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My guess, you'd never be able to condense all the steam because you couldn't transfer enough BTUs given the limitations on heat transfer (air on outside, slow moving steam on the inside that's probably in the laminar flow regime). Now if you had something more like a radiator with finned tubing...

You can use the script I posted and modify it to do exactly what you're describing. Edit: realized your not looking for just a way to turn it off. You should be able to turn the element on/off even if it's locked. If it's a Duty Cycle set it to zero. If it's PID, set the temp to something...

This is how I've handled my shutdown. I just have a general kill switch for everything, elements, pumps and all. The main Brew Day script starts the Shutdown script. The Shutdown script pauses the main Brew Day script. When I take care of the issue that prompted the shutdown, I simply resume the...

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I'm assuming I need to download new firmware for the fix?

Thought of a question that I ran across during my brew day yesterday. As mentioned above, I use a dual purpose HLT/BK and use the MLT return temp as the control point during the mash. While lautering I would like to begin ramping up to boil and want the PID to read the HLT/BK temp instead of...

Used BruControl for a real brew this weekend. So far, tickled pink about the performance of the software and very pleased with the performance of my new/interim setup. Still running my old two vessel set up in counterflow HERMs configuration (dual purpose HLT/BK with external heat exchanger)...

Got it. I was just looking for something with a small form factor, WiFi and with HDMI output. It'll probably sit on a table close to the brewery in the garage.

Thanks for the response! I think I'll go ahead and get something with similar specs.

Anybody use a mini PC to run Brucontrol? Something like this. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GD95D6K/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Reading through the documentation, looks like 8GB of RAM is recommended, so this is a bit light duty in that regard.

Found a picture of the resistor. Looks like it's a red/red/red/gold, 2.2k Ohms. Looking at the wiring diagram on the website, which recommends 4.7k Ohms, I'm guessing this is the issue.

Input voltage is 5v, powered from the Arduino. Verified the voltage with a meter yesterday. Might be a few days before I can get back to the project. When I do I'll check the resistor.

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Next Q. Anyone have problems adding more than three 1-wire temp sensor devices? First three went fine. Added the fourth just like the first three, and it's a no go. Unplugged, re-plugged, tried again, and again no dice. Edit: confirmed that all sensors are functioning independently.

Figured it out. Even though each sensor is added to a different virtual port, they need to be assigned a unique index number.

Chiming in with another newb question. I've plugged in multiple 1-wire sensors to the interface but when I add the devices to the workspace it's only reading from a single temp sensor. Any thoughts on why this is happening?

Sorry, won't be getting around to wiring this thing up for a while. Still acquiring parts and planning.

@popquizkid, PM incoming. I've got exactly what you're looking for from a controller standpoint.

If you're interested, head on over to LowOxygenBrewing.com. It's quite an informative group for the topic.