Specifications

• Model Name: Brew-Magic V350-MS Brewing System® (Patent Pending)
• Controller Type: Unitronics Vision 350 Touchscreen, 3-1/2", 256 color, QVGA , Industrial type
• Software: 'Magic-Soft®' (Patent Pending) programming
• Kettle type: Heavy-duty stainless, 15.5 gallons with handles
• Kettle setup: Boil (lower), Mash (center), Sparge HL (right)
• Connector type: Stainless, 1/2" Pharmaceutical quality Tri-Clamp
• Frame type: Commercial duty, powder coat, baked enamel
• Frame kettle decking: Stainless steel , removable for easy cleanup
• Frame Casters: Heavy duty swivel, two of the four are locking type (4.5" T)
• Brewery Size (with Casters): 67.5" Long x 62.5" High x 20" Wide
• Deck Height: Upper deck 39.5" Lower deck 18"
• Height to top of upper kettles: 62.5"
• Height to top of lower kettle: 41.25"
• Weight: 289 Lbs.

More Details

• Brewing Capacity: 5-14 gallons per batch. A second batch can be mashing while the first is boiling. This allows consecutive, rapid brewing procedures for volume production.
• Electrical Requirements: System is available in two electrical versions: a) 120V, 15 Amp, 1800 Watt, 60 Cycle, Grounded or b.) 230V, 1.2kW, 50Hz, Grounded. The 120V. version can be converted from 230V with available step-down transformer. (Sold Separately)
• Gas Burner Type: Total of three cast ring, diffusion type burners (one under each kettle) with fully adjustable air mix venting.
• Gas Requirements: Brew-Magic can be prepared by Sabco for use with your choice of either Natural Gas (NG) or Propane (LP).
• Gas Hourly BTU input rating: 65,000.
• Normal manifold gas pressure for Natural (NG) Gas: 7" (inches) water column.
• Normal manifold gas pressure for Propane (LP) Gas: 11" (inches) water column.
• Ventilation Requirements: For indoor use, consult fire authorities for local rules governing CFM requirements based upon room size and usage. These rules change from state to state and apply to both exhaust as well as inlet (fresh-air) management.
• Safety Ratings: CSA International Certification: Class No: 2712 07 Gas Food Service Equipment, File No: 250289. ANS Z83.11b-2009 , CSA1.8b-2009 Food Service Equip. ( USA & Canada approved for commercial indoor usage. ). The Brew-Magic V350MS System also has international CE certification for conformity with EMC Directive ( 89/336/EEC ) as well as Machinery Directive ( 89/392/EEC ) in accordance to ISO/IEC Guide 22. 

Shipping Information

• Standard Shipping Carton Size: 88" Long X 30" Wide X 51" Tall
• Standard Shipping Weight: 420 Lbs.
• Overseas Shipping Crate Size: 96" Long X 40" Wide X 52" Tall
• Overseas Weight: 600 Lbs.
• Note: Shipping dimensions and weight may vary if additional items are added to the order.

Back in the early 90's, several complex brewing issues made small batch production less than reliability. Pubs and Micros which were appearing around the country were busy attempting to develop recipes that could help them 'stake a claim' in the newly forming craft brewing business. Brewers have always been interested in using less expensive, small scale systems for recipe experimentation purposes. Obviously a 10-15 gallon experiment is far less costly than a 500 gallon version of the same thing.

Cost savings like this certainly permits more freedom to try alternate ideas to finely tune recipes to perfection. The use of large brewing systems for such purposes typically resulted in the discarding of huge quantities of undesirable product as well as a huge monetary loss in the process. The search for a truly repeatable small batch pilot brewing system was underway.

At the same time and in similar fashion, home brewers were arming themselves with stove pots and plastic coolers in an attempt to re-create last year's favorite holiday brew. In spite of a well written recipe however, brewing an exact duplicate of the original beer was highly improbable. Home-brewers simply could not make the same product twice in a row!

'Small-Batch' brewing with 'small batch' repeatability was not to be found.

