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One lead will slow it down one way and the other will slow it down the opposite way. So, if you connect to one side, it will slow it down turning the switch counter-clockwise and if you connect it to the other side, it will slow it down turning it clockwise.

It's really quite simple.. Using the Braumeister, I heat my mash water, 4.5 gallons, to the target temp. While that is heating I am going to crack the grains needed for the batch. I use a standard homemade rubbermaid 10 gallon cooler converted to mash tun. Standard hardware, no recirculating...

Just to chime in here.. I brew with a Speidel at least once a month. I also brew using a very manual process with no automation. This past Saturday, i combined old fashion mashing in a tun with the simplicity of a Braumeister for the wort boil to produce one of the highest gravity beers I have...

Also added this diagram to help those like me that have no electronics BG..

Added the capacitor and totally rewired. It is now working like a champ.. Thanks again for the explanation! Mike

Thanks so much! I guess I am missing the capacitor. I will stop by RS tomorrow and pick one up.. Hopefully, I will have this working.. Again, I appreciate your help on this!!! :ban:

I built a stir plate without the volt reg and resistor. It works OK but like others, it sometimes throws the stir bar. Tonight I decided I would take it to the next step and add the LM317 and a 330 Ohm resistor. I really do not understand the diagram listed in this thread. Should the LM317...