Recent content by friskysquirrelbrewing

No problem. The only way I was able to get through the ControlP5 aspect was to do a lot of experimenting with the examples provided, so utilizing my script may be an easier way to get started. I had intended to upload a copy of the script a while ago, but didn't take the time to apply any...

I originally was going to use a PID algorithm to control temperature. Arduino had a PID library that is supposed to be somewhat easy to implement as long as you can tune that. I found out pretty early in sub-system testing though that this may be unnecessary in my setup. Luckily a 10G HERMS...

Final round of purchases got the controller buttoned up. Then it was just up to buying the remaining pots, fittings, etc to complete the setup. As these were basically just the same as the Electric Brewery, I will refer you there for more details as it does a way better job of describing than I...

Third round of purchases was where the project finally started to look like a brewing controller. This is where I bought the box to put everything in and started to mount a lot of the hardware. 1) QTY 1 - BUD Industries Series Sheet Metal Box (Amazon). Definitely overkill for what I needed, but...

First round of purchases were basically just a proof of concept. I wanted to make sure I could easily program something that would control the relays before sinking too much money in. 1) QTY 1 - Ieik Mega 2560 R3 ATmega2560-16AU (Amazon) 2) QTY 3 - Solid State Relay - 40A (Sparkfun). Overkill...

Long time listener, first time caller... I figured I would post about my automated brewing project that I recently completed. Hopefully others may find it slightly useful. I had been brewing 5 gallon batches using the BIAB method for about 2 years when I stumbled upon The Electric Brewery...