Process
Before you get started, make sure to auto-tune your Solo PID controller. This ensures proper system calculations and helps the heating element run as effici...
Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 at 7:55 PM
Check out this video of best practices to follow when boiling with the Spike Solo! Boil Control Instructions Wait until your heating elements are...
Wed, 29 Sep, 2021 at 7:53 PM
The single vessel brewing process may lend itself to a small amount of grain passing through your basket and entering your kettle. In our testing, we found...
Tue, 1 Feb, 2022 at 3:47 PM
What is a stuck mash? A stuck mash in your Solo can happen when the filter at the bottom of your basket becomes clogged with grain and no longer lets liqui...
Tue, 1 Feb, 2022 at 3:49 PM
After brewing, you'll look to lift the basket from the Solo to drain the wort and prepare for your boil. We recommend lifting the basket and spent grai...
Tue, 1 Feb, 2022 at 3:50 PM
The main advantage of sparging would be to increase efficiency. The Spike Solo already achieves 70% mash efficiency and thus a sparge is not needed. If you ...
Tue, 1 Feb, 2022 at 3:51 PM
To change your Solo Electrical Panel readout from Celsius to Fahrenheit, please follow these steps! Press "Set" and "<" at the sam...
Wed, 19 May, 2021 at 3:03 PM
The charts below will help determine whether your strike water volume will result in a good water to grist ratio. See HERE for more info. The left colu...
Thu, 10 Jun, 2021 at 1:49 PM
During the development and testing of the Spike Solo, we averaged roughly 70% mash efficiency. This is a standard efficiency for a single vessel, no-sparge ...
Thu, 10 Jun, 2021 at 1:40 PM
For a single vessel system, the amount of strike water depends on a few variables: ● The batch size ● Trub loss ● The wort lost during the bo...
Thu, 10 Jun, 2021 at 1:50 PM