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  1. HopRodGarage

    The Hop Rod Garage - PLC (Wago) based herms build

    Started the wiring this week. The Wago PLC is now up running. Got the last modules for it as well. I also picked up the top panel that I designed and got printed on aluminium. Turned out pretty good I think :) It kinda look like an old arcade machine :p
  2. HopRodGarage

    The Hop Rod Garage - PLC (Wago) based herms build

    Ahh! Never seen those. Found some versions with 24V power and 4-20mA output. Hmmm.. maybe I should look into that instead. Any suggestions for sensors that will work in HLT and BLK ? Both temperature and sticky wort :)
  3. HopRodGarage

    The Hop Rod Garage - PLC (Wago) based herms build

    As mentioned in one of the videos I'm going to use load cells for measuring the volume in the HLT and BLK. I want the brew table to look good so I decided to design a top which will integrate the load cells. So after watching a couple of Sketchup tutorials I fired up the app and started...
  4. HopRodGarage

    The Hop Rod Garage - PLC (Wago) based herms build

    Got the new control panel up on the wall today. A little bit easier to do the wiring while its hanging. Also slaughtered the eBay patch panels and installed them in the bottom of the cabinet. Going to use these for all valves and sensors.
  5. HopRodGarage

    The Hop Rod Garage - PLC (Wago) based herms build

    Last summer I built my first setup based on the electric brewery and Sestos PIDs. The kettles was made out of old water heaters (3 x 150 liters) Then the winter came and had to move the brewery into the basement since I didn't have time to insulate the garage. I then scaled down to 3 x 75...
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