TheFlyingBeer

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Here is my panel, I am better at engineering than I am at taking pictures:


And the inside, some wires need to be straightened out once development is done:


Details and build progress are here.

Hardware build is 95% complete, just software remaining.

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Primaries: Air
Secondaries: Lakefront India Brown Ale
On Tap 1: Rootbeer, On Tap 2: NB White ouse Honey Ale, On Tap 3: Nitrogen, On Tap 4: Air, On Tap 5: Air
On Deck: DIPA, Imp Stout, Porter, Wheat, Black IPA

"No sense having empty carboys around when full ones take up just as much space. " - Me

movet22

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I may never see anything more amazing in my entire life...

You, sir, are impressive!

at3brew9

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Newly revamped panel for indoor brewing. PLC based using a Siemens S7-200 controller with DC input/output, 4-channel t/c, and 2-channel RTD modules, along with OP7 HMI. Also features Omega water meter for accurate filling and two 240VAC and two 120VAC receptacles controlled by SSRs for heating elements & heatsticks.

alien

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Very cool builds on this thread.

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Magic Smoke brewhouse and grill

Automatic Smoker - Cooler MLT - Counterflow Chiller

BadNewsBrewery

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Do you have a link to more information on this and how you tied it all in?

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Building a Bad News Brewery - eHERMS

2013 Brew Count:
10gal Southern Pecan Ale (Blind Squirrel)
5gal Ed Wort's Apfelwein
5gal Saison w/ Italian Honey (Resurrection)
15gal Irish Red (Bloody Knuckles)

-TH-

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Here's my simple PWM control panel:

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Builds, etc: E-Brewery | Fermentation Chamber | Concrete-Roller Mill | Stirplate | Bottle Cabinet | Pneumatic Bottle Capper
Resources: www.EZWaterCalculator.com

TheFlyingBeer

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Very clean, looks awesome with the custom decals!

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Primaries: Air
Secondaries: Lakefront India Brown Ale
On Tap 1: Rootbeer, On Tap 2: NB White ouse Honey Ale, On Tap 3: Nitrogen, On Tap 4: Air, On Tap 5: Air
On Deck: DIPA, Imp Stout, Porter, Wheat, Black IPA

"No sense having empty carboys around when full ones take up just as much space. " - Me

jeffmeh

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Looks great, although I would have gone with a PWM that went up to 11. :-P

Jps101

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Very cool...ditto on "going to 11"

at3brew9

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Bought the 1/2" pulse meter several years ago from Omega (they've gone up a lot since then):
http://www.omega.com/pptst/FTB4600.html

Paired it with a 1/2" solenoid valve from ebay. Wired the signal input to the PLC and used it to drive a counter. The meter gives 151.4 pulses/gallon--just enter the # of gallons desired, calculate how many pulses that is, set the counter and turn on the solenoid valve. Turns off automatically when count is reached. I usually have it do a 1/2 gallon priming fill or so when the filter is dry. After that, it's pretty accurate--just hook up a hose with a U-shaped wand that I can hang over the side of the HLT or MLT and filling is a breeze.

Really any counter would work (Omega sells one)--you'd just have to do the math yourself to set the counter preset. I used to use an Allen-Bradley smart relay (Pico) for that purpose and other controls on my previous system.