Lets see pics of your homebrewing disasters!

[ram5ey]

Was out of town when my analog temp controller crapped out sending the fermentation freezer well below 0. West coast red shot out and all over. And then the ants came....

 

[IslandLizard]

Was out of town when my analog temp controller crapped out sending the fermentation freezer well below 0. West coast red shot out and all over. And then the ants came....

Nice documentation of a royal mess.

In that regard it would be a better and safer solution to hard-wire controllers into the compressor circuit, eliminating the factory thermostat. Although the controller could still get stuck or otherwise malfunction (such as a broken probe).

How can the beer shoot out? Did your carboy bust?

 

[ram5ey]

I do not have the know how for wiring something like that. I just got the digital one that gives you the option of full on/ full off if the sensor fails. Better bottle didn't break somehow tons of beer got squeezed out. Star San solution turned totally white when frozen, which was an interesting discovery.