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So, I defrosted the freezer that I plan to eventually use as a keezer and opened the drain to let it drain out. The next day, I opened the lid to see if it was done and water poured out of the edge of the lid. I the poked on the top and underside of the lid and it feels really soft and the...

My panel is under construction. So I have 2 keys. One for my fermentation chamber controller that I plan to remove the key when I am away to keep anyone from switching off without knowing the consequences. The other allows my controllers to fire the elements. Again to keep hands off...

A friend of mine has the crimper for pex, so I would be using the cheap pex barbs. No compression fittings.

So, I am building my electric brewery. For my HLT, I don't bet really plan to move it. It will be on an upper tier. I was thinking of either running PEX or copper to it, since it is only ever going to be filled with water. That would save me some money over the silicone hoses that are...

I bought a bunch of small thermo wells that would barely fit bare RTD sensors (that I already own) or the DS sensors. I already plan on doing a board layout for a bunch of my other circuits I need. So I guess the work difference is there, but probably not horrible. The question is, are...

So, I plan to use an Arduino, but I already have a schematic for implementing an RTD circuit. I guess the question is, is it worth the added effort?

I am building an electric brewery and can build an RTD circuit or use a ds18b20 type sensor. What does everyone suggest? Do I really need the better option? My KISS, low budget, it's good enough..... Brew colleague says just do the DS route. Thanks

Thanks everyone for your help.

Ok, so even if my two hots are loaded unequally everything will be fine as long as my neutral goes through the gfci and my ground does not. My neutral and ground are only bonded at the main breaker panel, so my understanding is that you only want it there. My spa panel will be a sub to my...

Ok, I have a 60 amp spa gfci box. I plan to buy a mini sub panel to wire off of the 60 amp gfci so I can have 30 amp 220v breakers for my elements. My question is, can I also have 110v breakers in the sub-panel as well? From what I have heard, if you do not have perfectly balanced 110...

I like the creativity I am seeing in all of these posts.

It looked like you have pipe fittings in the hoppers with string on them. Is that for demo purposes only? Any pics of it working during a brew? Like the concept.

Right now, the simplest option appears to be to use Fermcap, then control the heater with some PWM profile that makes sense. That is what I am leaning towards. I still will need an exhaust fan of some sort anyway, but that is tbd.

I thought of that option, combined with my top hat idea mentioned earlier to draw steam away from my hop additions machine. I actually have boxes of servos, but I have not finalized my plan. I want to be able to use both dry and wet additions if I want.

The project actually is a team effort. We have most of the hardware. The RPI is running some of the services already. Need the xml import and the web gui, then the RPI is done. The schematics for each circuit is done, but need to be combined into one circuit card. We are getting...

The controller will be a combination of a Raspberry Pi, an Arduino Mega, and a custom shield. The custom shield will have on it an ESP8266 Wifi chip, a real time clock, 2x Ph/ORP sensor circuits, an Electrical Conductivity circuit, power supply circuitry, RTD sensor circuits, and headers for...

So, my intent is to set all of the ingredients prior to running the system, then not touch it until I am ready to transfer the wort to the fermentation chamber. If I simply put Fermcap into the BK prior to starting, then I have met my goal.

Thanks everyone for your help. I hope this problem is solved.

Awesome. I think I will do a combination of adjusting the heat down per Bobby-M's recommendation and start with Fermcap in the BK. So is there any issue with Fermcap sitting out for hours before use? I plan to load dry ingredients and water in the HLT. Then have everything start...

The HLT will also have a float valve too. B