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if you don't mind buildng one from scratch,I have a project out at http://diybrewery.com It is based on a Netduino Plus and provides a web based interface to view the data. Construction is pretty simple. Hope it helps

Here are a couple pics of my system so far: The modded system complete with new valves on a nice shiny new brew cart: The control circuits and Netduino processor: An inside view of the kettle during a water test: I'm still waiting on circuit boards to come back from fabrication so I can...

Holes drilled for the new valves. Just needed to make the bottom slightly large to accommodate the 1/2" fitting.

The system on it's new stand with the kettle insulated and hooked up to the pump ready for a water test.

The inside of the kettle during a water test. I ended up using 90 degree elbows and barbed fittings for the intake and recirculation outlet.

The control circuits breadboarded out and connected to the Netduino Controller

My first brew with the unit using the new controller. I brewed an Imperial Russian Stout.

Pictures from my Electric Turkey Fryer Mod

I've finally gotten the time to finish modding out the Cajun Electric Turkey Fryer I bought a couple months back. I've posted updates and pictures over at my blog at http://diybrewery.com/2012/06/05/mini-biab-electric-turkey-fryer-modpart-2/ The last post covers interfacing with the...

So I picked up all the parts to make the new Temperature Controller today at a local Electronics shop. Now All I need to do is spend the rest of the day breadboarding the circuits and getting the code written for the Netduino Plus Controller I'm going to use. Hopefully I'll have some pics and...

Great hint about insulating the fryer to reduce heat loss. I will have to pick up some this weekend and insulate the inside of the fryer's outer container. I'm also planning on extending the hole where the door is to the top of the fryer's outer container so I can add an upper bulkhead fitting...

A lot of people have heated mash tuns and heating the mash will not be problematic as long as you control the temperature and don't let it go too high during the heating process. As for the issue with the Fryer's controller, I'm pretty sure that the issue is with the controller and not the...

You can also find the source code for the project out at http://diybrewerytemplogger.codeplex.com/ Hopefully it'll be helpful to you. Jim Lavin - Otaku Brewer http://otakubrewing.com

I posted my Microcontroller based Temperature Logger on my blog at http://otakubrewing.com/2012/02/23/the-diy-brewery-temperature-logger-project/ Hopefully it'll be helpful to you. Jim Lavin - Otaku Brewer http://otakubrewing.com

I tore apart the temp controller housing last night and found that it would not be too hard to mod this out and use a different controller to manage the temperatures. There are basically three sets of wires that run to the controller board; 12VAC, RTD Inputs and the Relay Control wires. These...