller made (I don’t trust myself to build my own) with and EZBoil DSPR320. I have to say, I love the automation and I wanted to share my programmed steps both for feedback and to help others wanting to use the device.
Each program step on the EZBoil has a time and an activity. The activities can be mash or boil which are basically hold at a temperature or apply a % of power respectively. Each time step can also be set to HOLD which is stay on that step until you press run or END, which is the end of the program.
I have only done 1 run and have made some tweaks to the program. Here’s what I’m trying for round 2:
1. 158 (strike temp) – 0 secs: gets to strike temp then moves immediately to next step
2. 150 (2 degrees below mash temp) – HOLD: my thinking here is I want to dough in and don’t really want the element to fire too much while I’m stirring. When I’m ready, I press RUN
3. 152 (mash temp) – 60 mins: Mash step. Can add more of these for step mashes
4. 170 – 10 mins: mashout
5. 170 – HOLD: Hold at this temp while I take the grain bucket out. Press RUN when ready to boil
6. 85% - 0 mins: This is the first boil step. The EZBoil has a temp at which it switched from 100% of power when getting to the boil, to the power you set it at to avoid boil over. I boil at 70% power but want a bit more umph to get me to boiling. As soon as it hits boiling it moves to the next step (0 mins)
7. 70% - 60 mins: Boil step
8. 70% - END: Kills the power to the element
Feedback welcome.
Each program step on the EZBoil has a time and an activity. The activities can be mash or boil which are basically hold at a temperature or apply a % of power respectively. Each time step can also be set to HOLD which is stay on that step until you press run or END, which is the end of the program.
I have only done 1 run and have made some tweaks to the program. Here’s what I’m trying for round 2:
1. 158 (strike temp) – 0 secs: gets to strike temp then moves immediately to next step
2. 150 (2 degrees below mash temp) – HOLD: my thinking here is I want to dough in and don’t really want the element to fire too much while I’m stirring. When I’m ready, I press RUN
3. 152 (mash temp) – 60 mins: Mash step. Can add more of these for step mashes
4. 170 – 10 mins: mashout
5. 170 – HOLD: Hold at this temp while I take the grain bucket out. Press RUN when ready to boil
6. 85% - 0 mins: This is the first boil step. The EZBoil has a temp at which it switched from 100% of power when getting to the boil, to the power you set it at to avoid boil over. I boil at 70% power but want a bit more umph to get me to boiling. As soon as it hits boiling it moves to the next step (0 mins)
7. 70% - 60 mins: Boil step
8. 70% - END: Kills the power to the element
Feedback welcome.