I am looking for a simple way to control my RIMS temperature and maybe have some expandability later. I was about to drop $575 on the Blichmann Tower of Power controller that really has no expandability and I thought if I could install a BCS 460 to do the same thing for less, why not?
I have a three kettle RIMS system with three Blichmann burners running off propane and two march pumps.
All I really want to do for now is control the burner on my mash tun and monitor temperatures from a sensor mounted into a "T" after my pump. It would be nice to be able to plug in a control panel then plug my pumps into the control panel and have manual switches for the pumps. I doubt I even need the BCS 460 to control the pumps for now, but who knows in the future. I would also like to make it wireless so that I do not have to plug in a laptop or run a cable across my house every time I brew.
I have some electrical experience and I can build a computer, but I have zero knowledge in automation.
I guess my first question is can I do this for less than $575? If so any guidance with what I need to make this work would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Andy
I have a three kettle RIMS system with three Blichmann burners running off propane and two march pumps.
All I really want to do for now is control the burner on my mash tun and monitor temperatures from a sensor mounted into a "T" after my pump. It would be nice to be able to plug in a control panel then plug my pumps into the control panel and have manual switches for the pumps. I doubt I even need the BCS 460 to control the pumps for now, but who knows in the future. I would also like to make it wireless so that I do not have to plug in a laptop or run a cable across my house every time I brew.
I have some electrical experience and I can build a computer, but I have zero knowledge in automation.
I guess my first question is can I do this for less than $575? If so any guidance with what I need to make this work would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Andy