Seen this link today. I didn't see this when i was building mine, would of come in handy.....although i got a decent price on my temp controller. It'd be worth a try to see if it works, to play around with the settings n stuff...worse case if it doesn't...buy an external or build your own...there's a few options out there.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/guide-s ... ol-249612/ (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/guide-set-internal-chest-freezer-thermostat-32f-eliminate-external-control-249612/)
here's a link for a cheap and easy digital temp controller. Next time around, i'll be going this route.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/ebay-aq ... ld-163849/ (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/ebay-aquarium-temp-controller-build-163849/)
I've got a shopping list for doing this since I got my Keezer. Going to be using an Arduino microcontroller and a couple of expansion boards to start with to control the compressor (one custom board for a relay switch, and another for a few temperature sensors).
My first iteration will include an LCD temperature display, and a feature for graphing the temperature over time for brews (with a sensor inside the carboys themselves).
Second iteration will include pressure sensors so I can have a display of the levels of the kegs inside the keezer after a little calibration.
www.sparkfun.com (http://www.sparkfun.com) = win.
nerd :lol:
Hehehe - but this will be very cool when its done - it provides an inspiring answer when asked "what's all this for"? Of course the answer will be "for my beer" :mrgreen:
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itym Dr. Nerd :P
brew: I'm gonna go take a look and see if I can find the magic screw :D
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lol...I agree. :lol:
I'm more of a "keep it simple" type.....but i do look forward to seeing how your's turns out...sounds very interesting for sure. Take lots of pics. ;)
bah, looks like the hysteresis on the internal controls is too high for proper fermentation control anyway. back to the overkill method :D
Also taking a look at the internals I'm fairly sure it's using a thermistor rather than this electro-mechanical jobbie. Could be wrong.
OK screw it I just ordered one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Thermostat-Temperatu ... 1593wt_901 (http://cgi.ebay.ca/Thermostat-Temperature-Controller-Home-Brew-Fridge-Heat-/120736826014?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c79c29e#ht_1593wt_901)
on account of the solution I had dreamed up would cost me about 3x as much.
Yeah it's a cop-out, but I get the feeling nobody here cares :P
Will do the arduino thing for the level sensors separate, when I build the collar for this thing :D
... at least for now I'll have a temperature controller for doing some lager :D
Quote from: "Richard"OK screw it I just ordered one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Thermostat-Temperatu ... 1593wt_901 (http://cgi.ebay.ca/Thermostat-Temperature-Controller-Home-Brew-Fridge-Heat-/120736826014?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c79c29e#ht_1593wt_901)
on account of the solution I had dreamed up would cost me about 3x as much.
Yeah it's a cop-out, but I get the feeling nobody here cares :P
the guy that sells them overseas is cheaper from what i've seen....kinda late if you already pulled the trigger on the purchase.
yeah I already did... at this point I'm just getting lazy + impatient.
Quote from: "Richard"yeah I already did... at this point I'm just getting lazy + impatient.
you do know canada post is on strike right??? lol...(commenting on the impatient part)
Yeah; hopefully "strike" doesn't extend to "stealin ur shit".
yeah...i'm still waiting for my fittings to come in.. :evil:
Quote from: "Richard"... at least for now I'll have a temperature controller for doing some lager :D
speaking of lager ...turns out mine is clearing up after all. SG = 1.020, plan to bottle friday if the SG holds
Nice job on the label
thanks! That's the site that Gil uses
oh sh!t ..thanks again for the capper! met your dog too :shock:
no problem at all
glad you got to meet the welcoming committee....lol ..thinks everyone's there to see him. :lol:
Dean, if you have the patience to cut out about 36 labels you are a far more patient man than me; patience is probably the most important skill in home-brewing :D
Also, that label looks bloody fantastic.
I only did one so far ....I'll do the rest at work ...hahahaha