Recent content by aphanson17

I thought about this but one thing I wanted to do was make the system very compact and portable. Adding a rims tube seemed to help keep it low profile. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Thanks for this information! That's something I had not thought of. I'll change to a vertical mount.

Thanks BrunDog. I've read through your build a few times and it's awesome. I got some of my design from you. I am a software engineer by trade so eventually when I have more time I want to start in on an automated system myself. I was not planning on doing a sparge, just starting with the...

Hey everyone. I'm looking to make the switch to a 2 vessel eRims system and drew up some designs. If you could provide any feedback for the system that would be great. I normally brew 2.5 - 5 gallon batches so the system will be running a 2000w element in the BK and Rims tube. Here are some...

Any updates on your progress?

It's actually really easy. However, the cloud IDE is not the best but you don't have to use it to develop. They have a Windows and Mac IDE (Linux coming soon apparently) that you can use. You can update the board over USB if you use that IDE as well. Also, your code will still be running on...

If you are looking for an easy way to create a web interface take a look at the Particle Photon and see if it fits your criteria. It has a very easy to use REST API and they have a javascript library called SparkJS. It uses Wiring, the same code framework as Arduino and is fairly easy to learn...

Has anyone tried connecting a manual ball valve to the end of an motorized ball valve? That way you can set the manual ball valve to the flow rate you want yet still get the automated ball valve for control.

Subscribed. I am also in the design phase of an automated brewery using a Spark Core I had lying around. I'm debating between an HTML web page for the control system or a Windows 10 Universal app. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for this recipe. With a 6 month old baby I've been working on speeding up my brew time. This was a great recipe to try out. Took me ~2 hours start to finish with cleanup. I used a combination of Cascade and Mosaic. Going to dry hop with an ounce of Amarillo in a couple weeks. Thanks again...

I'm excited to see what you come up with. I'm currently collecting parts for my build. I'm planning something similar. It's going to be a 3 tier system running from a spark core with a web interface. An automated HLT and MT is what I'm starting with and then I'm going to do the boil on my...

I'm also interested in the 1500w element details. I'm just starting to plan my build and wanted to try and stick to 120v if possible. Also, what pump are you using? SWMBO is requiring my build to look "presentable". This is a very nice and clean looking build. Great job!