Here's a few of the many things that make repeatability so difficult:

• Poor temperature control
• Stratification of heat in the mash
• Grain husk effects caused by stirring
• Caramelizing effects from heated surfaces
• Chronic low yields
• Hot-side aeration
• Frothing and foaming
• Turbid runoffs
• Poor grain mixing along with tannin astringency effects
• 'Stuck' mashes
• Bacterial infection from poor equipment
• Less than repeatable brewer methodology
• Stirring effects and inconsistent brewer technique

After 5 years of trial, 4 prototypes and laboratory testing by brewing scientists, the development of the first Brew-Magic System changed it all! Repeatable, predictable brews were not only possible, but also easy to perform.

Sam Calagione (founder of Dogfish Head Brewery)

More Stories from Brewing Companies and Home Brewers

• Ancient Lakes Brewing Company

  "Thank you for a wonderful system. I finished my 10th running of the system (a back-to-back batch of Porter) and have to say that the ease of use just keeps getting better and smoother with each batch. A huge thanks from me and others at Ancient Lakes Brewing Company."

• Jim Piel, Deep Ellum Brewing Company (Dallas, TX) 

  "I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that the Sabco Brew-Magic System is working great, and we couldn’t be more happy with it. In fact, Deep Ellum Brewing Company is featured in a story and video that will appear on “The Feast” website (http://www.thefeast.com/dallas/) and we feature our pilot Sabco prominently in the video in which we describe the process and how we use it. We also gave it very high marks as the finest pilot brewing system money can buy. I wanted to be sure you were aware that we were singing your praises. Thanks again for taking such good care of us and for making such a fabulous system."

• Kevin Moreland

  "This BM has been awesome to brew on and I have been working with investors to open up a brewpub with this baby in the near future. Here in Cincinnati I have been helping guys with there new BM's to get starting brewing and about purchasing and you will always find me on the forum helping out and getting feed back. Thanks! "

• "I got it today, have it assembled and did a water only run through the system to get used to the controls. Even more impressed than when I ordered! I can't find one cheap part or area that a corner was cut. I know that's how it's advertised, but it's hard to find these days. Hoping to get some grains through it tomorrow. Thanks again!"
• "Just wanted to thank you guys again ( and send a picture of me mid -brew ). Your system is, in a word incredible, both in terms of effectiveness and ease of use. I couldn't be more satisfied. Keep up the good work!
• "It’s been almost two months and I would have written sooner except for all the fun I’ve been having on the Brew-Magic Wonder factory! Since returning from Siebel and personally picking up the system at your plant, I have brewed an IPA, a robust porter, an American wheat, an Irish ale, a raspberry Belgian, and another Irish cream ale: almost one a week. The system is such that I can make subtle changes to recipes and be able to note the differences. Certainly an integral part of recipe development for my brewpub. Also, I want to tell you how impressed I am with the quality of work and materials. Even the packaging was top-notch and the trip home in the trailer – bouncing and all – had no ill effect. I’ll be calling soon with some ideas and special requests for extra parts! Hmmm...what will I brew next?! Best to you and the SABCO team!"
• "This email is just a thumb’s up for using Unitronics on your “Brew Magic” System. I am a home-brew enthusiast and Automation Engineer, when I saw your ad in BYO magazine I could instantly pin point the Unitronics v350 PLC. I build composite material processing equipment and solely use Unitronics PLC. I also have given thoughts of a brewing setup (home use not for sale) using a Unitronics PLC, but you guys beat me to the chase. Looks like your system is spot on and with the addition of your Magic-Soft program it’s seems unbeatable."
• "My husband and I bought a new Sabco Brew Magic system last February. We had been home-brewing on our stovetop and wanted to get more serious and start brewing all grain recipes (with hopes of maybe a career in brewing some day...). We have brewed quite a few batches on this over the last year and are in LOVE with this system. It is more amazing than even described online. It's easy to use and the repeatability is unreal. Our skills have increased tenfold by using this system. We have brewed both 5 gallon and 10 gallon batches with ease that includes many different styles. Our efficiency on most all of our beers is around 83% or above. We have brewed wheat beers with a huge wheat grain bill and have yet to have a problem with a stuck mash. I highly recommend this system to anyone who is interested in taking home-brewing to the next level and brewing consistently great beers. It is expensive, but is a quality system that is worth the price for us."
• "We're loving our Brew-Magic System it's so slick and so well put together and thought out. I've been producing some delicious brews."
• "I'm a year, and over 100 gallons, into the Brew-Magic, and wanted to let you know I love it. Your team clearly paid great attention to detail in construction, packaging, documentation and delivery. I'm still finding small details in design where I think, "this was a smart way to do this", often where you could have cut a corner an I might not have noticed, except after batch 25, and then only maybe. Thanks for that."

