In another thread, I wrote about my Braumeister troubles. Speidel wrote their firmware poorly so the machine gives "Temp Err" messages when using Fahrenheit units. The preferred fix is to update the firmware using the $400 wifi module only available from Speidel. It is also possible to use a cable which you can't duplicate or buy, running a program on your PC.
Some say you CAN duplicate the cable, but I have found no evidence that anyone has succeeded. When I say you can't buy the cable, I mean you will have a hard time finding it. You may be able to order it from a vendor overseas, or maybe I somehow managed to overlook a USA source in spite of Googling a lot. Speidel claims Morebeer can order it.
Speidel graciously sent me a cable for nothing, and today I flashed my Braumeister. There are two types of firmware. One is for the wifi adaptor, and the other is for the Braumeister controller. I don't have the adaptor, and it appears the Braumeister will not let you use the wifi update without it.
Useful info: when you try to connect your Braumeister to your PC, you need to connect the cable when the Braumeister is unplugged. You plug it in and then run the update software. It will not accept the update otherwise. The program is called SpeidelSoftwareUpdater. Your computer may have to install some stuff to make the connection work.
I was hoping the cable would let me use Speidel's "Myspeidel" site to input and store recipes, because putting them in the Braumeister manually is a nightmare. So far, I have not been able to do it. It seems bizarre that you can connect to the web with a wifi adaptor but not with a direct wire, but it looks like that's how Speidel does things. They should really create a way for the PC to shoot information into the Braumeister without Speidel or wifi. It's amazing they didn't do this.
Hopefully, I can now brew in Fahrenheit without problems. If I learn anything new, I'll put it here for everyone else. I'll upload the software.
The cable's part number is 66943.
Some say you CAN duplicate the cable, but I have found no evidence that anyone has succeeded. When I say you can't buy the cable, I mean you will have a hard time finding it. You may be able to order it from a vendor overseas, or maybe I somehow managed to overlook a USA source in spite of Googling a lot. Speidel claims Morebeer can order it.
Speidel graciously sent me a cable for nothing, and today I flashed my Braumeister. There are two types of firmware. One is for the wifi adaptor, and the other is for the Braumeister controller. I don't have the adaptor, and it appears the Braumeister will not let you use the wifi update without it.
Useful info: when you try to connect your Braumeister to your PC, you need to connect the cable when the Braumeister is unplugged. You plug it in and then run the update software. It will not accept the update otherwise. The program is called SpeidelSoftwareUpdater. Your computer may have to install some stuff to make the connection work.
I was hoping the cable would let me use Speidel's "Myspeidel" site to input and store recipes, because putting them in the Braumeister manually is a nightmare. So far, I have not been able to do it. It seems bizarre that you can connect to the web with a wifi adaptor but not with a direct wire, but it looks like that's how Speidel does things. They should really create a way for the PC to shoot information into the Braumeister without Speidel or wifi. It's amazing they didn't do this.
Hopefully, I can now brew in Fahrenheit without problems. If I learn anything new, I'll put it here for everyone else. I'll upload the software.
The cable's part number is 66943.