The directions for the 240v and the 120v are the same.
This is a basic overview of the CHS Controller. If you are looking for the full manual you can download it here.
You can purchase this controller here.
Adjust Set Point Temperature
- Press the Up arrow button. This will cause the red light to flash indicating the numbers can be changed.
- Use the arrow left button to move the cursor to the number you want to change.
- Use the arrow up or down button to change the value
- Press the set button to apply the new temperature
Manual Mode
- Hold down the A/M button
- An upside down A button will appear in the SV field.
- Press the set button to apply the settings
- To adjust the % of power follow the same steps as changing the set point temperature value.
- Press the Up arrow button. This will cause the red light to flash indicating the numbers can be changed.
- Use the arrow left button to move the cursor to the number that needs changed.
- Use the arrow up or down button to change the value
- Press the set button to apply the new settings
Heat & Pump Buttons
- Heat button: Will turn on/off the heating element
- Pump Button: Will turn on/off the pump
Auto-Tune Process
- Auto-Tune Process:Fill the kettle with the same amount of water used in a typical brew day. A typical 5.5 gallon batch will be filled with 7.5-8 gallon of water.
- Turn the heating element and pump switches on.
- Change the set value to 150
- Once the kettle is at 140 it is time to start the auto-tune process
- Hold the set button for 3 seconds to enter the settings menu
- Press the set button once to change the sub menu to the oP option
- Press the A/M button to select the oP option
- Once inside the oP menu it will display PID
- Press the UP button which will display the next option which is At.
- Press the set button to select At (auto-tune option)
- Continue to press the set button to exit the submenu.
- The screen will now flash At -- the auto-tune process will take anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour or so. The process is finished when the At no longer flashes on the screen of the controller.
Factory Reset Pid Settings
- Hold the set button for 3 seconds to enter the settings menu
- Press the set button once to change the sub menu to the oP option
- Press the A/M button to select the oP option
- Once entered into the oP menu it will display PID
- Press the UP button twice which will display r
- Press the set button to select the r( PID reset)
- Continue to press the set button to exit the submenu
Fahrenheit to Celsius
- Hold the set button for 3 seconds to enter the settings menu
- Press the set button and scroll though until you see unit
- Press the A/M to select the unit menu
- Press the up button to change from F to C
- Press set to select C
- Press the set button again to exit the settings menu
Alarm Settings
- Hold the set button for 3 seconds to enter the settings menu
- Press the set button a few times until the ALP submenu is displayed
- Select the ALP menu by pressing the A/M button
- The first option displayed is node. Change node to 1 (that turns on the audible alarm)
- Press set one to continue to HI AL
- HI AL: If mashing at 150 set the value to 149.9. (Pro tip- if the HI AL is set to 150 it won't alarm until it reaches 150.1)
- Press set to confirm alarm value set
- Press and hold set to exit the settings menu
- One the alarm sounds you can just hit the set button to stop the alarm.
Temperature Offset
- Insert the temperature probe into the thermowell
- Bring the kettle up to mash temp (150F).
- Take the temperature of the water with your trusted thermometer.
- Hold the set button for 3 seconds for main menu
- Select the first option 1P
- Press the A/M button to select the 1P option
- SC 0.0 will display on the screen (zero offset)
- The controller can adjust the offset in either direction-- negative or positive.
- Change the SC to -20 that will adjust the offset 20 deg (if it was reading 130 it will now read 110)
- Change the SC to +20 that will adjust the offset 20 deg (if it was reading 130 it will now read 150)
- Once the offset has been adjusted to match the mash temperature press and hold the set button to save and exit
- The corrected temperature will now be displayed on the PV screen.
Altitude | Boiling point of water |
(ft) | (oF) |
-250 | 212.5 |
0 (sea level) | 212 |
500 | 211 |
1000 | 210.1 |
1500 | 209.1 |
2000 | 208.1 |
2500 | 207.2 |
3000 | 206.2 |
3500 | 205.3 |
4000 | 204.3 |
4500 | 203.4 |
5000 | 202.4 |
5500 | 201.5 |
6000 | 200.6 |
6500 | 199.6 |
7000 | 198.7 |
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