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Interesting. Mine is at the outlet of the RIMS Tube. My main concern is that the PID doesn't seem to start backing off on firing when it reaches the set temperature. I would think it would slow down some, but based on the light that shows the element firing, mine keeps firing at the same...

Been doing some more reading and I'm wondering if you have to wait until the temperature of the probe equalizes before turning on the PID. When I first dough in and start recirculating it takes a few minutes for probe to heat up and the temperature to equalize. Is it possible that these...

Hi everyone, I'm wondering if there's anything left to try to get this PID to work properly. I've autotuned many times, played with some of the values, and even autotuned with a mash tun full of grain to fully simulate the actual use of my system. I'm using a RIMS tube to recirculate to a...

As far as the chlorine goes, you can get a filter to remove chlorine. I use an RV filter that's rate NSF since I'm using a hose to fill mine.

How do you have this wired? You need wire the PID SSR outputs ( + and -) to the corresponding control inputs on the SSR. Then you send one hot wire to position 1 of the SSR. On the output side of the SSR you send the load wire to your heater. The neutral wire (or other leg of the of the...

I used an inline fan at 720 cfm. I think it was $90 at the time from some hydroponics store. Though I'm undoubtedly now on some list of potential "growers." Sounds like some people have good luck with fans in a window or blowing towards an open door. If you have a window nearby you can...

I also have a kitchen timer. It's magnetized and I just stick it on the keezer I use for a fermentation chamber. I think it was $25. Works great and I don't think it really changes the aesthetics of the brewery area or anything. For myself, I bought a pretty sizable control panel, but it's...

Regarding the holes in your pots and the potential for leaks, if installed properly, weldless fitting work just fine. You can buy an NPS lock nut for the elements at bargainfittings.com. It will come with a silicone O-ring and although it can be a bit tricky to tighten without warping the...

I recently figured out that my PID has a default autotune offset of 10 degrees. Had to go into the menu and set the atdu offset to zero. After autotuning, my PID was dialed in. Could be your PID isn't able to autotune because of the offset. In effect, you are trying to autotune with a set...

I think I did note in this thread that you were against immersing elements in the wort. But if you do reconsider this route, all you would need to do for the boil is size the wattage correctly for your batches. For a long time I used two 2000w elements to boil 10 gallon batches. It was about...

Have to agree. If it's tripping the gfci it's because moisture is getting in. I made three heat sticks when I got started electric brewing and mine lasted about six or eight months before one of them started tripping the gfci. There was no visible damage, but moisture had found a way in...

What's your batch size? I suppose with a 2000 watt element you can do a boil of five gallons if the outlet you are talking about is 20 amps. Many "normal" household outlets are 15 amps. You'll need a gfci outlet as well. There are a lot of great wiring diagrams around here. The electric...

Autotune works well if the atdu is set to zero first. Good luck. Post your results here.

Interesting project. I'm curious to see how well it works in practice. Are you planning to have one of the PIDs off to maintain temps and use both in manual mode to ramp temps? I assume you are thinking about large temp changes here, like protein rests and the like. But my experience in...

I recently figured out something about my PID that allowed me to autotune it much more precisely. I'm not sure if every PID has this feature, but if, like me, your PID tended to overshoot a degree or two after autotuning it, this might help. It turns out my PID, Auberins Sy-2362 has a...

Looks like old knob and tube wiring. When we bought our house (1920's bungalow) nearly all of it was knob and tube. We spent about $8600 getting it replaced when we redid our attic. What's confusing about electrical to me is how houses can have a giant mix of wiring in them. I mean, we...

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Everyone thinks they will drill a hole or two and then be one and done. My experience is that I've changed my brewery so much over the years that I've used the hole punch an insane number of times, from moving to bottom drain keggles to loaning it out to buddies at the brew club, to making...

I'm hoping someone can give me some advice on this. My brew club has a 55 gallon oak barrel. We were planning on doing a sour in it and I agreed to host the barrel in my basement brewery. My concern is that the Roselare will basically infect the whole brewery. I'll have like 10 five...

Thanks for your reply. My situation is a bit different as I'll have a 55 gallon oak barrel sitting 10 feet from all of my brewing equipment. The barrel will breathe some. I'd also have about 10 5 gallon batches being put into it and then ultimately, siphoned out. Seems likely to kick up...