Botec Navigation¶
FUERST WIACEK Recipe locations and screen paths in Botec
This page maps the Botec menu paths and recipe IDs referenced across the SOPs. The system is organised hierarchically by process area — recipes for each area live under their own number.
Process Areas¶
| Number | Process area | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Raw Material Handling | Silos / malt intake |
| 002 | Brewhouse | Brew recipes, brewhouse CIP, wortway CIP, sanitisation |
| 003 | Ferment.-Storage Cellar | Fermentation recipes + Cellar Piping CIP (auto, ~90 min) + Tank CIP (auto recipe — see notes) |
| 007 | Utilities Cellar | Cellar utility services |
| 008 | Packaging | Canning line CIP and sanitisation recipes |
| 009 | Supply and Media | Plant-wide supply systems |
| 010 | CIP | Up-concentration recipes (Tank 1, Tank 2, both) |
| 099 | General | — |
| 100 | Energy Management | — |
Brewhouse — 002¶
Brew recipes for each beer plus the brewhouse-side CIPs.
| Recipe | Used by | When |
|---|---|---|
| Brew recipe (per beer, by recipe ID from brew sheet) | Brew Day Planning, Brew Day Execution | Per brew |
| First Brew option | Toggle on the brew recipe | First brew of the day (adds hot-water rinse of mash and lauter tun). Skip for second brew. |
| Wortway CIP | Wortway CIP & Sanitisation | After mash-in / end-of-week |
| Wortway Sanitisation | Wortway CIP & Sanitisation | At boil start |
| Brewhouse CIP | Brewhouse CIP | Weekly + post-dark-malt |
Fermentation Cellar — 003 Ferment.-Storage Cellar¶
Fermentation recipes plus a fully automatic cellar piping CIP. Two batch areas: Fermenting Tanks (the per-tank fermentation recipe) and CIP (the cellar-side automatic CIPs).
Loading a Fermentation Recipe¶
003 Ferment.-Storage Cellar → Order schedules → Batch Schedule
| Field | Set to |
|---|---|
| Process area | 003 Ferment.-Storage Cellar |
| Batch area | Fermenting Tanks |
| Recipe | Select by recipe ID from the brew sheet |
| Status | Ready to start |
| Start unit | Correct tank (FV 01, FV 05, etc.) |
Fermentation Recipe Steps¶
| Step | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Confirm Connection | Auto | — |
| 02 Filling FMT | Manual advance — enter volume | Wort Knockout |
| 03 Rising Post Filling | Auto | — |
| 04 Fermentation | Auto | Fermentation Monitoring |
| 05 Rising | Auto | — |
| 06 Fermentation, VDK | Manual advance — VDK pass + FG | VDK Check |
| 07 Soft Crash | Auto | — |
| 08 Ready for Dry Hop | Manual advance — after dry hop | Dry Hopping |
| 09 Dry Hop | Auto (West Coast: hold) | — |
| 10 Soft Crash | Auto | — |
| 11 Dry Hop | Auto | — |
| 12 Cool Down 1st Stage | Auto | — |
| 13 Swap Glycol Valves | Manual — swap jackets at ~2°C | Fermentation Management |
| 14 Cool Down 2nd Stage | Auto | — |
| 15 Storage | Auto | — |
| 16 Ready For Filling | Manual advance — last working day before packaging | Fermentation Management |
| 17 Emptying | Auto | — |
| 18 Wait For CIP | Manual — when tank empty | Fermentation Tank CIP |
| 19 CIP In Process | Manual — when CIP starts; finish recipe when CIP complete | Fermentation Tank CIP |
Warning
A recipe must be finished before a new recipe can be started on the same tank. Always finish the previous recipe after CIP is complete.
Cellar CIP Recipes (Batch area: CIP)¶
003 Ferment.-Storage Cellar → Order schedules → Batch Schedule → Batch area: CIP
| Recipe | Used for | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIP Gär- & Lager Tanks [1] V 1.00 | Fermentation / storage tank CIP | Botec recipe exists. Current FW practice for tank CIP is the manual procedure with the mobile pump and dosing tank — see Fermentation Tank CIP SOP. Confirm with brewmaster which recipe applies. |
| CIP Piping Cellar [1] V 1.00 | Auto cleaning of cellar lines / transfer piping | Runs ~90 min, uses CIP Tank 2 (same as packaging). Automatic chemical dosing. Use for tank-to-tank transfer line CIPs — connect as many lines as possible to clean in one cycle. |
Packaging — 008¶
Canning line CIPs and sanitisation. CIPF-* order codes are visible in the order schedules tree.
| Recipe | Used by |
|---|---|
| Canning Line CIP | Canning Line CIP |
| Canning Line Sanitisation | Canning Line CIP — sani before each filling run |
CIP Up-Concentration — 010 CIP¶
Up-concentration only. The actual CIPs run from their own process area (002 Brewhouse, 003 Cellar, 008 Packaging).
| Recipe | Used by |
|---|---|
| CIP Upconcentrate LGT 1 [1] V 1.00 | Tank 1 only — Brewhouse + Wortway CIPs |
| CIP Upconcentrate LGT 2 [1] V 1.00 | Tank 2 only — Canning + Cellar CIPs |
| Complete CIP Upconcentrate [1] V 1.00 | Both tanks |
Tank Status / HLT¶
| Action | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tank status: CIP complete | Tank visualisation in 003 |
Set after Fermentation Tank CIP |
| HLT: Stop mode + disable Unit active | HLT visualisation | Required before starting HLT CIP |
Order Code Prefixes¶
The order schedules tree shows orders by code. Common prefixes:
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| GT- | Gärtank (fermentation tank) order — one per batch in 003 |
| CIPF- | CIP Filler — canning line CIP order in 008 |
| CIPT- | CIP Tank order |
| CIPC- | CIP Cellar piping order |
| CIPL- | CIP Line / up-concentration order in 010 |
Conventions¶
- Recipe ID is on the brew sheet and in the production spreadsheet (Brewing tab → Botec Brew column).
- Botec alarms sound for: kettle additions, whirlpool additions, IBC ready (lauter tun empty), end of boil, end of knockout.
- Acknowledge alarms within ~15 seconds for time-sensitive ones (knockout cuts).
Common Botec Errors¶
Watchdog Step Time Exceeded¶
Botec throws a watchdog error when a recipe step runs longer than its configured watchdog time. This happens when a step takes longer than expected — e.g. because a process ran slow or was paused.
Fix: Increase the watchdog step time for the affected step to a value larger than the time already elapsed plus the remaining time the step needs to run. When in doubt, enter 99999 — a large enough value that the watchdog will not fire again. Then press Play to resume.
CLT Level Too Low — Recipe Fails With Alarm¶
The Cold Liquor Tank (CLT) can drop to a critically low level during the Brewhouse CIP, which uses a large amount of cold water. This normally does not happen on its own, but can occur when the HLT fill cycle runs at the same time (which draws from the CLT), or when heavy cellar water use coincides with the CIP.
Botec detects the low level and stops the recipe with an alarm.
Fix:
1. Wait for the CLT to recover — level will rise as incoming water refills it.
2. Quit all active errors in Botec.
3. Increase the watchdog step time (see above — 99999 is fine).
4. Press Play to resume the recipe.
To prevent recurrence: avoid running HLT fill or large cellar water tasks during the Brewhouse CIP.