Brewers wishing to complete a 'Turn-Key' brewery layout, are often interested in the following items along with their system.   It's easy to add your own components to the Brew-Magic,  but as you add 'mixed supplier' components,  keep in mind that pro-level brewers will always prefer a 'closed-system' sanitary environment for moving wort from one vessel to another. . . this to avoid possible infection,  and also to make cleaning chores much easier.   Here is a helpful diagram that demonstrates our suggested components with part numbers.   Together they create a 'sanitary-smart' and 'closed-system' brewery that you'll really enjoy using.

Brew-Magic Cover

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After many requests from Brew-Magic owners, SABCO has designed a quality storage cover worthy of the name Brew-Magic. This is not cheap vinyl, but rather a brand new breathable fabric...
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$139.95

Brew-Magic Fermenter

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Thinking about a 'conical' design Fermenter? Let's Talk! Many brewers believe that beer that sits on dead yeast acquires 'off flavors'. However, it's been shown by beer judges that...
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$569.95

Brew-Magic Select Sankey Keg

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Sabco’s Selective Sankey is a multi-purpose American Sankey vessel that also allow easy access via a 4" Tri-Clamp port. Use for carbonating, conditioning, dry hopping & serving. Brewers currently limited...
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$369.95

Chill-Wizard System

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Introducing Brew-Magic Chill-Wizard® the first and only Wort Chilling System! Chill-Wizard is a 'System' not simply a chiller. Most all brewers employ several components, in sequence in order to chill...
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$829.00

Dual Regulator Assembly

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SABCO’s Dual “Step-Down” regulator is ideal for using the same CO2 source to deliver different pressures to two different target vessels. A perfect example of this is for “pushing” the...
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$128.50

Reinforced Brewer Hose

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SABCO chooses the best hosing / tubing designed for specific use with the beverage industry. The smooth, non-porous bore of this tubing will not trap small particles or promote bacterial...
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$1.37

Tri-Clamp Adaptor – 1/2" FIP x 1/2" TC

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If you have a pump motor, use this 1/2" female (FIP) adapter to convert each of the 1/2" MIP (Male Iron Pipe thread) pump couplings to a Tri-clamp connection. Once...
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$49.95

Tri-Clamp Adaptor – 1/2" MIP x 1/2" TC

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Use the 1/2" Male (MIP) adapter to fit into any 1/2" Female (FIP) coupling and quickly convert it to Tri-Clamp. Also note that there is a Female version of this...
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$49.95

Tri-Clamp Temp. Gauge

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Sabco's pro-level kettles utilize a tri-clamp sanitary temperature gauge. This provides easy detachment for cleaning and the complete elimination of bacteria harboring threaded couplings. To use this product, your...
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$49.95

I live outside of the United States, do you ship overseas?

Brew-Magic Systems are found all over 20 countries around the world. We can prepare your shipment in a safe overseas crate for shipment anywhere. Such a crate will weigh approx. 600 lbs. depending upon your total order. You'll need to contact a local 'agent' or 'freight-forwarder' who will help you with customs clearance in your country. Sabco can deliver the unit to your door and provide you with the details and freight costs for importation. Sabco can also simply forward the unit to your preferred port of export here in the USA and you can have your agent handle the rest. Brew-Magic requires 120 volt, 60 cycle. We offer step-down transformers for the simple conversion to meet your local electric standards. Shipping out of the USA is easy.

