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I'm building a controller from a metal toolbox. Not quite done, but I'm happy with the look of it and its easily portable. Can't link to the thread from my phone, but will try later from home so you can see the pics.

Thanks! I really appreciate that, considering this is my first time doing any kind of metal work. Thanks as well! Great idea, and part of my plan. The element switch (red push button) is illuminated and will indicate power is AVAILABLE to the circuit. The yellow LED will only light up...

Here's a shot of the front with some labels:

Finally found some time to work on the controller. Here are some shots of the progress so far. The test pic above shows the front of the toolbox under construction. I also have two contactors and terminal block mounted to the back panel. Just ordered a ratcheting crimper and hope to start...

Just testing my ability to post an image

Out of town this weekend, sorry. Can I pick up mon/tue evening? Or anytime on wed?

Not too much to report. Been a busy fall! I decided to leave the pump outside the box. Either mount it in another box for portability, or mount it to the BIAB stand I'm also planning. All the components are bought, and I figured out what to do for a back panel. I'm using a sheet of 16 gauge...

I tried to jump in at the very end of the last buy, and wanted to make sure my order didn't get lost in the mix! Still in for the above, plus 4 or 5 lbs of PBW.

Bad experience at Maryland Fire Equipment today. They started filling my bottles before giving me a price. I wasn't worried about it because I figured a place like that would be fairly cheap, or at worst, comparable to LHBS prices. The clerk came back out front with a sales slip and told me...

There's no need to get personal.

Group buy noob here, but I'd like to get in on the next batch. Any special requirements or mandatory hazing for first-timers? :drunk: 1x GW-2ROW - Great Western 2-row 1x BD-MOPA - Baird's Maris Otter tks!

You could simultaneously cook a chicken breast for 1 minute too. That's an idea. Your beer will probably be at high "flavor" by the time you recover from salmonella.

I'm a relative noob (~1 yr of brewing), so this advice is probably worth exactly what you paid for it! Mash temperature is part of the recipe, just like oven temp is part of the recipe for your dinner. Adjust it to suit your particular tastes, or the style of beer you're brewing. Lower temps...

I've been trying to figure out how to incorporate my remote bbq thermometer into my brew day, but usually by the time I start pondering it, I'm a few homebrews in and the answer eludes me! Problem-solved! Simple, graceful solution to the problem - thanks for posting it.

PJ - thanks for chiming in - glad to have your input on this as well! I see what I did wrong from your diagram, thanks for that. I will make the changes and (hopefully) wire it correctly. In your drawing above, you would just put the switch in the hot leg, between the PID and alarm, correct?

Grandequeso, Thanks for the feedback! I took a look and you may be right about the alarm, but I'm unsure how to fix it. I was confusing the actual relays with the alarm parameters. There's no need to wire both points 1 and 14 to get high and low temp alarms; it can all be done through...

Picked one up too, thanks. Now I just need my adapter from Brewers Hardware, and an element, and a controller... Ok, so I have a long way to go!

Planning a toolbox controller build for an eBIAB system. Basically pirating voltin/johnodon/others, a la PJ. Major differences include using a power switch instead of an E-stop, and an added LED for "element on" in addition to "element power". Hoping you guys can take a look and let me know...

Point taken - just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything as I'm not that familiar with wiring standards. Thanks for the input and guidance! Besides... worst case scenario is that I'll never be more than 50' from my rig on brew day. I'm pretty sure I'll smell smoke before the deck...

Thanks wilserbrewer (I actually used one of your BIABags for this one!). I was lazy and didn't check any yeast calcs. Just took an OG reading, and went with "1+" packs of what I had on hand. Temps are under control and at 68 or less. I'm using a swamp cooler, wet t-shirt, and swapping out...