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Not to bang a drum too loudly or anything, but all I have to do is add on a couple of temp sensors and a valve to my BruControl rig, and I can incorporate a propane smoker to what I already have. At that point, it's just a new script, with modifications depending on the profile I want in the smoker.

Wow, did I get edited....

Automate that ****!!!

Niiice.

Funny you should mention that. From the Serious Eats website: "So how do you get a persistently floating bag to sink? All you've got to do is clamp a large binder clip (like these ACCO clips) on the bottom of the bag, then slip a heavy spoon into the mouth of the clip. The head of the spoon...

My kettles are 30 gallons. It takes about 10-12 gallons to completely submerge the HERMS coil, but I can get away with as little as 5 gallons in the mash tun. If my brewing experience carries over, I should be able to hold the temp at +/- 0.5 ℉.

I think my kettles are big enough for almost anything short of a side of beef. The false bottom in my mash tun has handles that would be good for anchoring the bag, and since it's a HERMS system, the bags won't be in the same kettle as an element.

Has anyone here in the automation forum used their rig as a sous vide cooker? I picked up a couple of bunches of really nice-looking carrots on my way home from work tonight to use as a first experiment.

It's about time I posted an update on recent activities in the ole brew shoppe. Since changing my CCS RTDs for some better-quality Auber sensors, and finally settling down to write some useful scripts, I've run (as of yesterday) four brews through my rig. The first brew was an oatmeal stout...

crtl+a to highlight the entire script ctrl+c to copy it to the clipboard Open a text editor ctrl+v to paste the text save the file.

It looks like the work I did over the break between Christmas and New Year's paid off. A couple of Saturdays ago (1/11), I finally finished all of my water-only testing and script debugging, so I ran a live brew. I built the starter Friday night and finally started heating strike water at about...

They used to have a massive bottle shop. Now it's a hipster 7-11, with convenience store items on distressed wood shelving. Gack.

Do you have a lot of VFDs in your building? Those rascals are notorious for throwing out EMI, and they raise hell with harmonic distortion.

I'm fascinated by this thread. @Overkill, do you have an update?

I agree with @BrunDog that 3-way valves are the path to reducing complexity. I'm also going to throw him another bone and say that if I knew then what I know now, I probably would have given RIMS a harder look. There is less complexity, less equipment, and significantly faster response times...

I thought so too. However, I called this morning and spoke to the right guy. The guy I spoke to yesterday was definitely not the right guy. They are still chugging along, and he had everything on my list in stock except for yeast, and they are placing an order tonight, which means I'll have...

Some good stuff there, but it looks like a constant battle. I'd rather find one guy who can get me what I want at a reasonable price. I don't have to have the best possible price, but I want good service and consistent product availability.

Send me a PM if you are between Southern Blvd. and Stuart. I want to put together a big order. I have access to some decent pricing, and am willing to share in order to get the volume up.

Sent you a PM.

I had a bug land on my touchscreen monitor last night. Hilarity ensued.