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I just purchased a 62 QT bayou classic kettle from amazon for roughly $120, as well as a 2 piece stainless ball valve setup from bargainfittings (along with some of their QDs and a pickup tube). I plan on using a stainless steel scrubber (got a 2 pack for $1 at the dollar store) over the pickup...

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15 gallon fermenters (soon!)

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62 Qt Bayou Classic Kettle Bargain Fittings weldless valve and side pickup tube

62 Qt Bayou Classic Kettle Bargain Fittings weldless valve and QDs

Great input everyone! I think I may take the route of "investing" in the larger enclosure, to allow for future upgrades and to only have to buy once. I was going to put the PID in a smaller project box, but that money would be better spent on the enclosure I'll probably wind up with in the end...

Awesome. That's what I've seen as well, in terms of pricing. Given their accuracy, I figure it's a better choice anyhow and will provide more functionality down the road.

Hey all - I'm wanting to add temperature monitoring to a homebrewery setup that is in the works (I primarily do extract at the moment, so the first part I'm improving is the brew kettle). My question is if I can use a 1/16 DIN PID to simply monitor temps using a liquid tight RTD sensor...

username: MRLisk Good luck everyone!

nice idea! I know the heaters are typically used in reptile tank applications, which would primarily be to raise ambient temps. Have you thought about wiring in a ceramic heat bulb instead? http://exoticpets.about.com/od/herpresources/ss/thermalgradient_5.htm

Hello all! Just want to start off by saying how much of a great resource this site has been to me. I'm on my second batch of homebrew beer as of yesterday (NB Spiced Winter Ale). On to the post... I have somewhat of a temperature problem in my house, especially when it comes to fermenting ales...