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I use it, but I'm not sure I'd miss it. The only time I do it is on brew day between fermenters moving in and out. I turn off the unit so that it won't cycle the fridge/heater on and off as I drastically change the temps and have the fridge door open a lot. I can just as easily unplug the unit...

So I updated my 2 controllers to 1.05 last night had had a straight freak-out moment when I saw the screen in picture. To the point I called disney7 and he had to do the "did you turn it on ya'dummeh?" except way nicer, b/c he's awesome. Anyway, all it took was holding the power button until...

I'm still confused about which file I need to download. I don't see a picprog.ino file with v1.05 next to it. I only see a stc1000p.h which I don't know how to use.

I need some "explain it like I'm 5" help. I have 2 stc's that are version 1.04 and I'd like to bump them to v1.05. I looked through the manual but it didn't mention best practices for upgrading. What file do I need to download? I'm guessing I take file x, upload it to the arduino, plug in the...

This was my first run with the upgraded STC. I did my normal procedure for a 10g batch and taped the controller temp probe to the fermenter with WY1056 and wedged the WLP001 fermenter up against it. A EL-USB-1 temp logger in a waterproof aluminum case was in the 001 brew. You can see I knocked...

I need new keg lines :)

Yay hops!

As an FYI I just flashed 2 units with an Arduino Mega 2560. I will post a comparison of a submersible temp logger versus the temp profile I have planned when the beer I brew this weekend is done.

Sounds awesome, thanks for the Q&A. Keep us posted on your website also since I've got that in my RSS feed!

Sounds very interesting. I think $100 is pricy, but I'm a cheapskate. That said it would certainly go on my wishlist. Stuff that you probably don't have answers to at this phase of the project but: I'm guessing such a system works based on turbidity. How do you differentiate yeast from trub...

Whirlpooling is less about velocity and more about time. Not the time you're actively stirring, the time you let it settle. I'd say 30min is a good starting point to wait after a few quick revolutions to get the vortex going. Be very careful using a paint stirrer. The ones with metal rods are...

Cool thanks. I have two types of pin locks apparently because I can't willy nilly swap posts out between them all. Fortunately the QD works on either style. That said I'm going to try that connector. Thanks!

Cool adapter; never seen that before. I'm worried that it won't work for pin lock though. Aren't pin locks 9/16" - 18 instead of 19/32"-18?

I took some calipers to the inside of the post and they show .509" so I don't think the 3/8" flare will work I want the barb so I can take a hose to my carboy washer and then hook the plastic qd in my beer fridge up and pump PBW through my entire draft line.

I looked that part up but I don't think that's what I want. I don't want to connect to the plastic QD, I want to put a hose into the bottom of the stainless beer post. Crappy picture attached. What should I google to find the brass part?

My google-fu has failed me. I'm looking for a male thread to hose barb that would screw into the keg side of a pin-lock post so I can put a post on my keg washer pump and use that to recirculate PBW through my draft system. Anyone have link for such a piece of hardware?

After about a year of light use I can no longer get my STC1000 to power anything during the heating cycle. Assuming I have a multimeter and assuming I'm an idiot when it comes to electrical stuff, how to I go about diagnosing what the problem is? I did check inside the project box and...

I wouldn't make a beer out of it, but I'd make starters. I crash and decant my starters though to avoid flavor contributions.

I'm looking for opinions on if I should cut the compressor hump or build a collar for my mini-fridge (essentially which will be easier given the story I'm about to write). I'd like to expand the fridge to hold 2 pin lock kegs for storage/lagering purposes (I have a separate kegerator). I've...