JetSmooth
Well-Known Member
One of my other hobbies is BBQ. In fact, it's a bit more than a hobby; we roast a chicken in the Big Green Egg about once a week. I've often thought about getting a pitminder to control temps and allow me to do some lower and slower cooking.
Meanwhile, I'm thinking I need to step up my brewing and probably add some better mash temperature controls.
While I'm still in my early phases, I was looking at putting a PID in a toolbox to control a RIMS tube for my mash temps and then it hit me, could I also use the same box to control a blower fan for my grill?
I don't know the difference between cycling a heater element on and off and a blower fan. Could a PID do both? I'm assuming I could get an accessory blower from something like a BBQ Guru.
This would also go a long way in convincing SWMBO that I need to lay out some money on a new project.
The first step will be using the PID for simple monitoring of temperatures (boil and mash). Then, probably controlling the BBQ. Ultimately, I'd build the RIMS tube and mount to the toolbox as well.
Thoughts?
Meanwhile, I'm thinking I need to step up my brewing and probably add some better mash temperature controls.
While I'm still in my early phases, I was looking at putting a PID in a toolbox to control a RIMS tube for my mash temps and then it hit me, could I also use the same box to control a blower fan for my grill?
I don't know the difference between cycling a heater element on and off and a blower fan. Could a PID do both? I'm assuming I could get an accessory blower from something like a BBQ Guru.
This would also go a long way in convincing SWMBO that I need to lay out some money on a new project.
The first step will be using the PID for simple monitoring of temperatures (boil and mash). Then, probably controlling the BBQ. Ultimately, I'd build the RIMS tube and mount to the toolbox as well.
Thoughts?