How do you clean the Brew-Magic?
The new Brew-Magic V350MS System, uses commercially preferred Tri-Clamp disconnects at all kettle connections. To remove the Mash Kettle, simply disconnect the Mash Kettle and slide the unit off the top deck and discard the grain. Rinse out the remaining residue with a hose. Inside the Mash and Boil kettle you'll find a Tri-Clamp siphon and a false bottom. Both are removed easily for cleaning and inspection. Scrub out the kettles using a mild detergent or caustic. ( Many brewer cleansers are available ). Reconnect the kettles and using the system pump, recirculate a dilute caustic rinse solution through the brewery from kettle to kettle. This cleans out the entire plumbing system. Rinse and finish, if you desire, with a 'no-suds' sanitizer. Periodically remove and inspect the heating element and perform any necessary minor cleanup. Keep in mind that cleaning is the only variable left in this commercial quality, repeatable brewery. Write your procedure down and be sure to do it the same way every time.

How does Brew-Magic compare against other systems?
The Brew-Magic 'Pilot Brewery design is quite special. Repeatable small batch brewing is difficult because damages to the wort and grain happen easily when temperature controls, wort handling and brewer enthusiasm can produce subtle variables with each brewing session. Professional tolerances for such alterations to a known recipe are near zero ... particularly when recipe development is underway. The Brew-Magic was designed to eliminate all such variables. For this reason it is commonly found in the laboratories of breweries of all sizes.

The concept of RIMS was proven with this system. The original goal was to create a pilot brewery for professional brewers. Repeatability demanded a 'hands-off' static filter, grain bed with perfect temperature control. Wort is placed in motion, not grain. Your perfectly milled husk is left undisturbed and undamaged by stirring. The wort is carefully handled, never caramelized. The mash kettle demonstrates zero stratification of heat. Amazing repeatability was finally achieved after 5 years of prototyping. The flow rate was calculated over heating elements. The shape of the convex kettle bottoms was deliberately chosen. Even the pump impeller is specific.

The Brew-Magic is not a simple gravity tree that hoists hot water over the user's head. Nor is it a simple, shiny 'Polar' pot brewery that's designed more to look impressive than be impressive. Brew-Magic is heavy-duty, mobile and smart. Easy to clean with kettles that can be easily dismounted and carried to your clean-up station. Repeatability is everything when it comes to competitive professional quality brewing. Go with a brewery that was designed by professional brewers and brewing scientists, not by amateurs or hobby enthusiasts. How does Brew-Magic compare with other systems? There really is little comparison. It's simply in a class by itself.

Some kettle producers use "weldless" bulkhead type connections, is this an advantage?
In a 2 word answer...Absolutely NOT!

What about possible caramelization by the heat element?
Caramelization, hot side aeration, wort handling, temp control, sparge agitation, husk degradation by stirring, etc. etc. , were the very first issues on the minds of the designers who wished to create a 'variable-free' pilot system for recipe development many years ago. Caramelization is a function of flow ratios across any heat source. ( not just a heating element ).. In our case the heat exchanger chamber is completely flooded and in constant motion across a low wattage element. This element is deliberately slow because it's used only for fine tuning the desired "set-point" or requested temperature of the wort. Combined with the on-board thermal controller, the accuracy is amazing without harming the wort in any way. You can caramelize wort by using a simple burner. Wort touching a hot surface is all you need. All brewing systems have heat sources. The Brew-Magic utilizes the 'Magic' of recirculation (RIMS) to keep the wort in motion over these surfaces and out of harms way.

How long will it take to build my Brew-Magic
The Brew-Magic System is custom made to your order but Sabco typically has several in mid-construction at all times to meet expected demands. Current availability depends upon several factors and we'll be able to provide the best answer with a simple email to: office@kegs.com. If you have a deadline to meet, call us and we'll do the best we can to meet it.

