RasberryPi Strangebrew vs Hard wire Control panel

I've been thinking about building an electric brew system and I've done a lot of reading. I'm pretty sure I can build either control system. But I was wonder which way would be the better way to go? Long term vs short term. Any suggestions would help as the more I read the more questions I come up with.

I gonna go this route-
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=489650

Best of both worlds! Maybe?

Have you put together in cost yet?

In my opinion both have their advantages, StrangeBrew is cheaper to expand IMO, and has more inbuilt functionality than a hardwired control panel (mash steps, timers, pump control etc...).

If you want to add more temperature sensors, it's the cost of the sensor ($9 iirc for a waterproof thermowell).
If you want to add more outputs, it's the SSR + Element + Wiring cost, say $60 all in.
If you want to add more pumps, it's the pump + relay cost.

I started putting together what I've spent so far. I'll post it when I'm done.

DougEdey

Can you add fermention temp sensors and controls to the Strangebrew along with being able to control your Brewing Processes?

**Double post**

tnorman93638 said:

DougEdey

Can you add fermention temp sensors and controls to the Strangebrew along with being able to control your Brewing Processes?

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The only thing I have left to enable for this is cooling output control, which isn't hard to add, I just can't test it.

Btw, you'll be better off asking these questions in the main Elsinore thread. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/new-strangebrew-elsinore-thread-475456-new/