Recent content by thenewbrewer

my temp controller come in the mail today! woot! alot smaller then i expected hahah but shes all good i tested it and its all sweet however i have a few queries! i was playing with the temp controller and it worked fine i turned it off by the power on the stc1000 and left it plugged in, i...

eh eh i rewired it..

i just ended up wiring up a box with extension leads, ill make my next one with powerpoints.. i havent recieved my stc1000 yet but everything short of it is wired up and all the spare wires are labelled for the appropriate slot on the stc.. its messy at the moment, i wanna put a bit of heat...

that is the standard powerpoint mate, i ordered a 240v stc1000 as well.. its ok ill just have to buy another one to wire it in.. for the time being im going to make one with just extension cords.. thanks fellas

hi guys im really stuck.. i searched all day today at our hardware store here in australia and i could only find a power point with 2 on/off switches and 2 power outlets they didnt sell the ones like you guys have with just the 2 power outlets without the on/off switches.. i noticed on the...

this the fridge i wanna turn into the fermenter.. all though i have noticed the door seals arent to good on it i may be able to just padlock it shut but i might have to replace the seals :( im not sure on what the power usage is its 220v obviously with me living in australia.. it only has this...

hi guys just wanna double check this thermostat controller is the right one for my application its the 220v stc1000 obviously.. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/190720152312?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 if i wire up the exact same as androids post on the stc1000 i should be...

any pictures by any chance mate? id love to see your work! also i noticed on the stc1000 description of the item it says it can control the degrees right down to +/- 0.5 deg, is this true? if so thats bloody spot on! is there any lag with the fridge or heat pad when additional heating/cooling...

thanks mate a friends older brother referred me to the coopers diy kit at first i was stand off ish and hes like well here have one of my home brews, i was expecting an old plastic screw top bottle to be pulled out but then he pulls out a glass stubby with a cap and the beer looked like a normal...

i wire up my own guitar electronics but them schematics are simple literally a kindergarden kids drawing showing every single solder join and wire haha im having a little trouble finding a good link for a stc1000 build can you fellas point me in the right direction? sorry im a noob still...

so i sort of rig up a box with 2 power points and the control and with the fridge and heat pad plugged into the appropriate plugs it will do automatic heating/cooling when i set the desired temperature?

thankyou so much for a speedu reply.. ill have a look into these threads hopefully i can find something.. is it hard to do have you done this process yourself??

hi guys im a first time brewer and i get my diy coopers kit on wednesday/thursday and my god im so excited all ive done is watch videos on youtube and compulsively read threads on forums and absorb up as much info as i can... the first brew i wanna do is the coopers mexican cerveza and then...

first time brewer here i get my first coopers diy kit on wednesday/thursday and i am going to make the coopers mexican cereza and original lager that comes with the kit.. hopefully all goes well!