Recent content by hgmatt

So, after recently seeing an episode of Alton Brown's Good Eats, I thought maybe a discussion could occur on grain substitutions (AB did an entire show on ingredient substitutions). For example, my buddies and I decided to brew this...

New question, if you're logging the temperature, are you logging based on a date and time? Since the arduino does not have a "clock," are you time stamping the readings on the computer side instead of the arduino? Lastly, do the xbee's act as a wireless usb cable?

I was still having the same problem using the 3.3V option as well. I suspect my problem is the frequency of readings per cycle, I was merely taking one per second or one per minute and it seems that the averaging of multiple per second would give better averages. I'll give it a shot...

Chuginator, I first want to say thanks for posting your build, you've inspired me into the world of arduinos and I love it. I just bought one and have had some fun messing with various tutorials online. I have a question on your temp sensors, I have tied two TMP 36 to different analog pins on...

I was mainly worried about the water from the airlock being exposed, then getting into the fermenter. I'll swap out airlocks this evening. As for the recipe, I found a recipe for Sweetwater IPA Clone on the web, and kinda modified it for the available hops, grain, and extract. Recipe: 6 lb...

So, I'm not a complete beginner, but fairly close. I'm brewing my 5th or 6th batch, but I'm brewing a Sweetwater IPA clone, a 5 gallon batch. Anyways, I pitched on Sunday afternoon and set the brew in the basement (about 60 degrees). I took a look at the airlock last night and it was bubbling...