jtupper
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So i am looking to get into automation of my homebrew. possibly a herms system. Im looking to be able to automate my system to get consistant results of beers everytime. The downsid is I'm strapped for cash. I keep reading boards on ssr, pid, audrino boards, programing, and such but I lost touch with the computer programing after I left high school about 10 years ago. Most of what I read on the boards seems like a foriegn language. (cause it kind of is!)
Currently I use a Cooler Style MLT and a seperate vessel for each my HLT and Boil Kettle. I was thinking of purchasing a March Pump and doing manual HERMS system but if there is a cheap way of automating it that would be great.
I would appriciate any help anyone could offer including pics of systems and how they work in Lehman's terms. I am very good with constructions, and DIY just don't understand a lot of programing and micro electronics.
What I would like to do is run an aditional vessle of boiling water that could be cycled on and off automaticly to maintain mash temps, and a way to then pump water to different areas based on a pump and switch system with disconects. If you have any ideas at all of what I would need and how much Im looking to invest that would be great.
As with any other hobby this would be a work in progress that I guess will start with a copper coil and a pump, but where do I go from there?
Currently I use a Cooler Style MLT and a seperate vessel for each my HLT and Boil Kettle. I was thinking of purchasing a March Pump and doing manual HERMS system but if there is a cheap way of automating it that would be great.
I would appriciate any help anyone could offer including pics of systems and how they work in Lehman's terms. I am very good with constructions, and DIY just don't understand a lot of programing and micro electronics.
What I would like to do is run an aditional vessle of boiling water that could be cycled on and off automaticly to maintain mash temps, and a way to then pump water to different areas based on a pump and switch system with disconects. If you have any ideas at all of what I would need and how much Im looking to invest that would be great.
As with any other hobby this would be a work in progress that I guess will start with a copper coil and a pump, but where do I go from there?