Recent content by marshallwms

Count me in! I want the Three Floyds Zombie Dust All Grain kit!

Looks VERY nice, much easier to understand, and hopefully operate, too. Makes me want to do a trade in!

I want them all!! Count me in

Sugru. And I keep the hole snug.

I'm in, too!

Just about anything that puts off heat will work with this build. If you have more than one beer fermenting at a time, I would avoid directly heating a fermentation bucket and putting the probe on it since the other bucket(s) might end up varying greatly. FWIW I have a couple old 35W and 45W...

I use wire nuts for the wiring, and 12 or 14 gauge wire. I go directly from the wire nut to the duplex socket. I use a 12 Amp cord, so I make sure not to overload. But then, a 12V DC converter draws way less than 1 Amp. Very simple, very safe. If you wanted to be even safer, just use a 10...

Yes, I put in an extra unswitched duplex socked in my build, and those I have built for club members (about 12.) I use it for a computer fan, plugging in a phone 12V DC adapter. It seems to help keep temperatures even.

I have built a dozen or so of these. I just use a small hole in the box to pass the probe cord through, and tie a simple knot in it on the inside of the box. I then pull the cord from the outside to snug the knot up to the hole. Works perfectly.

I misordered one from Amazon - a 12V AC version instead of a 110V version. Amazon makes returning things like that easy, although I did have to pay the return shipping fees. Considering it was my error, I have no complaints. I have gotten 3 more of the right kind since then.

I generally use 16 ga cable and 14 ga wire for my builds. If someone wants one with bigger gauge I do it, but I don't like bending the 12 ga wires around. A 16 ga cable is rated at 13 Amps while the controller is rated at 10.

Looks good - count me in

Where is the probe? Is it attached to a vessel? It should be. Are you using a fan in the freezer to keep temps fairly even inside? How are you measuring the temp in the freezer? If you have the probe on a keg, and you are measuring the air temp, yes, it will drop below your "desired"...

I just ordered an STC-1000 for a HB club member. I got it from Amazon, and on the bottom of the page, they offered a project box. I did not buy it... Cigar box! I get them for $2 at the local cigar emporium. Much cheaper, much easier to work with, most people love the look, and the inside...

I may give this method a try since I hate siphon racking. To avoid O2 contamination, I normally spray CO2 into my kegs twice before I start, and once more at the end before I put the lid on and pressurize to carbonate. I figure all of this gets the O2 level down from the normal 20% to under...