PID Ramp/Soak Feature

Beer_Maker · Mar 11, 2010

Is anyone utilizing this?

I noticed in the Auber website it is an option with the SYL-43X2 PID for an extra $32. If I understand it correctly, it seems like it could be a useful feature for the occasional step mash or even to program the unit to ramp up automatically to mash out after a set time for a standard single infusion mash. Kind of a set it and forget it type thing.

Any thoughts?

Fletch · Mar 11, 2010

Absolutely. The PID I picked up on ebay years ago had the ramp/soak feature, and I played with it a bit, but don't routinely use it. I would suggest that if you get and use this feature, to program the alarm feature to your mash out temp (~168F) and connect a sonalert or similar annunciator to the alarm terminals to get your attention when to start timing that step.

Beer_Maker · Mar 11, 2010

So it's not an automated feature and requires operator input to move through the different steps? I just skimmed over it, but the way I understood it you can set up to 30 different steps with a time for each soak. Once that step was completed it would move on to the next automatically.

I'll have to go back and actually read the manual.

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