Recent content by GarrettVD

Looking to grt my hands on a gas cylinder for nitrogen. I spoke with my local Praxair, Air Liquide and TSC stores but seems the smallest sizes they had were about 50+ cubic feet, for a few hundred dollars (canadian) I only need a small tank. (note that I need straight nitrogen not beer gas)...

Hi, Just touching base with the homebrew community here to see if anyone has tried a recipe similar in style to the Muskoka brewery's Craft Lager? I've seen variations of Cream Ale and Detout, but have yet to come across one. I've sent them an email to figure out the hop varieties, hoping to...

Raspi/Beaglebone/Arduino etc. offer a pretty simple way of controlling external periphery via the GPIO pins. I've played around with the Raspi and there are drivers readily available to control the DS18B20 temperature sensor, and it's pretty simple to turn on / off some GPIO pins to control...

Not sure if this should go in Automated Brewing or DIY projects :drunk: Mods feel free to move this thread! I've been working on a little temperature controller to make resting at specific temperatures during mashing more accurate, and so I've put together a little automated temperature...

Thanks buddy! Yeah Ive corrected the 1A fuse configuration a few Days ago; should be good now. Ive ordered a 2 pole GFCI for the extra assurance like you say. And also some diode rectifiers for the hoist. Cheers

Thanks for the suggestions, Tyzippers! Just wanted to post a bit of an update. Lots of progress over the past couple of weeks. Have the keg retrofitted with element, etc. Almost done with the electrical stuff; just waiting on my 12VDC 5A power adapter to come in for the motor. Also waiting...

I am looking for something like that for the an emergency shutoff; but my goal is to have it all controlled via a relay board, and then through my Raspberry Pi. I've put together a new diagram; swapped the hoist for a wiper motor controlled by a 12VDC power supply; either going to use an old...

Too true :D I'm going to upload a new diagram tomorrow morning; however, one more quick question! I have a SPST switch rated for 20A; but, that is too low for my circuit, I'm going to need a 23A-25A switch, correct? Any idea where I can purchase a SPST or DPST toggle switch? I have been...

Thanks buddy! No worries, I can take a look. Great advice! Re: GFCI breaker; my panel definitely has one, so I'm safe there. Cheers!:mug:

I am more or less using the SSR's to control the up/down from the relay using a 12VDC source; I am not sure how I could wire that with just a contactor? Thank you for the explaination regarding amperage; that makes total sense now. :) I will ensure that the circuit is GFCI protected...

Thanks for the response! Great advice here; I'll review this evening when I have some time. The SSR is to control the raising / lowering; but I've taking the hoist part of it out for the time being. Just focussing on the element for now. The power for the relay board is coming from a DC power...

Hi all, Currently working on an automated brewing system, controlled through my Raspberry pi, some shift registers, relays, etc. Currently trying to sort out how I want to wire the high voltage components, such as the 40A AC 5500Watt, 240V ULWD element, and the 120V AC Winch to raise and lower...

Thanks; I figured I am going to use a winch, like this one: http://www.grizzly.com/products/Electric-Hoist-1-1-4-HP-110V/H0779 That should do the trick

Hi all, Currently working on a fully-automated brew keggle rig. Completely automated via my Raspberry Pi, and subsequently though a local web application. It's coming along nicely; most of the programming-side of has been completed, so I'm just wrapping up some of the loose ends. Just...

Well, I asked via the help chat on Ontario Beer Kegs about obtaining a Sankey for a keggle project, or where I could obtain a defunct one, and I was told, "No.". Wasn't super helpful.