Upgrading to a BCS rig from ebrewsupply.

[newtstampede]

Its been a while since I have been on here. Keezer is all finished finally. I have a new found hatred of wood stain. My PID box went up in flames due to an ******* gecko who decided to crawl inside and self BBQ. Good news is now I have a BCS system on the way. I just need to wait :smack:, put it together , and program the BCS . Shouldnt take too long though, I can always brew in manual mode anyway. More updates to come when the long wait is over.

 

[JoshuaW]

Awesome! I'm literally working on mine right now. Tell us a little about your system, what options are you using, what kit, etc. Good luck with the build! Ryan from ebrewsupply is fantastic to work with.

 

[newtstampede]

Ryan was awesome even getting the thing shipped. Fedex wants $250 to ship to Hawaii so he is shipping it free, slower but its better than paying out the ass for shipping costs.

Its a 30A BCS-460 DIY kit with the M12 probes. I am having them cut the box (well worth it after my last attempt as cutting a panel). I already have a controller for my keezer so I might pick up another BCS for fermenting later on once I get the hang of programming it.

 

[JoshuaW]

Nice, mine had some customization, but it is a 50amp inside the larger enclosure. I also had him cut it, but there are still a few additions I'm doing myself. Definitely the way to go for me though, I am terrified of screwing up that expensive stainless enclosure!

When mine shipped, it was two boxes totalling 78 lbs. I can't imagine the shipping cost to Hawaii! Like you said though, Ryan is a stand up guy. I'm glad he found a way to get you a good deal on shipping, because $250 is nuts!

 

[newtstampede]

Laying out the internal board.

 

[newtstampede]

Wiring up the panel

 

[newtstampede]

Button and label fitting.



Install the inner panel and wire up the door.


Complete

 

[newtstampede]

First brew day on the new system!!!!

Computer control panel.

 

[newtstampede]

2 brews down and I love this system. So far I have a cascade SMaSH and a saison currently stored in here.

 

[branman]

Very nice! I have the pid version of this system. Also changed the herms setup and stayed with the RIMS.

 

[brewtime]

First brew day on the new system!!!!

Computer control panel.

did yor BCS ship with the upgraded Firmware 4.0 or did you upgrade it when it arrived. I bought a completed contol panel from Ryan about a year ago

 

[newtstampede]

I upgraded when it arrived. ECC said that all support would only be for 4.0 from now on so I figured it would be a good place to start.

 

[brewtime]

I upgraded when it arrived. ECC said that all support would only be for 4.0 from now on so I figured it would be a good place to start.

Was it diffacult to do?

 

[newtstampede]

Was it diffacult to do?

The upgrading was simple. Building the panel takes time but its not too hard.

 

[brewtime]

I have a pre-built 50A panel from eBrew Supply that I bought last year and it has the old firmware. Not sure if I want to upgrade. I heard the new version does support Manuel mode

 

[JonW]

I have a pre-built 50A panel from eBrew Supply that I bought last year and it has the old firmware. Not sure if I want to upgrade. I heard the new version does support Manuel mode

Normal output control is available in manual mode, but full PID control is not available. It was a lot of duplicate code to what can already be done in a state. It takes only a couple of seconds to program the options in a state instead of doing it through manual mode, plus a state can be modified on the fly now, so there really isn't a whole lot of benefit to keeping the manual options.