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As mentioned above something like node red would be more practical than using excel. It is not trivial, but you can use something like perl or python to access excel's API through windows COM servers. Python has a module win32com that allows you to launch excel and attach to its API. You would...

I'll take that fermtank please

It would be great if we can get a way to display different workspaces remotely. Then you wouldn't need to do any coding outside of a Brucontrol script to accomplish the same thing. My raspberry pints is waiting to be replaced.

I would suggest dip switches over jumpers. Most people don't have a supply of jumpers and they can get lost.

Yes you can do that. Another more common implementation is to use a 2-pole relay to turn on/off both legs and then use a single SSR on one of the legs for temperature control. The idea here is that when an SSR fails it will fail with the output on. A relay will fully isolate both legs so any...

Even though you are reducing the amount of energy being put into the boil kettle, you are still getting the same boil intensity and therefore getting a "good boil". You can get the same boil off rate so I'm not sure I see the difference between the 2 in terms of 1 being a better boil. If a...

One of the guys that used to work at my LHBS did this with success. Here is a video of him explaining his process.

6 gal of waste water is ok with me. No need to duct anything out of the house, less noisy, and no need to supply air to compensate for the amount you are pushing out of the room. I would also think that it is cheaper to buy a condeser setup than the exhaust fan in most applications. Also, if...

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From my experience the solenoid valve provides enough restriction to not cause any undershoot issues. No need to overthink this, just use simple hysteresis.

It doesn't sound like you have a clear end goal of how much you want to automate your brewery. If you are still planning on running the system more manually (moving hoses, turning switches) then you don't necessarily need any automation software/PLC. You could use pH, DO, and MFM meters with...

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but I just upgraded to v1.1.0.9 and see all the new element enable switches. It doesn't look like there is an option to disable that from the default element setup. Is the only way to do this currently by disabling it in each element? I've got a lot of...

Sounds like a great application for my back door data exchange framework I provided instead of sending the data as an analog signal to a Brucontrol enabled board.

Hopefully you have a bad thermometer for measuring the grain bed. If that is not the case and you are still seeing such a large difference then it might be good to measure the temp of the water entering the mash tun before getting into the grain bed. This will tell you if all 8 degrees are being...

Like clearwater I have been holding out on upgrading. I was going to wait for 1.2 to come out, but it was recalled immediately. I thought it would be fixed and available by now. Is there a timeframe for when 1.2 will be re-released or is 1.1.9 here to stay for a while?

I had a similar issue last year with PID on my mega. I hooked up the serial port and enabled the debug level that shows the internal PID information. The input temperature element was showing proper temperature value as well as the input to the PID on the workspace, but when you look at the...

I understand the whole faraday cage, but people use these with conicals... I guess the conicals have more gaskets for the signal to get out? I could use a 2" sight glass in between the keg and the tri clamp fitting. That would be easier to sanitize than some coax cable. However that would make...

Anybody using the ispindel in a sanke keg? I have had bad luck with the Tilt. I can get a signal when the spear is removed, but once I cover up the opening to the keg with the spear or a 2" tri clamp fitting I don't get any signal.

Is that a stainless steel hand sprayer connected to that black hose? If so, where did you pick that up?

Looks nice! I would hope that the RTD inputs would be less fussy and more reliable than the current solution. And being able to support all of those Production1000 modules would be great.