Getting Started Guide

Contents: Use
1. Heat exchange unit Recommended: Fill your fermenter
2. Heat transfer rod with water and run Immersion a day
3. Power Supply before you wish to brew to get comfortable
4. Jacket (not pictured) with how it works.
5. 3’ of 3/8” blowoff tubing (not pictured) 1. On brew day, sanitize fermenter, Immersion rod,
6. Stopper and accessories with an iodine based sanitizer.
7. Check valve (one-way air release) 2. Transfer beer to sanitized fermenter.
8. Elbow connector 3. Dry fermenter exterior completely.
9. Temperature probe 4. Place dry fermenter into jacket.
5. Place stopper on fermenter, slide Immersion into
fermenter through the stopper.
6. Install your choice of airlock assembly.
7. Ensure stopper has a good seal.
8. Plug temperature probe into head unit.
9. Tape metal probe to the outside of the fermenter
in the top 1/4 of the liquid level.
• Or ensure thermowell measures from top 1/4 of
the liquid level of the fermenter
10. Tighten pull string on jacket as tight as it can go.
Ensure heat exhaust is not blocked.
11. Plug in power.
12. Select fermentation temperature.

Installation
• F/C Temp Selection: Press the BrewJacket logo
button and - button at the same to select temp
format. Select C° or F° by pressing – or +. Press
BrewJacket button to save.
• Temperature Calibration: You should never need to
calibrate your unit, however if necessary, press
BrewJacket logo button and + at the same time.
The display will flash. Press + or - to set the correct
temperature. Press BrewJacket logo button to exit
calibration mode. Temperature will stop flashing.
• Rod: Remove protective cap from rod and tightly
screw into the head unit.
• Airlock: blow into check valve (for lagers only, will
clog with ales) to learn which way air flows. Install
your choice of tubing and connectors that fit your
fermenter.
• Carboy/Bucket Jacket: Decompress jacket by
placing empty fermenter into jacket and allowing
jacket to puff back up.
• Conical Jacket: visit brewjacket.com/compatible-
fermenters/ and click on your conical for an
installation video
Warnings
• Immersion Pro Only: Never place probe below top
¼ of fermenter’s liquid level. When heating, the top
will warm before the bottom and if the probe is too
low, your yeast could get too hot.
• Do not allow electronic head unit to get wet.
• Use only iodine-based sanitizers. Do not use Star-
San. This will void your warranty.
• Only use check valve with lagers.
• Use blowoff tubing with ales.
Sanitation Options:
1. Boil: Remove protective cap or unscrew rod from
head unit and boil with wort
2. Bake: Remove protective cap or unscrew rod from
head unit and bake for 1 hour at 250º F or 120º C
(ensure rod is clean first)
3. Sanitizer: Submerge in iodine-based sanitizer
(Iodophor, IO-Star). Do not use oxygen or acid
based sanitizers (Star-San) - they will damage the
rod’s finish and void warranty.
Or fill a spray bottle with iodine sanitizer and
completely spray down the rod by itself if you
prefer to use StarSan on everything else.

For troubleshooting, visit:

brewjacket.com/faq
 Immersion & Immersion Pro - Overview
Immersion Pro is a solid state heat exchange system for beer brewing. It is
capable of effectively heating or cooling 8 gallons of beer to 35° F (20° C) above
or below ambient. For a list of compatible fermenters, visit:

www.brewjacket.com/compatible-fermenters

Delays
To protect your solid-state heat exchange chip, the system will wait a period of 5
minutes before moving from heating mode to cooling mode and vice versa. The
fan will continue to run while this change occurs.

Probe Placement
If you have a cooling-only Immersion (non-Pro model), tape the temperature probe anywhere on the outside of your
fermenter but inside the jacket. For Pro units, tape the probe to the outside of your fermenter at the top of the liquid
line, or in the upper ¼ of the liquid. This placement is very important during heating mode as the top of your wort will
warm up before the bottom. This lag is more pronounced with heating than with cooling because heat naturally rises
and with the heat source at the top of your fermenter, it will take a few hours for the temperature change to make its
way to the bottom of the fermenter. So, to prevent your yeast from being cooked, place the probe at the top of your
fermenter.

Dead Band and Overshoot

There is a dead band of 0.2° C, or 0.36° F that prevents your system from heating or cooling when within this range. For
example, if you set Immersion Pro to 20.1° C it will cool until it reaches 20.1°. If the temperature naturally increases to
20.3°, Immersion Pro will turn on and cool again until it reaches 20.1°. If you are not using a thermowell, expect
Immersion to overshoot your set temperature by 0.1° C as it takes a little longer for the temperature change to reach
the outside of the fermenter. If you are using a thermowell, your overshoot will be minimal. Without a thermowell,
expect a temperature range of 0.3°C / 0.5°F. With a thermowell expect a temperature range of 0.2°C / 0.36°F.

Celsius / Fahrenheit Temperature Selection

To change from F to C or from C to F, press the BrewJacket logo and the “–“ button. The display will now read C° or
F°. Use – or + to change your temperature. Press BrewJacket to save.

Calibration

You do not need to calibrate your Immersion or Immersion Pro. The included probe is accurate to 0.1° C out of the box
and Immersion Pro’s thermal sensing system is more accurate than most off the shelf kitchen thermometers. All systems
have been calibrated with a laboratory-grade instruments. If calibration is necessary, follow these steps:

Press BrewJacket and + button. Your display will flash. You can press – or + to change the calibrated temperature. Press
BrewJacket button to exit. If you need to revert to factory settings, first change the temp mode to F (see above). Fill a
cup up to the brim with ice then fill then fill the cup with cold water to the top of the ice level. Insert the probe into your
ice bath and stir with the probe for 30 seconds, or until the temperature on your head unit stops changing. A factory
calibrated head unit will read 33.4°. If your unit does not read 33.4°, calibrate the unit so it reads 33.4°.