Which components are you looking to DIY; the electrical side or the rest of it? Honestly, you'd be hard pressed to build even the same base model (https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/biabpackagepremium.htm) for any less than @Bobby_M sells his excellent units for. The only real area you can save some cash IMHO, is the controller.
I grabbed the below 15 gallon spike kettle off Facebook marketplace for $150. The plan is to build a recirculating biab system just like you linked, using the marketplace kettle as a base. I have a 1.5” Tri clamp denord 4500 w heating element from a previous project. I want to get the TD5 pump and all the remaining plumbing from Bobby. Also plan to DIY my own controller off the auber cube layout. Once I have the time I figure this would be a good project. I did extract kits years ago and enjoyed the process but nothing recently and nothing all grain. I figure pull the cord and jump right into all grain. What could go wrong?Welcome to HBT!
Which components are you looking to DIY; the electrical side or the rest of it? Honestly, you'd be hard pressed to build even the same base model (https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/biabpackagepremium.htm) for any less than @Bobby_M sells his excellent units for. The only real area you can save some cash IMHO, is the controller.
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