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Boiling

Everything about boiling phase with MiniBrew

What's Boiling?

The wort is boiled in Smart keg made from stainless steel (SS304) to extract flavour, particularly bitterness and aroma compounds. Boiling also stabilises the wort by killing any residual micro organisms from the malt and unwanted proteins. The MiniB

How Long Does Boiling Take?

During an effective boil, hops or other dry fruit will added as wel several goals will be accomplished that usually takes less than 90 minutes. MiniBrew device is able to free DMS from the wort, a compound with an often undesirable aroma reminiscent

Why Is My Device Not Reaching 100 Degree Celsius?

The target boiling temperature is calculated based on the barometric pressure sensor readings from your device. As the target is rounded, it could very well be that the target is close to 99.5 showing sometimes 99 and sometimes 100. In reality it mea

White Foam Comes Out

You might think why is this white foam in my beer. Is this normal?. Yes, as your Wort comes to the boil foam will appear. The foam is caused by proteins in the wort coagulating due the rolling action of the boil. Here is how it might look like:. The

Error check carousel

If you encounter an error message, it's likely due to a component not being properly placed. Fortunately, this is an easy fix that you can resolve yourself. To resolve this issue, ensure that the black hop carousel is aligned with the yellow dot on t

Gap Between Hop and Top Cover

Based on user feedback, we improved the gap to reduce friction between the two parts.  This improving the turning of the hop carousel.