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We have noticed a slump in our homebrew membership. Our remaining members are average age of mid 50's. We have non-brewing members but our ranks are shrinking. Are any other clubs have experiencing this? Has craft beer become so accessible that homebrewing is "no longer needed"? Have...

Loud and clear! Thanks guys!

Yea, with all that crazy stuff going on I am forgoing the pot switch. I have adjusted the PID (Auber Syl2352) for the boil. I have it in manual mode and set to 100% duty cycle until it starts rolling, then manual reduce it to 55%. This provides a good simmer but the element still cycles on and...

I have attached a working diagram of my control box. Everything works. I have made 6 batches with it. I am just fine tuning things. I am trying to control my boil rate a little better. To have it simmer rather than a vigorous roll. I have adjusted the duty cycle on the PID to 55%, manually...

Building my all electric brew stand.

I was initially going to build a RIMS brewer but changed to a HERMS. I built this and never used it. It will accept a standard heating element. The inlet and outlet are 1/2" copper pipe. It is 21" long (outlet), 15" long (inlet). $40 includes USPS shipping.

I used an old PC power supply. They have 3.3V, 5V and 12V supply. I converted one to power the electric RV awning on our porch.

Wiring and testing complete!

Thanks! Added both blocks and wired. Working great! Appreciate the help.:ban:

So I will add the 2 new NO Blocks onto the back of my element selector switch corrsponding to the element/PID I want to control?

Just make a 3 foot pigtail for your pump. I did that for my chugger.

I used that wiring diagram. Im just not sure how to add the additional NO blocks on the current switch to control the SSR with 2 PIDs.

how would that wiring be...can't get a mental on it!

I have built my control box....and have found a small issue. I have a 30a system with 2 4500W elements (HERMS). Only 1 element will be on at any given. I have a PID (SYL2352) for each of the HLT and the BOIL. I have one SSR and now realize that I can not wire 2 PIDs to one SSR. I have no...

I am wiring my HERMES control box. I have a 4 wire cord coming into the box, split into 4 Terminal Blocks. I have nothing happening. I test continuity of all the terminal blocks and only one has it the other three only have it screw to screw. Basically the one that is working, the ground, is...

Have a question about the enclosure. I am currently building my control box and have a enclosure with no inner panel. Is that panel metal or fiberglass? I have a good sense of humor if this is a dumb question...

You are correct.

Thanks P-J!

So having the 50a breaker is not a problem since my system is a 30A (from source)?

Asking question...not looking for attacks. The cost of safety is priceless...but here is a question. A 30A 240V GFCI Breaker is roughly $120. A 50amp spa box is $69 at Home Depot. If i were to run a 30A 2 pole breaker (Non-GFCI) in my Electrical panel, feeding a 10/3 line connected to a...