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Totally in for this one!

Added on/off button and an indicator light. Right now the indicator follows the SSR output. I might just change to, is the PID ON or OFF. Maybe Both would be good, so I know it's LIVE, and I know if it's pulsing on/off. The thing about these, is I can change it however I want, without cutting...

Brewed a Dead Guy Clone on the system this last weekend and it went OK considering I hadn't really done a run through it. I did have some issues though. A few things I ran into: My wifi signal in the garage sucks. I kept seeing no communications between the Touchscreen computer and the Control...

Is it the electric element kind? i.e. does it have another ferrule at the back?

Yeah, I have marked them now, and should be good. I forgot I had switched them when I wanted to test PID 2 with the element in the BK. I should have left the other unplugged. Color coding them the next chance I get :) It's no biggy, just delayed a bit.

It was a brewless weekend. I dry fired my heating element in the HLT, thinking I had plugged the BK into the BK output. It's toast (and it tripped the GFCI). Need to replace it. I spent time getting the brew area ready. I mounted hangers for my mash paddles that my father made, and also an...

I had to come to your build thread, this is awesome!

Thanks Jcav! I'm excited. It's been a labor of love the last year or so. Going to hunt down a recipe tomorrow and get the grains and some extra hose at the LHBS. Then do the PID autotune on both PID's with about 7 gallons in each (which is going to be my normal batch size). Also have to mount...

What is the PH? Might be too high for the yeast to properly ferment. https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-distilled-alcohols-made-from-fermenting-citrus-fruits-like-oranges

Here's a little video of running some water in it on Monday

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I use a software called Mycodo on a RPi along with some DS18B20 sensors, and the Craftbeerpi/Terragedy board and some SSRs and a RPI LCD. It controls my kegerator: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/my-kegerator-temp-chamber-project.634784/ Simple to set up, actively being developed and...

Looks interesting! Here's more information on how to setup hardware/software: https://brewpress.beer/docs/

look up "bottle port cap" on google. Could do something like that, but it'd need low pressure I'm sure. Otherwise, maybe a Drink Tanks apparatus with a co2 line, and liquid line you can interface. Or drill/thread some holes in a plastic growler lid. Get a 1 gallon growler or something (not...

Got some final wiring done on the panel and then mounted it to my brew stand (Wire shelving). Also mounted the LCD touchscreen in the garage and ran power for it. Finished wiring the heating elements for the twistlock plugs. Basically everything is ready to test right now and I'll have basic...

I have one I can part with, as I don't think I'll be using it. It's the SS body. Make me an offer.

Everything is wired up, powered up and I've started testing. The Temp sensors are all working and power and connections to everything look good. I can connect to my wifi network and control throughout the house (and remotely to preheat my HLT for brew day after work, HAHA). The Pumps are run off...

It's working! I got a local company to come fill the refrigerant. The unit is about 17 years old, so being low wasn't a surprise, especially since this one in particular had broken control electronics and was sitting. We looked for obvious leaks and couldn't see anything. They came and...

So it looks like I can't get it to regulate down low, so I need to get the refrigerant recharged. Unfortunately it's Freon. I plan to have a local company I called, come in sometime in the next week or so to check for leaks and refill.

Another little update. I've been working on the interface some more, as well as getting the panel wired up. I still need to get the low voltage stuff wired to the PID controllers, get the modbus wired and install the wifi dongle/antenna cable. I'm using some of the unused outputs (alarm ouputs)...