Be sure to closely examine the following advantage which is exclusive to this amazing system:

• The Vision 350 Color Touchscreen PLC by Unitronics, along with Sabco's comprehensive pilot-programming 'MagicSoft' TM, creates a highly accurate 'data-file' of brewing session activities. 
• The recipe's temperature / time date, step-time intervals, pump activations, brewer notes and graphical data from the current session, can be all saved with the brewer's decided name, within the controller's on-board SD card for future use.
• The brewer may than perform a precision 'RE-PLAY' of the data file in a future 'repeated' session. 
• By simply recalling the named recipe data file on the V350's touch-screen,  the brewer may choose to precisely repeat the saved recipe once again.
• The controller will then automatically initiate the pump, time intervals, apply the exact temperature settings and then audio-prompt and display the brewer's own notes in exact order and time.
• Saved recipe data files can easily be transferred to the brewer's laptop or PC , via Brew-Magic's USB port and Sabco's 'Remote Access' software.
• At this point, the brewer may edit the file to modify the recorded data , re-name the file if desired, or export it to an Excel spreadsheet for printing or graphing.
• Once modified, the new recipe file may now be uploaded back to the Brew-Magic V350 controller for 'RE-PLAY' at any time.  
• Click on the video above for a complete demonstration!    

Brew-Magic is a 'semi-automated' recirculating infusion mash brewing system (RIMS). It was designed and extensively tested by master-brewers and the late, great brewing-scientist Dr. George Fix himself (author of Principles of Brewing Science). Their goal was to create a precise, repeatable all-grain brewery to serve as both a pilot system for dependable recipe development, as well as a small batch production brewery for the advanced amateur or professional brewer.

After five years of prototyping and testing Brew-Magic was further developed and marketed by Sabco. The system is rich with user friendly controls, careful wort handling characteristics, microprocessor/PLC controlled mash temperatures, and stainless sanitary welded construction. Brew-Magic Brewing System is currently the most desirable small batch pilot system in use today.

Over 2, 000 are in current use both commercially and privately, in over 20 countries globally. You'll find them in large brewer laboratories, university food science departments, micros, pubs, 'Brew-on-Premise' establishments, restaurants, advanced home-brew clubs, and 'hobby-havens' everywhere!

The 'Brew-Magic Methodology' for wort handling is world renowned! The applied techniques with this system have proven themselves for over 20 years and continue to set the standard for pilot system high quality and repeatability. Small batch production is particularly vulnerable to brewer 'over-control'. Semi-automation allows perfect, repeatable control with minimal brewer involvement and unintentional inconsistency.

The Brew-Magic V350MS System provides:

• One tenth ( 1/10 ) degree temperature control accuracy. Gas Fired burners plus built-in electronic heat exchanger. Use the burner to assist in getting near the desired target temp., then the controller will take over to tune the temperature precisely.
• Complete elimination of stratified layers of heat within the Mash without stirring. Superb Mash-Temp uniformity throughout.
• A 'No-Stir', static grain bed. RIMS action circulates wort through the grain without brewer inconsistency.
• Higher yield efficiencies than standard systems.
• Lab tested 'Zero' caramelization or hot-side aeration. All wort handling is done without showers or bubbles.

Twenty years of continuous field studies worldwide has resulted in an equally continuous program by Sabco for improving this already 'proven' brewing system.

• Compare and discover why professionals choose 'Brew-Magic':
  Stainless, sanitary welded fittings and connections for easy cleaning. We Do Not use 'Bulk-Head', gasketed fittings.
• Pharmaceutical, Tri-Clamp fittings at all disconnection points. (e.g. temp.gauges, site glasses, kettles, siphons, etc).
• Safety ground fault circuitry, (110V), UL rated wiring design, gasketed enclosure, and emergency stop button.
• Heavy-duty, baked enamel frame with stainless, removable kettle deck plating.
• Very heavy-duty, polished, stainless kettles with protective skirting that protects the smooth kettle surfaces from denting.
• Smooth handles for easy lifting.
• Other than the Mash and Boil kettles, the entire system is 'CIP' ( clean-in-place ) easy to maintain.
• Complete manufacturer and satisfaction warranty by Sabco ... Now celebrating 50 years in the brewing industry!

For more information about the advantages of using Sabco's Brew-Magic Brewing System, please contact us today!