Beer Machine BrewMaster Home Brew Kit Instrucciones Para El Montaje

PRESERVATION.  

CO

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 is heavier than air and in the confined space of The Beer Machine 

will provide a protective blanket over your beer. This will help preserve your beer and protect 
it from absorbing unwanted flavours resulting from exposure to air.

DISPENSING.  

After several servings have been drawn from The Beer Machine it is possible 

to create a vacuum inside the unit and beer will not dispense. To maintain a positive 
dispensing pressure, add occasional bursts of CO

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 from the Carbonation Unit. The 

Carbonation Unit allows you to maintain a positive pressure inside The Beer Machine. 
Pressure is best maintained and ‘beer head’ is created by developing a gentle touch on the 
spigot when pouring. 

The Pressure Control Valve on the top cap of your unit is designed to release rapid increases 
or excessive pressures. Add CO

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 only in short bursts periodically. Normal usage is 2 to 3 

bulbs per batch.

Assemble the Pressure Control Valve as shown in Figure 4.  

seal is placed on the bottom side of the Defoamer Cup lid. The Pressure Control Valve 
regulates the release of natural CO

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 gas produced during fermentation. Keep a small amount  

of water above the PCV during the fermentation process. 

The Defoamer Cup and Disk are important parts of the pressure control system in The Beer 
Machine. The Defoamer Cup collects excessive fermentation froth and interacts with the 
Pressure Control Valve. The Defoamer Disk also protects the Pressure Control Valve from 
fermentation sediments. 

during fermentation.  See Page 5.

The Defoamer Disk is pressed onto the center spike of the Defoamer Cup. A new Defoamer 
Disk should be used for each fermentation. Defoamer Disks are available online at 

The Pressure Control Valve is an important operating part. To remove and replace for 
thorough cleaning, press downward on the top (flat) side. When re-installing, push the flat side 
through from the bottom. 

The round side is the down side, (see Figure 4) and the flatter 

top side should form a perfect circle when properly worked into place. The Defoamer 
Cup and lid must be “snapped” together as one piece before installing into the neck 
of The Beer Machine top. When the cup lid is placed on top of the Defoamer Cup the center 
hole of the Pressure Control Valve is positioned tightly around the center spike. 

As pressure rises the valve moves upward on the center spike releasing pressure and as 
pressure declines it goes back onto the center spike and closes, sealing in the CO

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. You can 

see rate of fermentation by placing a small amount of water on top of the Pressure Control 
Valve. Bubbles will signal that the fermentation is active and indicate the degree of activity 
as well as discharge excess pressure. 

stretch clamps and/or rupture The Beer Machine.  As a precaution, DO NOT brew near 
valuables and keep away from children and pets.

The Main Seal is a high quality silicone seal that will last for many brews/years if properly 
maintained. 

A.   First install one corner. (Be sure to press down firmly)
B.   Secondly, press in opposite corner.
C.  Then press in remaining two corners. The seal is pliable and easily shaped when wet and 
warm. If it appears too short, press into channel about 3 inches before the corner and hold.  
With a gentle stretch and pressing motion, press into the channel continuing until reaching the 
corner.  If the seal appears to be oversized, it can be compressed into the middle section of 
the channel. After the first brew, the seal takes a memory or pressure set.
D.   After all four corners are firmly in place, gently press the seal directly downward into the 
grooved channel. Using thumbs, begin at adjacent corners and work towards the center, while  
gently pressing seal downward along the flat surface of the seal, and into the grooved 
channel. Repeat on all four sides.

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Figure 4

Figure 5

Note: View ‘assembly’ video online at 

Defoamer

Cup lid

Pressure

Control 

Valve

Defoamer

Disk

Defoamer

Cup

Place the

neck seal 

on underside 

of cup lid, 

NOT on top.