Tons of good information and smart people in here but with 0 experience in this type of thing i'm struggling to get my head wrapped around it, although I want to, and it seems like beginner questions come up quite a bit. Several forums have a sticky that gives the highlights for beginners (water chemistry for beginners a fine example) which would be most appreciated, if possible.
I'm going to be presumptuous about someone wanting to help out and provide examples of my current mental roadblocks after spending a few hours cruising various threads --
the "tiers" (low hanging fruit, diminishing returns yada yada) of automation, eg automating the mash steps vs valves/pumps vs a robot tonka drunk dumping in my hops, where most people seem to settle, and costs involved.
the technology involved, voltages, and how it relates to physical control. Eg i have an omron ec5s, is an arduino with brucontrol the same thing and so much more? What would catch fire if I tried to replace it with that? Why are some controllers single touch screen and some all buttons and dials and are they similar overall with just two different methods of input?
The common acronyms, and what they mean to laymen.
And finally, is this generally more of a hobby for people that do something similar professionally or can people pick it up pretty quick?
I realize all this information is out there somewhere and I just need to spend more time reading, but i thought i'd try this first
I'm going to be presumptuous about someone wanting to help out and provide examples of my current mental roadblocks after spending a few hours cruising various threads --
the "tiers" (low hanging fruit, diminishing returns yada yada) of automation, eg automating the mash steps vs valves/pumps vs a robot tonka drunk dumping in my hops, where most people seem to settle, and costs involved.
the technology involved, voltages, and how it relates to physical control. Eg i have an omron ec5s, is an arduino with brucontrol the same thing and so much more? What would catch fire if I tried to replace it with that? Why are some controllers single touch screen and some all buttons and dials and are they similar overall with just two different methods of input?
The common acronyms, and what they mean to laymen.
And finally, is this generally more of a hobby for people that do something similar professionally or can people pick it up pretty quick?
I realize all this information is out there somewhere and I just need to spend more time reading, but i thought i'd try this first
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