Show us your STC-1000+ Schedule

I thought it would be fun for people to share their fermentation schedules they use on the STC-1000+...

I have 3 that I use from Brulosophy for Ale, Lager and Hybrid...

Anybody else want to comment or share?

Hmm.. Can't post excel files... Let me figure this out

Duration in hours

Ale
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Temp Setpoint Step Duration
SP0 66 dh0 72 24
SP1 66 dh1 12 12
SP2 70 dh2 72 2
SP3 70 dh3 60 12
SP4 33 dh4 0 7

Hybrid
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Temp Setpoint Step Duration
SP0 58 dh0 72
SP1 58 dh1 24
SP2 68 dh2 120
SP3 68 dh3 48
SP4 33 dh4 0

Quick Lager
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Temp Setpoint Step Duration
SP0 48 dh0 120
SP1 48 dh1 120
SP2 65 dh2 72
SP3 65 dh3 65
SP4 33 dh4 0

I really like this thread already.
If it gets some response, I could set some better default profiles

Here's one I just did. It gives me an extra few weeks at the end in case I can't get to it in time.

Konadog said:

Here's one I just did. It gives me an extra few weeks at the end in case I can't get to it in time.

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Just as a tip, there's no need to add time to the end of the profile. After a profile ends, it will switch to thermostat mode with the last known setpoint (and hold that indefinately).

rockfordwhite said:

i thought it would be fun for people to share their fermentation schedules they use on the stc-1000+

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+1!

Definitely following this thread. Just using mine for the fist time (Great product!) I'm following the fermentation as it goes, and watch the yeast characteristics/fermentation stages and ramp up temp manually as the days progress. But seeing other profiles is helpful.

Any way you can share that excel file? I could always re-create one, but if you've got it already set up...

Thanks for creating this thread.

alphaomega said:

Just as a tip, there's no need to add time to the end of the profile. After a profile ends, it will switch to thermostat mode with the last known setpoint (and hold that indefinately).

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Thanks Alpha, I miss understood what "switching to thermostat mode" meant. I thought it used the actual thermostat mode setpoint, not the last setpoint in the profile. This is only the second time I have used this, and I can't believe how nice it runs!

This is one I did for an IPA, super simple. (My first one)

Konadog said:

Here's one I just did. It gives me an extra few weeks at the end in case I can't get to it in time.

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When you set dh to 0 it will switch to thermostat mode and maintain that temp indefinitely. So all you needed was to set dh4 to 0. Thanks for sharing your settings.

I just started using mine also. I've done 2 ale fermentations so far. I broke my profile into two parts thus far as I want to decide when I believe fermentation is complete. for the main fermentation I want to start a couple degrees warmer than my target temp to get the yeast active for about 4 hours and then drop to my fermentation temp over the next 4 hours. I enable ramping and have been playing with the hy settings. I've had my hy at .5 to .6 F and hy2 ranging from 10 to 15 F.

So if I want to ferment at 66F I set pr0 as follows...

sp0 - 68.0 dh0 - 4
sp1 - 68.0 dh1- 4
sp2- 66.0 dh2- 0

When I decide that fermentation is about complete, I do a diacetyl rest for 2 days at 68F and crash to 38F over 2 -3 days. So I would set and start pr1 as follows....

sp0 - 66.0 dh0 - 4
sp1 - 68.0 dh1 - 48
sp2 - 68.0 dh2 - 72
sp3 - 38.0 dh3 - 0

So far I'm just thrilled with this controller (Thanks again alphaomega!), I just need to figure out how to fine tune the settings to optimize it's full potential with my system. I can't wait to try this with a lager. I see a Maibock in my future!

If you want to, you can try out the web profile editor. It could perhaps help in visualizing your profiles.
Cheers!