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Thanks Doug. That’s the route I’ve decided to go with. I think for what I need and my level of brewing I don’t need BCS. I’m going to stay with the PIDs. I’ll update he thread when I start the build.

Looks good man.

Hahahah that’s cool they have military discount. I didn’t know that and I may buy supplies from them now. Thanks for the heads up. Glad you decided to build it! Nothing more fun and rewarding (at least to me) building things and watching your creation work. Then standing back and saying, I did that.

I still need to drill my lid. I’ll check out brewhardware

Yeah stand alone kits are all highly priced but they can be worth it. It’s a tried and true method and you can’t go wrong. In a perfect world I would go with ebrew supply or a system from Kal. Both are out of my price range if I want to stay married! I love the Ss from eBrew supply. There 2...

Between 500-700 just depends if you get parts off Amazon. I stuck with auber which is slightly higher priced. I run a 4500 watt element in the rims tube and use the PID for that. The. I switch it to manual mode and use it for my boil. My BK has a 1.5” TC in the back so after mash I switch the...

This is my single PID RIMS/BOIL set up. Built mostly from auber, brew hardware, and brewers hardware parts. Plumbing supply for elements. I know you wanted a turn key set up but I’d hate for you to spend a tun of money if you can make it yourself and save.

Kal from the electric brewery has awesome documentation on how to wire and build one. All the way down to setting up the PID. I did mine as a DIY and had Doug293cz make the wire diagram for me which was awesome. I knew nothing about household wiring but I am a mechanic and know 12 and 24v...

I love the beer cap throttle

Sorry to revive a dead thread but here’s mine.

Only thing that comes to mind is a bouncer in line filter. Other then that I’d whirlpool and cold crash. Your set up changed the technique.

You need it my friend. I did most my beginning Brews with no temp control and some came out a bit hot. It taste like taking a shot. But during the winter they were all good. Then I made a dedicated fridge and haven’t looked back. I got the fridge for free so I was lucky. But yeah even brand...

Love the paint by the way. I’m getting depressed I sprayed mine black. And now I can’t change the color. I’m building another control panel and I want them to match. :(

Sick man. Yours came out great! Almost looks better then mine!

That’s what I was thinking. More like a Brucontrol or a bcs system. I have no issue raising one or two degrees over 10-15 mine for step mashing and mash out.

I Was wounding this as well. Should have read the manual. I brewed an awesome beer with my RIMS tube but my ABV was low for an IPA. It’s a 4500 watt element @240V. Anyways there’s no way to set this automatically? Can you set the PID to bring the mash 10 degrees over 10 mins? I did...

I agree. I bit and fell into the "trolls" trap. Haha yeah you sir are 100% correct. I use BeerSmith as well which is also why I have my tablet on my brew table.

Agree with both of you guys. I'm never stopping adding gear or changing my equipment around. I want to go fully controlled and I know this won't happen overnight but I do plan on another spike kettle and conical fermenter. Maybe adding my fridge to track fermentation temps. I'm always expanding...

Yeah I just figured I could tie lights and switches together. Any thoughts on BCS? I was thinking PIDs but if I’m going to build something is there a huge price difference? Anyone got a BCS system that can supply feedback? Ebrew supply has good deals on base kits but I know next to nothing...

I should add I wanted a power switch, pump switch, and a switch to activate both heating elements