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  1. oakbarn

    First timer

    Bubbles? We don't need no stinking bubbles! The "Fermentation Lock" or more common "Air Lock" are used to keep air out of the fermentation chambers as there are wild yeast and other "nasties" that can get in your beer. The liquid (I use vodka) in the "lock" allows CO2 (a by product of the...
  2. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    I am not sure exactly what @cdug619 is trying to do exactly. If trying to set a timer for Strike and heat the water in his HLT to his target I would do it this way: // Time to Strike Timer "tmr_Timer" value = 00:00:00 "tmr_Timer" type countup "tmr_Timer" DisplayName = "TIME TO STRIKE"...
  3. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    PID Element output is controlled by the BruControl firmware. you can set different parameters and set the target temp by script, but not the output I have never used them, but I think PWM Elements can be controlled by scripts where the output is set by the user.
  4. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    I use one timer for almost every thing. I have been working on a complex hop script that add hops in groups (at the same time). It is a work in progress. But basically I have a hop script that triggers an alarm at Hop Group1, Hop Group 2 ...... based upon the "boil mash whirlpool settle"...
  5. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    @BrunDog It would be nice to have the Script Edit Mode independent of the Lock feature. I regularly move or resize elements when editing scripts. This is almost certain to happen if I increase the script window to 300 or above, If I could lock the screen, and then be able to edit the...
  6. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    As a general comment on controlling some things automatically or with switches, I have a script I named 'scrAutoSwitch" It is run constantly in the Brew and just loops the entire time. It controls switches and some backgrounds of elements depending on the state they are in As an example, a...
  7. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    You need to turn the switch off, otherwise it will continue to restart the script or element. [ACTIVATELOOP] if "Active Switch" State == true start "Device Element Script" "Active Switch" State = false goto "ACTIVATELOOP" or to just turn on and element But why a switch for that. You can...
  8. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    here is a snippet of Script where I control the open and close of valves depending on the state of only On digital; output Element named "my_KD20_Valve_On" it in a looping script [Loop] // HermsWort if "my_KD20_Value_ON" state == true "my_KD20_Value_OFF" state = false else...
  9. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    The wires should be Black to Ground Red to Close D Pin {Close Voltage) Green to Open D Pin (Open Voltage) You should never hook both a P Terminal and a D Terminal at the same time.
  10. oakbarn

    Freeze the immersion chiller?

    I can get to Pitch temp almost at the end of whirlpool or quicker. I have two plate chillers in series. Plate Chiller 1 pre chills the chilling water for Pate Chiller 2. Plate Chiller 1 has tap water on the Wort In and Wort Out goes to Plate Chiller 2 Water In Plate Chiller 2 has iced...
  11. oakbarn

    Don't Do That.

    I have often thought that a RIMS tube could become a bomb. I had a silicone hose for tap water to the plate chiller. I had a 40 psi pressure regulator in the line. For one reason or another, I was working on the system and somehow blocked the flow of tap water out of the plate chiller...
  12. oakbarn

    Ferment in keg ... how to measure volume?

    Darn spell checker: Krausen I likey put a "D' in it as we call it "krudsen" after crud!
  13. oakbarn

    Ferment in keg ... how to measure volume?

    It does not need to be rocket science. Use the TLAR method. (That looks about right), You can add tape on the outside at the gallon marks and adjust visually. You will be close. BUT remember the Knudsen. Leave some headspace!
  14. oakbarn

    Freeze the immersion chiller?

    Years ago we used an immersion chiller the standard way by using cold (chilled Ice water) inside the chiller. We decided to move the WORT on the Outside and that Thermal Barrier was really apparent. Cycling the WORT made a huge difference in the time it took to cool. We have since moved to a...
  15. oakbarn

    Don't Do That.

    Forget to close the drain valves on your conical after draining Star San. Don't do that!
  16. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    As I said, I am not sure what the "value" is tied to, but hopefully, it is the state of the Hysteresis element. There is no state attribute of a Hysteresis element. Let me know if that works. Unfortunately, I cannot test it here now. If that does not work, I may have another idea that is...
  17. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    Are you using Hysteresis for FV1 and FV2? There is a Boolean script attribute of value associated with any Hysteresis element. It is either true or false. I do not know what this Boolean is representing but possibly if the Element has power or NOT? If someone knows what the value attribute...
  18. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    Is this something that could be used for an esp-32? https://www.drzzs.com/shop/digquad/
  19. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    Is it only the script that failed or the entire program crashed? If a script error, what is the error? FYI: The line number in the error handling can be just close and is not exact
  20. oakbarn

    BruControl: Brewery control & automation software

    I would like to be able to assign any temperature probe regardless of interface to be used as the Input for a PID or Hysteresis Element I could also see where and average might work good. I understand the issue the interface still going on something like fermentation where the Input would need...
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