Recent content by PolyVinalDistillate

At some point, I'll probably hook up a very, very basic control system - just based on a thermistor and a comparator with hysteresis. None of that PID nonsense - I can live with +/- 1 degree! Just haven't had time to do it yet. I'll maintain the whole gut feeling aspect by not actually doing any...

Alas, I've no space to do things in a big way - I'm in a pokey wee flat with my wife and 2 YO! But 30-odd years back I lived in the Cairngorms and got to witness the full process by someone who did do things big in a decent outhouse : ) Work-wise, I mainly do electronics design and have some...

Good guess - but nope - I just have a misleading nick! : D Electronic/software engineer historically working mainly in underwater digital holography. Though lately I've been moving into sensor and power supply development. The only kits I've made so far are Festival German Weiss, 3rd batch in...

Thanks for the welcome : D

That as my thinking, but thanks for the added peace of mind : D I'll obviously report back if I wind up with a disaster!

I wound up signing up here during my search for information on whether my over-primed beer might become a collection of unexploded bombs... And whether "Really Useful Box"s would be sufficient to contain any ...mishaps. Was going to make do with internet research, but I guess there's no harm in...

Hello all. New brewer here still working from kits, but building up to the real thing!

Hmm.. 2017... I worry this experiment didn't go well