Kill-A-Watt Brewery Build Compilation

[TheAleMaster]

Ahh. Gotcha. Sorry for bringing it up again. I thought about it yesterday while I was picking up some things and didn't notice the question had been posed.

 

[The Pol]

Here is a short vid I did this morning while playing with the BCS and checking wiring stuff!

 

[Layne]

Way cool! Thanks Pol.
This build has really got me thinking. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I have decided that my new brewpub/ccokshack/pool party room, really needs it's own brew station. The old coolers and kettles just won't do.
Not sure what direction I'm gonna go in(rims/herms/gas/electric), but it sure is nice to have play by play builds like this to inspire me.

 

[The Pol]

Way cool! Thanks Pol.
This build has really got me thinking. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I have decided that my new brewpub/ccokshack/pool party room, really needs it's own brew station. The old coolers and kettles just won't do.
Not sure what direction I'm gonna go in(rims/herms/gas/electric), but it sure is nice to have play by play builds like this to inspire me.

I am glad that you are inspired to innovate, I dont want people to really emulate my build, but I like the inspiration that comes from them!

 

[Cliff897]

cool video. That's going to break some hearts.

through this assembly I've wondered what you are doing to get the heat off your relays. Did I miss something like a long extruded heat sink?
I know you have a fan. I saw that.

 

[Dog House Brew]

Back from the stars aye? Looks like it is an equipment work day.

 

[The Pol]

cool video. That's going to break some hearts.

through this assembly I've wondered what you are doing to get the heat off your relays. Did I miss something like a long extruded heat sink?
I know you have a fan. I saw that.

All of the SSRs that have more than 3A across them have heatsinks. You can see them in the video

 

[The Pol]

Back from the stars aye? Looks like it is an equipment work day.

This was a horrible week at work, a horrible trip. I came home and had some Jamaican rum and did some wiring on the rig.

Not much work to do... I mean, just waiting on the wireless thing still

 

[JayInJersey]

Really? Waiting on a computer gadget?

I could have sent you 1 a day since the time you bought them...who did you get it from?


Then again I have little to no tolerance of any stocked item shipping anymore...

 

[Dog House Brew]

This was a horrible week at work, a horrible trip. I came home and had some Jamaican rum and did some wiring on the rig.

Not much work to do... I mean, just waiting on the wireless thing still

Sorry the trip sucked. Makes coming home, and relaxing with the new rig even better.

 

[The Pol]

Really? Waiting on a computer gadget?

I could have sent you 1 a day since the time you bought them...who did you get it from?


Then again I have little to no tolerance of any stocked item shipping anymore...

Well, I bought it off Amazon... it came from Amazon... it shipped a week ago but there were a couple NO SHIP days in there too. It is supposed to arrive today. It is just the wireless bridge that will be mounted in the E-bay so that my netbook can communicate with the BCS wirelessly. I COULD finish the physical building part now, but I want to be patient and wait to seal it all up only after the bridge is installed and configured.

 

[The Pol]

Sorry the trip sucked. Makes coming home, and relaxing with the new rig even better.

Yes, I am glad to be home... I only flew like 23 hours this week, but it was the longest 23 hours in recent memory.

 

[JayInJersey]

<- Amazon Prime member


Free Two-Day shipping for $75 a year. Totally worth it as I do a buttload of shopping on there.

 

[The Pol]

<- Amazon Prime member


Free Two-Day shipping for $75 a year. Totally worth it as I do a buttload of shopping on there.

I typically dont buy that much there... so have been hesitant to get the membership

 

[JayInJersey]

I read a lot...and have a pretty extensive movie collection.

And they sell my K-Cup coffee on there...and that alone pays the $75 a year.


They resell the homebrew stuff from like KegWorks...but that isn't eligible for Prime else I would probably single-handedly make them increase the rate

At least my rate...

 

[The Pol]

IF it shows up today, all is well. When I left home last week I had just finished the wiring of all those SSRs (wow) and today is my first day back, so... if it is here today, as planned, then I will lose no time.

I really want to get this thing done so I can get the 240 running to it and start messing! I mean I could now, just attach my netbook via the ethernet but I want to have it fully operational before I start playing.

 

[The Pol]

The bridge is here... but... after going over the 2 paragraphs of instructions for about an hour, it is clear that I am not going to get this with this flimsy manual. Time for tech support!

 

[JayInJersey]

What's the Make/Model?

 

[The Pol]

What's the Make/Model?

Netgear WGPS606

I need to get this thing working so that I can get my BCS on my wireless network... but, yah, all these settings? Not real familiar with IT stuff

 

[JayInJersey]

Wireless Print Server?

 

[The Pol]

Wireless Print Server?

Yes, becuase I can attach the BCS to it in one of the computer ethernet ports, it has 4 PC ports

Problem being, I have to figure out how to get it configured to my home network

 

[JayInJersey]

You just wanted something to connect you to the WiFi you already have right?

I'm fairly certain you can do it with the Print Server after some tweaking...but in the future, just order one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Wireless-Gaming-Adapter-TEW-647GA/dp/B0024G48VA/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_0

I use this to connect my 400 disc BluRay player to the net for updates and catalogs.

You'd be connected by now too

be back...gonna check out the manual

 

[The Pol]

I am sure it will work, it is just a bridge, and now I am trying to explain to this lady from India why I am not attaching a printer to it.... damn

 

[JayInJersey]

Ok from what I read you basically want to set your laptop to use 92.168.1.100 as its IP then connect wired to the PS at 192.168.1.102

Once there you want to find (there is no screens of the config page so that's the best I can give ya) the SSID section and enter your network info.

 

[JayInJersey]

Dammit...I need to RTFM more myself as opposed to telling all the lemmings that call my support station that (don't tell them or I'll never live it down)


On the 192.168.0.102 (sorry messed it up the first time...there is a 0 not a 1) page you want the "Wireless Settings" link

Then choose "Select Existing Network"
Connect to yours
Plug the BCS in (you assigned this an IP on your network already I'm assuming)
And BAM it should be up

 

[eccsynd]

I've mentioned this before on another thread, but after you think that you have your wireless bridge setup properly for your network, verify it before plugging in the BCS. You can verify that the bridge is working properly by connecting a laptop to it. (make sure the laptop's own wireless is disabled, so it has to go through the bridge).
Its much easier to get the bridge working when you can see what's happening on the other side.. A laptop is much nicer than that BCS when setting up a bridge.

Also, its recommended that you set your BCS to a static IP when using a wireless bridge. This bypasses any weird startup timing issues that you could run into with DHCP.

 

[The Pol]

Funny, during the girls loooooong pauses, I figured it out on my own. It is working perfectly now. The KEY, was logging in to my home router and transferring all of those setting to the bridge, then I assigned the bridge an IP in the range that my home network allows and bam... the BCS is running a process now, watching the SSRs blink

Thanks dudes. Looks like I just needed another hour.

 

[Sawdustguy]

Funny, during the girls loooooong pauses, I figured it out on my own. It is working perfectly now. The KEY, was logging in to my home router and transferring all of those setting to the bridge, then I assigned the bridge an IP in the range that my home network allows and bam... the BCS is running a process now, watching the SSRs blink

Thanks dudes. Looks like I just needed another hour.

Almost there Pol. I bet you can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

 

[The Pol]

Speaking of lights... I have a short vid coming up from YouTube. The brewery is finished.

EDIT:
Here is the rig, living and breathing on its own. The pulse of the system is clearly visible

 

[Brewmoor]

Very nice. Congratulations.