Yes, I am thinking about it. I started reading the thread you created, got through page 12 or so last night before my head started to hurt. I like the idea of being able to brew in-door or in the garage and not having to mess with propane.
So, I would be interested in what you think your target build will look like and the associated part set. Is it best I read that thread front to back first?
Thanks.
I am in the middle of making about 27lbs of beef sticks and sausage, so I can get you more detail later.
owever my basic panel will look similar to the ebuild on electric brewery. One big difference will be that instead of only controlling one element at a time mine will have a 60amp capacity that will allow me to run two elements simultaneously (in addition to pumps, a ventilation fan/hood, and possibly an overhead light). I only have rough drawings of my panel now, that are pencil and paper at home and some basic wiring diagrams on visio.
Overall I am basically making my control panel look very pretty with lots of lights (intuitive operation), adding simultaneous element firing capacity, some 120 plugs on fuses for pumps, etc., adding an alarm function, and possibly a timer. The basic build I have now gets the job done, but I need something to keep me busy over the winter and this is just the thing
I am not an electrician. However I ahve learned a lot through guys on here and have my bro in law certified electrician double check my work before I will fire up. This is "kill you amperage", so you want to be sure you understand that, and how to mitigate that risk. All that said I feel perfectly comfortable with my rig, my electrical set up etc. It is one of those things where you have to be on point for your build, then after that you are golden.
I screwed up with a couple things along the way, bought the wrong type of SSRs, threw out a perfectly good element, and the list goes on. But the point is I learned as I went and understand how my set up works now. If you want to see that progression feel free to cruise through my ebuild link. I wouldn't change a socket in my house without flinching before (with breaker off); so I have come a long way for sure.
If you aren't and electrical guy, probably makes sense to take it a day at a time and read, digest, read, digest
However the concepts are very simple, yet seemingly overwhelming at first.
Feel free to post some questions as you have them to my build thread - a lot of guys way smarter than me with electrical that have helped me there and check out my thread when i have questions.
