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I am doing all hard piping. I am trying to decide (quickly) if I want to stay with 1/2 in or go full 1in tubing. There is very little cost difference between the two and I cannot see going through all of this expense just to bottleneck the piping. All of the valves I have right now are 1/2 in...

My packages from Brewer's Hardware showed up today. That is a ton of stainless. This is going to be an adventure. I definitely need more triclover caps to make fittings.

Here is my poorly drawn and crummy handwriting showing you how the interlock is set up. I colorized it in MS paint. That is how hard I am. Dout1 is the PID controlled line that runs to the big relays via the small guy, Dout2 is a simple on/off line that is exclusively for the interlock. I...

BW-S-5 (solenoid valve is what the S stands for) is that valve I was talking about earlier for future expansion. I plan on having it be a water in valve that will do the initial fill of the HLT and will provide cooling water to the wort chiller. As of today, all of the wiring will be set up for...

I work at a nuclear power plant so most of the labels that I used are just simplified versions of what we have at work. I wasn't really planning on using this diagram for public consumption, but it gets the basic point across. It could definitely be labeled better. P= pump MOV= motor operated...

TL;DR: Pretty pics! Read for my design notes. Sorry for taking so long to respond. Life has gotten in the way a little bit, but there is some progress, mostly in getting the door wired up and trying to engineer a way to get the control box mounted on the stand. (Lesson learned: Don't build...

Thanks. I thought I could play it cool and went to work afterwards. I didn't make it too long. It came down between an FN and the Sig. I'm sure, based on the pics in this thread, I'll be getting the FN soon too.: )

I just purchased a Sig P226 Enhanced Elite (9mm) last Friday (had to order it). I was a carjacking victim about two weeks ago. I played it cool, called the cops afterward after the guy let me go. They found him afterwards. He was a violent felon parolee who has skipped parole and just happened...

Just bought a false bottom and a few valves from Jaybird for The Beer Robot. The sale and free shipping are definitely helping! Thanks.

Backboard complete. Now to get the other components wired and connected. Still waiting on my control switches that are apparently riding a slow boat from China.

Thanks! I finally have a few more pics of the finish. And with my Nugget Nectar clone attempt.

Small Update: Piping/tubing run designs are complete. The chiller part looks complicated with too many valves because I wanted to be able to do reverse flow cleaning and this was the easiest way to do that while still maintaining SS tubing all the way through. (no silicone tube...

Ok so I now have the wiring diagram in jpg format. I am using Visio as my drawing editor. Sorry for the funky formatting.

Cool. I have learned a ton already from silly mistakes. Today I had to redo my wiring inside the box because I cut the hole for the receptacle that controls the pumps perpendicular to the false backing instead of parallel. Silly mistake, but I will be able to overcome, I think. How far have...

I have been designing this in my head and on paper for over six months and finally decided to take the plunge and build it. This is an ongoing project so the updates will probably be slow coming, but I hope to have everything fully operational by the AHA Big Brew Day on May 5 so my Homebrew Club...

I have been working on my stand for over a month on and off and it is almost complete. It is made from hickory wood to get SWMBO approval. The Beer Robot build will be documented in another thread. I started out with very minimal woodworking skills and I think this thing has turned out pretty...

Add my vote for titletown. A Hopasaurus Rex growler is being finished off... right now actually. I am a huge fan of their elk burger too. At least I remember it being elk, I think. I am not a hinterland fan though. Not really sure why.

Have you looked at JME sanitary? They have dimensions on each of their product pages with a simple diagram. if you need more than that, I'm no help.

As completely odd as it sounds, there is a relatively large surfing community in Sheboygan, so dont throw that board away. Its obviously not san diego by any means, but there are waves. Ive never done it, but there is a group. Sheboygan is not bad at all. It is just big enough to...

Hop haven closed up shop I think. I live in Manitowoc about 30 minutes north. Our brewclub has group brewdays every once in awhile. You are more than welcome to come up. The good thing about sheboygan is that you are able to pick up FM 102.1 from Milwaukee, if you are interested in rock music...