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I bought a bcs 460 a few weeks ago and intended to use it for brewing and fermentation/ serving fridge control. I probably should have bought the 462 …. Since the BCS is only used a few times a month as a brewing controller, it would be a shame to let it sit idle when not brewing. I have it...

Below is a link to the e-bay seller, I told him that I would post here and he agreed to offer a discount to anyone that I sent his way. Put the word Beer in the subject line if you contact him and he should give some discount, not sure how much. He is listing them for $15 each, that breaks down...

I am finishing up building a BCS 460 based panel and I came across what I consider a good deal on Ebay. It is a dual 50 Amp SSR made by Teledyne, not a Chinese knockoff. I am using 2 of these to control 2 pumps and 2 elements. I have it configured with an element on one line and a pump on the...

Bcs 460 build I am picking up on a build that I started about a year ago and never finished. Safety: 30A GFI 3 pole 60a 250v disconnect from another project (major overkill I know but I have it) Background I built a PWM feeding a SSR for my boil element with the intention of...

I am looking to do a trade of sorts; My HBT membership is up next week with a renewal cost of $19.95. I participated in a beta test for Beersmith mobile and was given a registration key for the desktop version for the effort ( I already have the desktop version and love it). The retail cost of...

So recently I started building up a yeast bank. My procedure is as follows: Open smack pack pitch to starter Collect yeast sample from bottom corner of smack pack with sterile inoculation loop Streak onto petri dishes (I do this 2x so I have 2 separately streaked samples) Collect another...

I thought I would share my cheap ss drip tray. Below is version 1 a small Tupperware container held to the fridge by a neodymium magnet from an old hard drive It looks like crap but it keeps the basement floor dry. The current version is a stainless steel wall board mud pan that I...

great site here. I brewed my first beer in April and so far so good. I have been reading the site since then and I have to say there is an incredible wealth of knowledge here. Thanks to this site I have gone from extract to all grain after 3 batches. There are tons of great DIY project...