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After building an analog panel much like kals as well as 2 brucontrol panels I think the brucontrol panels are easier to build and configure.. sure the temp probes require a little bit of calibrating with values you have to enter but it's a one time thing and the whole process to set up my...

Ditto only As I pointed out earlier I'm not even using sketches.. mine works like kals panel only its using a 24" touch screen with added features and I can control multiple control panels including the fermenter control panel on our basement all from the touchscreen... unlike the home theater...

Since hes such a home theater buff, someone should ask him there if hes still using the same home theater projector and sound system from 2008 too since its works just fine still as well to watch a movie.. it might put things into perspective a bit for him... or maybe not.

Is that the one he was releasing like 2 years ago here?

If you lost the washer I was able to find nylon replacements at my local hardware store, apparently they are a commonly carried size.

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Ironically ther are reports of some 100-vh units that dont read temp very well in F mode in a few threads here... The issue seems to be hit or miss and not reported on the ipb-16s models

Here is a more typical mash graph without step mashing.This is a very old picture of Our fermenter temp control screen but you get the picture of how it works

Kind of a poor example but this way we can tell exactly whats going on with both the mash and the rims in tems of temps and timeframe when stepping. (I had just turned the rims temp down prior to that pic as it was one of the first times using a new more powerful element and I was tuning pid...

I also still brew "manually" which with electric temp control is a reletive term.. but I can automate much of my process if I chose to do so depending on what sensors I choose to add to my system. Like you I prefer the hands on approach to my hobby and my business while brewing. there are things...

To my knowledge and experience with both rims and multiple herms systems, if your running a 5-7gpm mash pump at full bore with a 16" or smaller diameter false bottom you going to be compacting (or "pulling down" as they call it on probrewer) your grain bed and in most cases you will hurt your...

This was a big motivator for brucontrol for me.. I like having the graphs to track and show mash steps as well as a log of fermenter temps. you can even get a good indication of when active fermentation is done by the graph log.

Kal is a pretty busy Guy with a lot of hobbies... I have seen him active over on the home theater forum and hes got some high end stuff So I imagine hes doing quite well with his ventures and honestly doesnt want to be bothered with it. (Makes one think again about the whole brew commander...

my opinion but if you want to save some coin... dont look at 50a control panels for 10 gallons when 30a gets the job done 95% of the time just as well unless you plane to do 10hr brewdays with back to back brew sessions.

So what features are missing for $800 less? Does kal have a lifetime warranty like high gravity? Usually if a product is heavily discounted from time to time that doesnt have an expiration date it means there they need to be clearanced for new models or its probably being sold for too much most...

Like what? It looks to me to be the other way around... The brewbuddy uses the DSPR320 with built in programable step mashing and timers as well as multiple alarms and features talked about in another thread recently like the built in protection against boilovers. again, that newer tech I...

I agree with above, my rims at home is 240v but still only 1800w the voltage doesnt matter in this respect... I step mashed 10gallon brews most of the time. I got 91% brewhouse efficiency very consistently on most brew sessions besides heavy adjunct type beers.

Kal was the first to market... Thus he could charge pretty much whatever he wanted. He was the only game in town and he blazed the trail. In the very beginning he offered up his plans and part list for free and people mentioned they would like to pay or donate to him for his effort He did all...

we use the hysteresis control in our brewery through brucontrol for opening and closing of our Glycol valves (solenoid valves but same concept) I allow a variance of 2 degrees ( example-cooling comes on when temp is set to 60 when the fermenter goes over 61 degrees) and have a 360 second delay...

^ there are brewers that are going to prefer the independent hardware options though too.. one downside is you have all your eggs in one basket and if something goes wrong with the pc or software you are dead in the water. Again I myself use a not mentioned software solution and I do prefer it...